《2025年能力素养与学力提升九年级英语上册译林版》

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To us it seems so natural to put 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,way back in the eleventh century B.C.
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 power(权力). In the Far East in ancient times,the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.
In Europe,the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece,but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe,the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power.
Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time,though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colours.
( )6. According to this passage,the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient ______.
A. China
B. Egypt
C. Greece
D. Rome
( )7. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the umbrella?
A. No one exactly knows who the inventor of the umbrella was.
B. The umbrella was first 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 as a sunshade.
( )8. A strange feature(特征) of the umbrella's use is that it was used as ______.
A. protection against rain
B. a symbol of honour and power
C. a shade against the sun
D. women's decoration
( )9. In Europe,the umbrella was first used against the rain ______.
A. during the Middle Ages
B. in Rome
C. by the 18th century
D. in Greece
( )10. This passage mainly talks about ______.
A. when and how the umbrella was invented
B. why the umbrella was so popular in Europe
C. the development of the umbrella
D. the history and use of the umbrella

答案： 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.B 10.D