【正文】 s the 1 and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up （折疊） so it is 2 to carry them. However, the umbrella was not always as 3 as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 4 . Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person. Umbrellas have a long history. People in different parts of the world began to 5 umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas 6 to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, 7 wouldn39。t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women. England was 8 the first country in Europe where mon people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 9 and umbrellas are very useful. Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 10 one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you39。ll feel you are the important person, too. 1. A. rainB. cloudC. airD. water2. A. lovelyB. cheapC. hardD. easy3. A. lightB. heavyC. monD. special4. A. wayB. sizeC. reasonD. place5. A. discoverB. useC. examineD. discuss6. A. walkedB. traveledC. rodeD. flew7. A. childrenB. parentsC. menD. women8. A. probablyB. alreadyC. suddenlyD. immediately9. A. sunnyB. rainyC. snowyD. windy10. A. sellB. returnC. borrowD. carry【答案】（1）A；（2）D；（3）C；（4）A；（5）B；（6）B；（7）C；（8）A；（9）B；（10）D； 【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介紹了雨傘的歷史。（1）句意：它為人們遮擋雨和太陽(yáng)。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，傘是用來(lái)?yè)跤旰驼陉?yáng)的。故選A。（2）句意：大多數(shù)的雨傘能夠被折疊，所以人們攜帶起來(lái)很方便。根據(jù)Most umbrellas can be folded up （折疊）.大多數(shù)的雨傘能夠被折疊可知，攜帶它們很容易。故選D。（3）句意：然而，雨傘過(guò)去并不總是像現(xiàn)在一樣普遍。A輕，B重，C普遍，D特別。根據(jù)In the past, it was a symbol of importance. 在過(guò)去，它是地位的一種象征，可知過(guò)去的時(shí)候，雨傘并沒(méi)有很普遍。故選C。（4）一些非洲國(guó)家依然用這樣的方式使用雨傘。聯(lián)系上文可知在過(guò)去，雨傘象征著重要性，一些非洲國(guó)家依然如此。固定短語(yǔ)in this way表“以這種方式”。故選A。（5）句意：世界不同地區(qū)的人們?cè)诓煌臅r(shí)間開(kāi)始使用雨傘。A發(fā)現(xiàn)，B用，C檢測(cè)，D發(fā)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)下文The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ?？芍澜绮煌貐^(qū)的人們?cè)诓煌臅r(shí)間開(kāi)始使用雨傘。故選B。（6）句意：雨傘從那里被傳到了印度和埃及。A走，B旅行、傳播，C騎，D飛。根據(jù)The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ，可知最早是中國(guó)人使用，后來(lái)傳到印度和埃及。故選B。（7）句意：在希臘和羅馬，男人不愿意用傘。根據(jù)They believed umbrellas were only for ，可知在希臘和羅馬，男人不用傘。故選C。（8）句意：英國(guó)可能是歐洲第一個(gè)普通人用雨傘擋雨的國(guó)家。A可能，B已經(jīng)，C突然，D立刻。根據(jù)下文 umbrellas are very ，可知可能性很大的推測(cè)。故選A。（9）句意：那里的天氣非常多雨，雨傘在那非常有用。A晴朗，B多雨，C多雪，D有風(fēng)。根據(jù)上文against rain擋雨可知，英國(guó)是一個(gè)多雨的國(guó)家。故選B。（10）句意：下一次你帶一把，想象著幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)，只有偉大的男人和女人用雨傘。A賣(mài)，B歸還，C借，D帶著。此處指帶傘。根據(jù)thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you39。ll feel you are the important ，只有偉大的男人和女人用雨傘，你會(huì)覺(jué)得你也是重要的人，可知帶傘可以有自己是重要的人的感覺(jué)。故選D【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查完形填空，首先通讀一遍文章，跳過(guò)缺失的單詞，再根據(jù)上下文來(lái)判斷所缺單詞的含義，最后對(duì)選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項(xiàng)。10．完形填空 Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 1 a watch from my father that made me responsible（有責(zé)任）. It 2 me the importance of time in my life. I got this gift on a graysky day. I had to go to the 3 at 9:00 pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father39。s house. However, I forgot it 4 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 ., I 5 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 6 a taxi to my father39。s house. I got to my father39。s house at 2：. 7 .My father looked at me angrily. I said hi to him and my 8 uncle. My father asked me to sit 9 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 10 . It weighed 8 oz and all of it was made of silver. Then he said, Essa, did you have fun 11 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 12 .I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn39。t do it again. Then he said, This watch will be a reminder（提醒物） for you. I hope today you have learned something 13 .” I learned a lesson from my father to respect（尊重） time and 14 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 15 , but because of the lesson that I learned from it.1. A. boughtB. receivedC. borrowedD. broke2. A. learnedB. foundC. sentD. told3. A. airportB. schoolC. hospitalD. station4. A. whenB. becauseC. ifD. though5. A. sawB. forgotC. rememberedD. met6. A. gotB. caughtC. invitedD. taken7. A. one day beforeB. the next dayC. the same dayD. the other day8. A. surprisedB. tiredC. nervousD. lonely9. A. next toB. aroundC. behindD. away from10. A. usB. himC. themD. you11. A. ofB. forC. withD. about12. A. wordsB. actionsC. playD. fun13. A. importantB. interestingC. expensiveD. wonderful14. A. neverB. usuallyC. sometimesD. often15. A. lookB. priceC. sizeD. weight【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）B；（5）C；（6）D；（7）C；（8）B；（9）A；（10）B；（11）C；（12）B；（13）A；（14）A；（15）B； 【解析】【分析】文章大意：這篇文章講述了作者因?yàn)樨澩驽e(cuò)過(guò)了去機(jī)場(chǎng)接叔叔的時(shí)間，他的爸爸因此非常生氣，所以送了作者一只表，以此讓他學(xué)會(huì)遵守時(shí)間和永遠(yuǎn)都不要遲到，從那之后，時(shí)間對(duì)作者來(lái)說(shuō)是非常重要的。 （1）句意：作者收到了父親送給他的一個(gè)表，使他變得有責(zé)任感。A. bought買(mǎi)；B. received收到；C. borrowed借；D. broke打破。由下文My father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch which was a gift from him .可知是父親給我的手表，故選B。 （2）句意：這只表告訴作者在他的生命里時(shí)間的重要性。A. learned學(xué)習(xí)；B. found發(fā)現(xiàn)；C. sent送；D. told告訴。it指手表，根據(jù)下文This watch will be a reminder（提醒物） for 。故選D。 （3）句意：我必須在上午9點(diǎn)去機(jī)場(chǎng)接我的叔叔阿里。A. airport機(jī)場(chǎng)；B. school學(xué)校；C. hospital醫(yī)院；D. station車(chē)站。根據(jù)后文寫(xiě)到作者到那里時(shí)叔叔已經(jīng)下飛機(jī)了，可知，這里應(yīng)該是早上9點(diǎn)去機(jī)場(chǎng)接叔叔。故選A。 （4） 句意：我忘記了，因?yàn)槲以诤团笥褌兺?。A. when何時(shí)；B. because因?yàn)?；C. if如果；D. though由于。根據(jù)前后句的意思作者和朋友玩耍，把去機(jī)場(chǎng)這件事忘記了?？芍蚬P(guān)系，故選B。 （5）句意：那天晚些時(shí)候，大約上午11點(diǎn)，我記得我叔叔，但我為他遲到了。A. saw看見(jiàn)；B. forgot忘記；C. remembered記得，想起；D. took拿，取。根據(jù)上下文，在早上11點(diǎn)的時(shí)候作者想起了叔叔，但是已經(jīng)晚了。故選C。 （6）句意：作者去接叔叔已經(jīng)晚了，叔叔下了飛機(jī)，自己坐出租車(chē)去作者的爸爸家了。由于I was late for 。take a 。故選D。 （7）句意：作者在下午兩點(diǎn)到達(dá)爸爸家。 day before前一天； next day第二天； same day同一天； other day前幾天。根據(jù)I had to go to the airport at 9:00 on that day, around 11:00 :00是指同一天的下午兩點(diǎn)，故選C。 （8）句意：我對(duì)他和我疲倦的叔叔說(shuō)“