Question

 You can't always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn't think that forget?ting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. That's why he created Lampbrella,a lamp post with its own rainsensing umbrella.

  The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. "Once,I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy (傘篷) buiit into a street lamp," he said.

  The Lampbrella is a standardlooking street lamp fit?ted with an umbrella canopy. It has a builtin electric mo?tor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sen?sors (傳感器) then ensure that the umbrella offers pedes?trians shelter whenever it starts raining.

  In addition to the rain sensor,there's also a 360° mo?tion sensor on the fibreglass street lamp which detects whether anyone is using the Lampbrella. After three mi?nutes of not being used the canopy is closed.

  According to the designer,the Lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed,so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides,it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strikes. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed (安裝) at 2metres off the ground* it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.

  While there are no plans to take the Lampbrella into production,Belyaev says he recently introduced his crea?tion to one Moscow Department,and insists his creation should be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.

15. What do we know from Belyaev's words in Paragraph 2?

   A. His creation was inspired by an experience.

   B. It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.

   C. Street lamps are protected by canopies.

   D. He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.

16. Which of the following shows how the Lampbrella works?

   A. motor—canopy—sensors

   B. sensors—motor—canopy

   C. motor—sensors—canopy

   D. canopy—motor—sensors 17. What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the Lampbrella?

   A. Its moving speed.

   B. Its appearance.

   C. Its installation.

   D. Its safety.

18. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

   A. The designer will open a company to promote his product.

   B. The Lampbrella could be put into immediate pro?duction.

   C. The designer is confident that his creation is prac?tical.

   D. The Lampbrella would be put on show in Mos?cow.

Answer 1

[文章大意]這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了設(shè)計師Mikhail Belyaev設(shè)計的Lampbrella ,它能給街道上的人們遮雨。雖然這一設(shè)計還沒有被付諸實踐，但是Mikhail Belyaev對自己的設(shè)計很自信。

15. A推理判斷題。從第二段Mikhail Belyaev說的話"'…I was driving ... and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropri?ate to have a canopy (傘篷) built into a street lamp”―"可知，他的靈感來自他的一次生活經(jīng)歷。故選A.

16. B細節(jié)理解題。從第三'段的內(nèi)容可知答案。Lampbrella 工作的過程是先通過傳感器(sensors) ,傳到發(fā)動機(mo tor) ，再到傘篷(canopy) 打開。故選B.

17. D段落大意題。從第五段的"— so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians."和"Being installed (安裝) at 2 metres off the ground,it would only be a danger for the tallest of pe?destrians. "可知，該段是講Lampbrella的安全性。

18. C推理判斷題。從最后一段Mikhail Belyaev說的話可知他對自己的設(shè)計很自信。故選 C.