2024年人教版英语九年级上册期末复习最后两周每日一练---阅读表达（含答案解析）

2024年人教版英语九年级上册期末复习最后两周每日一练 阅读表达 Day 1 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ The oil-paper umbrella has a history of over 1, 000 years in China. It used to be a water-proof (防水的) tool for daily use. There are different stories about the origin of the umbrella in China. The most popular one is related to Lu Ban. It is said that once he and his younger sister visited the West Lake. It started raining suddenly. The sister said, “Let’s have a competition. Before sunrise tomorrow, who comes up with a way to make it possible for people to visit the West Lake even on rainy days will be the winner.” Lu Ban thought it was easy. He collected some tools and materials and spent the whole night building ten pavilions (凉亭) around the lake. He was quite confident about his efforts. The next morning, however, when Lu Ban was talking proudly about his achievements, his sister held something unusual in her hand. It could be opened into a round shape. Lu Ban was surprised. He found that the object made of silk and bamboo strips (竹条) could be opened and closed easily. 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. Later, when paper was invented, people used much cheaper paper to replace silk, cutting the cost of umbrellas. To make the umbrella water-proof, people brushed tung oil (桐油) across the surface. That was how the oil-paper umbrella was invented. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 1．How long is the history of the oil-paper umbrella 2．Who invented the umbrella according to the most popular story 3．How did Lu Ban feel when he was talking about his achievements 4．What did people use to cut the cost of umbrellas later 5．Why did people brush tung oil across the surface of the umbrella Day 2 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ Umbrellas could be one of the world’s most important inventions. The first umbrella was invented over four thousand years ago. Umbrellas were used on sunny days at first. Chinese people were the first to use their umbrellas on rainy days. They waxed (给……打蜡) their paper umbrellas so that they could be used when it was raining. The word “umbrella” comes from the Latin word, umbra. It means shade (背阴). Starting in the 16th century, the umbrella became popular in the Western world, especially in northern Europe, where it often rains. At first, people thought that the umbrella was only suitable for women. Then a famous English traveler, Jonas Hanway (1712-1786), carried and used an umbrella in England for thirty years. Because of him, men began to use umbrellas. In Europe, early umbrellas were made of wood and covered with canvas (帆布). People used very hard wood to make umbrella handles. In 1852, Samuel Fox invented a new kind of umbrella with ribs (伞骨) made of steel. Samuel also started a company called English Steels Company. After that, compact collapsible (可叠) umbrellas were the nex ... ...