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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. It was first used 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 also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. (81)And there was a strange thing connected with its use; it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal people or by those in high office. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use umbrellas as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeareD．Then it appeared again in Italy in the 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power and authority. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twenties century that women’s umbrellas began to be made in a variety of colors. The ______ are regarded as the people who first used umbrellas.
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Section Ⅰ Listening Comprehension Section Ⅱ Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ. Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened (21) As was discussed before, it was not (22) the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre - electronic (23) , following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the (24) of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution (25) up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading (26) through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures (27) the 20th - century world of the motor car and the airplane] Not everyone sees that process in (28) . It is important to do so. It is generally recognized, (29) , that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, (30) by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, (31) its impact on the media was not immediately (32) . As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they be came "personal" too, as well as (33) , with display becoming sharper and storage (34) increasing. They were thought of, like people, (35) generations, with the distance between generations much (36) . It was within the computer age that the term "information society" began to be widely used to describe the (37) within which we now live. The communications revolution has (38) both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been (39) view about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. "Benefits" have been weighed (40) "harmful" outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult. Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.28()
Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact (61) she had never, in her thirty-five-year driving, been punished a (62) driving offence(违法).Then one day she nearly (63) her recorD．A police car (64) her, and the policemen in it saw her (65) a red lighr without stopping. Of course, she was stopped．It seemed (66) that she would be punished． (67) Mrs. Jones come up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was (68) old to drive a car, and that the (69) why she had not stopped at the red (70) was most probably that her eyes had become weak (71) old age, so that she had simply not seen it. When the judge had finished what he was (72) , Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was (73) and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she (74) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.When she had (75) done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed (76) the needle and the thread to the judge, saying," Now it is your (77) . I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight. "The judge took the (78) and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded．The case against Mrs. Jones was (79) , and her record (80) unbroken. 70（）
How can we get rid of garbage Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that man might be able to solve both problems at the same time. (83)They suggest using garbage as an energy source, and at the same time it can save the land to hold garbage. For a long time, people buried garbage or dumped it on empty lanD．Now, empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. However, garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas; but they are chemically similar to these fossil fuels. As we use up our fossil fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source. Buring garbage is not a new ideA．Some cities in Europe and the United States have been buring garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Pairs, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the city’s garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by buring almost a half million barrels of oil. But there are problems in using garbage as a fuel. Garbage that burns easily , such as food scraps (碎屑) and paper, must be separated from metals, glass, and other materials that do not burn easily. This separation process is normally costly. Another problem is that burning garbage can pollute the air. Our fossil fuel supplies are limiteD．Buring garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true
Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact (61) she had never, in her thirty-five-year driving, been punished a (62) driving offence(违法).Then one day she nearly (63) her recorD．A police car (64) her, and the policemen in it saw her (65) a red lighr without stopping. Of course, she was stopped．It seemed (66) that she would be punished． (67) Mrs. Jones come up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was (68) old to drive a car, and that the (69) why she had not stopped at the red (70) was most probably that her eyes had become weak (71) old age, so that she had simply not seen it. When the judge had finished what he was (72) , Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was (73) and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she (74) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.When she had (75) done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed (76) the needle and the thread to the judge, saying," Now it is your (77) . I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight. "The judge took the (78) and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded．The case against Mrs. Jones was (79) , and her record (80) unbroken. 78（）
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