五、完形填空
The oil-paper umbrella has a history of over 1,000 years in China. It was a water-proof (防水的) tool for
everyday
1
use in ancient times.
There are different
stories
2
about the start of the umbrella in China. The most popular one is about Lu Ban. It is said that once he and his younger sister
visited
3
the West Lake. It started to rain suddenly. The sister said, "Let's have a competition (比赛). Before
sunrise
4
tomorrow, the one who thinks of a way to help people visit the West Lake on rainy days will be the winner (赢家)." Lu Ban thought it was
easy
5
. He collected some tools and materials and spent the whole night building 10 pavilions (凉亭) around the lake.
In the early morning next day, however, when Lu Ban was
introducing
6
his pavilions proudly (骄傲地), he saw his sister holding
something
7
strange in her hand. It could be opened into a round (圆的) shape. Lu Ban was surprised. He found that the object made of silk and bamboo strips (条) could be opened and closed
easily
8
. It was light, beautiful and easy to carry. Lu Ban said, "You win. Your 'pavilion' can protect us from rain." So the umbrella was invented (发明).
Later, when paper was invented, people used much cheaper (更便宜的) paper to
cut
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the cost of umbrellas. To make the umbrella water-proof, people brushed tung oil (桐油)
across
10
the surface (表面). That was how the oil-paper umbrella was invented.
(
C
) 1. A. local
B. popular
C. everyday
D. creative
(
A
) 2. A. stories
B. subjects
C. traditions
D. matters
(
B
) 3. A. invited
B. visited
C. rowed
D. greeted
(
C
) 4. A. dinner
B. sunset
C. sunrise
D. lunch
(
B
) 5. A. hard
B. easy
C. quick
D. funny
(
C
) 6. A. dreaming
B. worrying
C. introducing
D. raising
(
D
) 7. A. nothing
B. anything
C. everything
D. something
(
C
) 8. A. slowly
B. quietly
C. easily
D. happily
(
C
) 9. A. raise
B. set
C. cut
D. end
(
A
)10. A. across
B. through
C. from
D. along
Exercise 6 of Unit 4 of 7B Integration (Ⅱ)
