2010-2023历年甘肃省古浪一中高三下学期第一次诊断考试试卷（英语）.docxVIP

2010-2023历年甘肃省古浪一中高三下学期第一次诊断考试试卷（英语）

第1卷

一.参考题库(共25题)

1.

Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain.Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!

Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,backintheeleventhcenturyB.C.

WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonor.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythoseinhighoffice.

InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonusedinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.

DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasasymbolofpower.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFrance,andlateroninEngland.

Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn’tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen’sumbrellasbegantobemade,inawholevarietyofcolours.

1.Accordingtothispassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstinventedinancient_______.

A.China????????B.Egypt??????C.Greece????????D.Rome

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueabouttheumbrella?

A.Nooneexactlyknowswhowastheinventoroftheumbrella.

B.Theumbrellawasfirstinventedtobeusedasprotectionagainstthesun.

C.Theumbrellachangedmuchinstyleintheeighteenthcentury.

D.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasun