话题阅读滚动练(九)

话题：科技发明、规则、商品介绍

Ⅰ.完形填空。

The umbrella is a very common object.It keeps the __1__ and the sun off the people.Most umbrellas can be folded up(折叠) so it is __2__ to carry them.

However，the umbrella has not always been as __3__ as it is now.In the past，it was a symbol of importance.Some African countries still use umbrellas in this __4__．Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or an important person.

Umbrellas are very old.People in different parts of the world began to __5__ umbrellas at different times.The Chinese had them more than 3，000 years ago.From there，umbrellas __6__ to India and Egypt.In Greece and Rome，__7__ wouldn't use them.They believed umbrellas were only for women.

England was __8__ the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain.The weather there is very __9__ and umbrellas are very useful.

Everybody uses umbrellas today.The next time you __10__ one，thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them，you'll feel you are important people，too.

(A)1.A.rain B．cloud C．air D.water

(D)2.A.lovely B．cheap C．hard D.easy

(C)3.A.light B．heavy C．common D．special

(A)4.A.way B．size C.reason D.place

(B)5.A.discover B．use C.examine D.discuss

(B)6.A.walked B．traveled C.rode D．flew

(C)7.A.children B．parents C.men D．women

(A)8.A.probably B．already

C．suddenly D．immediately

(B)9.A.sunny B．rainy C.snowy D．windy

(D)10.A.sell B．return C.borrow D．carry

Ⅱ.阅读理解。

第一节　根据短文内容，判断正误(正确“T”，错误“F”)。

When feeling tired，lots of people are used to drinking coffee.It is without doubt that coffee is a popular drink all over the world.Coffee has been a part of people's daily life for thousands of years.People drink coffee with a great pleasure.But do you know for certain how it was invented?

Many centuries ago，there was a farmer called Kaldi in Arabia.One day，he was watching his sheep.Suddenly，he found that his sheep became very active after eating the red fruit from a plant.There might be something special about the fruit of the plant.The man often felt tired，so he decided to eat the fruit.To his surprise，he didn't feel tired anymore.He put some fruit inside a basket and sent it to a monk(和尚)．The farmer told the monk about that.The monk also ate that fruit and he had the same experience.The monk ground(研磨) the red fruit and put it in boiling water and then served it to the other people.They felt fresh after drinking it.In fact，the red fruit was the coffee fruit.

Coffee drinking first began in Arabia.In the 17th century it spread to Britain.In 1650，the first coffee house of the world was opened in England.

(F)11.Coffee is a popular drink only in China.

(T)12.Coffee was found by a farmer named Kaldi.

(T)13.The sheep became very exciting and active after eating the red fruit.

(F)14.The red fruit is something like coffee fruit，both of them can make us active.

(F)15.In 1650，coffee drinking began in Arabia.

第二节　根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live.The first great invention was one that is still very important today—the wheel.This made it easier to carry heavy things.

Then in the early 1800's，the world started to change.There was little unknown land left in the world.People didn't have to explore(探测) much anymore.They began to work to make life better.

In the second half of the 19th century，many great inventions were made.Among them were the camera，the light and the radio.These all became a big part of our life today.

（云南专版）2019年中考英语总复习 话题阅读滚动练（九）