中考英语模拟试题（五）-【中考夺标】2024中考英语模拟试题（辽宁专用）

线 封 弥 学 校 班 级 姓 名 考 号 考 试 科 目 弥 封 线 内 不 准 答 题 考生注意： 所有试题必须在答题卡指定区域内作答， 在本试卷上作答无效 第一部分 选择题 （共 50 分） 一、 阅读理解 （共 20 小题， 每小题 2 分； 满分 40 分） 第一节 阅读下面语言材料， 从每题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 、 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains, but actual鄄 ly the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade （遮蔽） 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 in the 11th century BC. 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 honor. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high offices or by royal people such as the king or queen. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in commonly used in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the um鄄 brella 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 late sixteenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of power. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France and later in England. By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Um鄄 brellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn蒺t until the twentieth century that women蒺s umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colors. 1. According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient . A. China B. Egypt C. Greece D. Rome 2. The underlined word “ royal ” might mean in Chinese. A. people who live in the palace B. people who have much money C. poor people D. common people 3. A strange feature （特点） of the umbrella蒺s use