Ⅱ. 完形填空(每小題1分,滿分10分)

　　The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the 36 and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up(折疊)so it is 37 to carry them.

　　However， the umbrella was not always as 38 as it is now. In the past， it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 39 . Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.

　　Umbrellas have a long history. People in different parts of the world began to 40 umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3，000 years ago. From there，umbrellas 41 to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome， 42 wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.

　　England was 43 the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 44 and umbrellas are very useful.

　　Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 45 one， thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them， you’ll feel you are the important person， too.

　　36. A. rain B. cloud C. air D. water

　　37. A. lovely B. cheap C. hard D. easy

　　38. A. light B. heavy C. common D. special

　　39. A. way B. size C. reason D. place

　　40. A. discover B. use C. examine D. discuss

　　41. A. walked B. travelled C. rode D. flew

　　42. A. children B. parents C. men D. women

　　43. A. probably B. already C. suddenly D. immediately

　　44. A. sunny B. rainy C. snowy D. windy

　　45. A. sell B. return C. borrow D. carry

　�、�. 閱讀理解(每小題2分,滿分20分)

　　A

　　Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy. He is best known as an artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life.

　　Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.

　　By watching the way birds fly，Leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying. Among his sketches(素描)we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines.

　　Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.

　　Leonardo was a strange man. He didn’t eat any meat，which was very unusual in those times. He never published (發(fā)表) his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing，which looks like writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.

　　We have very little of his work today. Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe，however，that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.

　　46. According to the passage, Leonardo is not only an artist but also .

　　A. an inventor B. an engineer C. a writer D. a musician

　　47. was Leonardo’s most special invention.

　　A. The mirror writing B. The cutting machine

　　C. The machine gun D. The flying machine

　　48. Leonardo was strange，for example， .

　　A. he didn’t eat any vegetables

　　B. he usually used mirror writing

　　C. he liked to publish his discoveries

　　D. he enjoyed drawing flying machines

　　49. Leonardo invented some machines to .

　　A. stop the war

　　B. help paint pictures

　　C. watch the birds

　　D. make good use of time

　　50. From the passage，we can learn that Leonardo was very .

　　A. humorous B. serious C. clever D. lonely