【正文】 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. carry13．閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。 Everyone changes in his or her life. 1 these changes take place because of an experience. 2 me, high school was such an experience. High school has taught me about myself, and that is the most 3 lesson I have ever learned. It has taken 4 from what I used to be to what I am now. I used to be quiet and 5 , not wanting to show my inner self （內(nèi)在自我）. I would never talk about 6 was in my mind. I was afraid that someone would criticize （批評） me or tell me I was wrong. I 7 too much about what others thought of me. Now I am no longer afraid to tell others my 8 , and let them know how I feel. I have changed a lot with the 9 of my teachers and friends. They put their confidence （信任） in me and told me that I could 10 in doing anything. They taught me that it is not a big deal to fail in 11 , as long as I have learned from my mistakes. By 12 the courage to believe in myself, I have bee much 13 in mind. The thought of a challenge used to make me feel afraid, 14 now I want to work even harder to 15 the difficulties that stand in my way. I have realized that the ideas I hid in the past can now be contributed （貢獻） to the world.1. A. RecentlyB. LuckilyC. MostlyD. Suddenly2. A. InB. AroundC. WithD. For3. A. importantB. interestingC. expensiveD. difficult4. A. youB. meC. herD. him5. A. shyB. happyC. oldD. clever6. A. whereB. whatC. howD. when7. A. knewB. askedC. caredD. studied8. A. moneyB. worriesC. timeD. changes9. A. exerciseB. workC. laughD. help10. A. failB. wasteC. succeedD. spend11. A. anythingB. everythingC. nothingD. something12. A. findingB. losingC. buyingD. passing13. A. fatterB. weakerC. strongerD. smaller14. A. andB. butC. soD. because15. A. look upB. agree withC. deal withD. give up14．閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。 There was once a rich and kind store owner. He 1 to leave all his money to an honest young mall when he was old. A good friend of his bad an idea and 2 him. The next time you are giving the customers their change, make sure you give them too much. He who returns the 3 money to you is honest. The rich man thought it was a good idea, so he decided to try it. However, a neighbor happened to hear the 4 . He paid a witch（女巫）to cast spell（咒語）on the rich old man39。s coins. Anyone who saw the coins 5 by the old man wouldn39。t see them as coins, but as something that they wanted most in the world. The neighbor believed that 6 customer would return the old man39。s money. Indeed, everything went according to the neighbor39。s 7 . When the old man had almost 8 trying, the greedy neighbor sent his nephew to the old man39。s store. He had told the boy to return the old man39。s money. 9 when the boy received the coins, he saw in them all the money of his uncle. He didn39。t want to return the money and 10 with the coins. Finally, the rich old man was dying. He decided to give his servants some money so that they could live freely when he was 11 with them. Among these servants was a young man, who 12 and respected the old man. He saw in the money a powerful medicine, which was 13 what he most wanted in the world. On seeing this, the young man 14 the money back, saying. Take this, sir. It39。s 15 you. It will make you feel better. The old man felt happy that he finally found an honest person. He gave all his money to him. 1. A. encouragedB. askedC. beganD. decided2. A. advisedB. warnedC. remindedD. fooled3. A. necessaryB. extraC. usefulD. surprising4. A. conversationB. questionC. messageD. sound5. A. designedB. createdC. touchedD. changed6. A. allB. everyC. eachD. no7. A. experienceB. planC. tryD. lie8. A. given upB. thought ofC. kept onD. begun with9. A. SoB. ButC. AndD. Or10. A. satB. talkedC. dancedD. left11. A. as usualB. at onceC. no longerD. once again12. A. surprisedB. lovedC. describedD. pleased13. A. probablyB. sometimesC. hardlyD. always14. A. broughtB. pulledC. offeredD. wanted15. A. withB. forC. onD. beside15．閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項. I put my bag in the luggage area, and sat down in my seat. Just before taking off, a line of soldiers came and filled the 1 seats. After f