（全国通用）2019版高考英语一轮复习 提分单元加餐练 第二辑 Unit 1 Cultural relics 新人教版必修2.docVIP

Unit 1 Cultural relics 单元加餐练 .阅读理解 A 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 the 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 in the 11th 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 honor. In the Far East in ancient times, the u