【正文】 ageC) the insurance of your luggageD) the transportation of your luggage （四）To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain．Its first use was as a shade against the sun! Nobody knows who first invented it，but the umbrella was used in very ancient times．Probably the first to use it were the Chinese，as early as the eleventh century BC． We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade．And there was a strange thing connected with its use：it became a symbol of honour and authority．In the Far East in ancient times the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office． In Europe，the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade． And the umbrella was in mon use in ancient Greece．But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans． During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Thenit appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century．And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680，the umbrella appeared in France，and later on in England.By the eighteenth century，the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe．Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time，though they have bee much lighter in weight. It wasn39。t until the twentieth century that women39。s umbrellas began to be made，in a whole variety of colours．1. According to this Passage, the umbrella was probably first invented __________. A．in ancient China B．in ancient EgyptC．in ancient Greece D．in ancient Rome2．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the umbrella?A．No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella.B． The umbrella was fist invented to be used as protection against the sun.C. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.D. In Europe the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella. 3．A strange feature of the umbrella39。s use is that it was used as ____ . A. protection against rain B．a(chǎn) shade against the sun C．a(chǎn) symbol of honour and power D. a way of women39。s decoration 4．In Europe，the umbrella was first used against the rain ___ .A． in China B． in ancient EgyptC． in Rome D． in Greece5． This passage talks mainly about ___.A． When and how the umbrella was inventedB. why the umbrella was so popular in EuropeC．the development of the umbrellaD． the history and use of the umbrella（五） As far back as 700 BC, man has talked about children being cared for by wolves． Romulus and Remus, founders of ancient Rome, were said to have been brought up by wolves． It is believed that when a shewolf loses her litter, she tries to find a human baby to take its place．This seemingly unreasonable idea did not bee believable until the nineteenth century when a French doctor actually found a boy wandering (游蕩) in a forest． The boy had no clothes on and was judged to be ten years old by some experts．He did not walk straight up like a human being, but with both his hands and feet touching the ground． The boy could not speak but howled like a wolf． He did not eat any cooked food but raw meat such as hare, deer, or goat meat． He knew nothing about the relationships among human families．Finally the doctor won the boy’s trust, and the boy started to obey him． After many long years of devoted(投入的) and patient instruction, the doctor managed to get the boy to dress himself in clothes and feed himself as a human being does． With great difficulty, the doctor was able to make the wolf boy recognize and speak quite a few words．1．According to the passage, it is believed that ＿＿＿＿＿．A．wolfchildren are a mon happening existing in every country every centuryB．the unusual happening of wolfchildren has existed for over twenty centuriesC．shewolves enjoy looking after a human baby instead of her own childD．human beings are curious (好奇的) about wolfchildren2．Except that the boy knew nothing about the relationships among human families, ＿＿＿＿ facts could show that he was a wolf child．A． two B． threeC． four D． many3．In the passage, the underlined word “l(fā)itter”probably refers to ＿＿＿＿．A． a hare B． the boy C．newly born wolves D． another shewolf4．It took the doctor a long time to manage to get the wolf child to ＿＿＿＿．A． return to what it means to be a human beingsB. forget his wolf lifeC． remember his own family and nameD． speak like a human child5. Only after many long years of devoted and patient instruction did the doctor manage to _________.A. win the boy’s trust and make the boy obey himB. make the boy walk straight up like a human being.C. get the boy to dress himself in clothes and feed himself as a human being does.D. both A and B.（六）Until the twentieth century cigarette smoking was not a widespread habit. The cigarette industry started in the 1870’s with the development of the cigarette manufacturing machines. It helped produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly and reduce the price greatly. And consequently more and more people, both men and women, began to smoke cigarettes. Men as a group, however, smoke more than women. But the highest proportion of smokers is found in the age group of 24 44, regardless of sex difference.Ine, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habits. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Welleducated men with high ines are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower ines. On the other hand, if a welleducated man with a higher ine smokes, he is likely to smoke more