完形填空 阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。
The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the ________ and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can folded up so it is ________ to carry them.
However, the umbrella has not always been as ________ as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this ________. Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.
Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to ________ umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas ________ to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, ________ wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.
England was ________ the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very ________ and umbrella are very useful.
Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you ________ one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you’ll feel you are important people, too.
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Robots seem very new to most people. But they have a __51__ history. A Greek scientist made the first robot. You may 52 robots in some movies. The robots in the movies are usually stronger, faster and __53__ than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They can do lots of dangerous, difficult or__54__ jobs. Some people can’t look __55_ themselves and robots can help them. For example, some people can’t see, and they use a guide dog to help themselves move. But now scientists are__56__ a robot to help them.
Robots are also used in American hospitals. At one hospital, a robot 57 meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never loses (迷失)its __58__ because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system(系统).__59__ the future, robots will even work in space. But robots will 60 take the place of(代替)people but only work for people. They can, however, help us in a lot of different ways.
A．unpleasant B．long C．strange D．interesting
A．look B．look at C．see D．know
A．clever B．cleverer C．cleverest D．the cleverest
A．interesting B．interested C．boring D．bored
A．about B．at C．for D．after
A．taking B．using C．making D．predicting
A．flies B．cooks C．makes D．takes
A．way B．road C．street D．meal
A．For B．Of C．With D．In
A．ever B．never C．still D．yet
Mrs. Scott and her husband are both 1 . They teach in the same school. They go to school 2 . They leave home at eight o’clock in the morning.
And they 3 home at four o’clock in the afternoon.
Sam Scott and his sister Ann are 4 . Sam 5 by bus, and Ann goes to school 6 .Some of 7 friends walk to school, too. Sam and Ann get home at four o’clock in the afternoon.
They 8 before dinner, and they watch TV 9 dinner.
They usually 10 early, especially(尤其) on school nights.
A．students B．teachers C．workers D．doctors
A．by the car B．by car C．on car D．on feet
A．get back B．get to C．get up D．get on
A．students B．teachers C．workers D．doctors
A．goes to work B．goes to school C．goes to the park D．goes to the library
A．on foot B．by car C．by bus D．by bike
A．them B．they C．their D．theirs
A．watch TV B．do their homework C．play compuer games D．fly kites
A．before B．in C．after D．between
A．get up B．go to bed C．go home D．go to school
It is fine Sunday. Jenny and her mother are on the 1 . They want to go to 2 . There are many children on it. Their parents are telling stories to 3 . An old man gets 4 the bus. He has no seat(座位) to sit in. Jenny asks him to sit in her seat. The old man 5 Jenny. There are two foreigners(外国人) on the bus. They want to go to the Great Wall, too. But they 6 speak Chinese. Jenny talks to them in English. She tells them Beijing is a big city 7 a long history. And the Palace Museum is very famous, too. She tells stories 8 the Palace Museum. At the same time they learn about a lot of Chinese culture(文化) from Jenny. They think the stories are 9 and they want to visit other places of interest in China soon. Can their dream 10 ? Of course.
A．train B．bus C．plane D．car
A．hutong B．Tian’ anmen Spuare C．the Great Wall D．wangfujin
A．them B．they C．me D．him
A．up B．on C．dressed D．in
A．says B．talks C．shows D．thanks
A．can B．can’t C．must D．need to
A．at B．in C．with D．has
A．to B．about C．or D．with
A．boring B．relaxed C．afraid D．interesting
A．think of B．come on C．come true D．get to
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All about Britain’s Teenagers(青少年)
School
British teenagers can leave school 1 the age of sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. The exams are not easy to pass, 2 they have to work very hard! British teenagers often spend 2.5 to 3 hours every evening 3 their homework.
Free Time
It’s not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have 4 ? They love watching TV, going out, 5 friends and listening to music.
Communications (交流)
Teenagers in Britain often use their computers to play games and do their homework. They 6 love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (发短信) their friends and chatting. Today, many mobile phones are very small and light. You can do a lot more 7 them than just talk. More than 90% of British teenagers have a mobile phone, and experts(专家) say this stops 8 from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes(香烟).
Fashion (服饰)
At school, almost all British teenagers have to 9a school uniform. However, in their free
10 they can wear whatever they like. In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion.
A．on B．at C．in D．to
A．but B．or C．so D．because
A．doing B．to do C．do D．does
A．lessons B．sports C．meetings D．fun
A．meet B．meeting C．make D．chatting
A．never B．too C．also D．seldom
A．with B．for C．at D．in
A．they B．them C．he D．him
A．dress B．in C．wear D．put on
A．day B．month C．week D．time
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A group of class friends successful in their careers got together to visit their old university professor. Their talk soon turned into complaints about1 in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of(几个) 2 ——porcelain(瓷的), plastic(塑料的), glass, crystal(水晶的), some common,3 expensive and some delicate (精美的)-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed,all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the common and4 ones. While it is5 for you to choose only the best for ourselves, that is the __6 of your problems and stress. The cup itself7 no quality to the coffee.8 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went9 the best cups. And then you began eyeing other people’s cups. Now consider this: life is the10 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup which we have will not 11 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by fixing our attention only on the cup, we12 to enjoy the coffee which God (上帝) has 13 for us. God brews(冲泡) the coffee, not the cups...Enjoy your coffee!"
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just14 the best use of everything.
Live 15 . Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
A．changes B．duties C．experiences D．stress
A．cups B．pans C．bowls D．cans
A．others B．some C．another D．other
A．fashionable B．cheap C．expensive D．nice-looking
A．wise B．important C．natural D．necessary
A．use B．disagreement C．answer D．cause
A．waves B．reduces C．adds D．leads
A．As B．What C．That D．Which
A．for B．into C．by D．on
A．tea B．water C．wine D．coffee
A．remove B．beat C．change D．enjoy
A．fail B．succeed C．wish D．try
A．sold B．gave C．bought D．provided
A．keep B．say C．make D．do
A．wildly B．simply C．specially D．successfully