Question

If you are 【小题1】 for a symbol of Britain, only one thing 【小题2】 the test-the umbrella. In London, even 【小题3】 the sky is perfectly blue, you can be sure it’s going to start raining within the hour. And when it does, there is chaos(混乱). Trains 【小题4】, drains block, and buses 【小题5】down as if this was the first time the local government had seen this coming out of the clouds.
So as with so many things in the UK-- it’s up to ordinary people to sort 【小题6】 out. No one will ever leave home 【小题7】 his umbrella.
An umbrella has【小题8】of uses, even on rare rain-free days. A real gentleman of London will use his umbrella 【小题9】 a walking stick. A traditional game of cricket(板球)can be【小题10】using an umbrella as a bat. Nor do you ever have to be afraid of robbers-your umbrella can be used as a defensive weapon(防卫武器).

Answer 1

【小题1】looking
【小题2】passes
【小题3】when
【小题4】stop
【小题5】break
【小题6】themselves
【小题7】without
【小题8】hundreds
【小题9】as
【小题10】played

解析试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了英国因为天气多变所以没有人不会在出门时不带雨伞。而且雨伞有多种用法，除了防雨，还能当作手杖，球拍等来用。
【小题1】如果你正在寻找英国的象征，根据句意，故填looking
【小题2】仅仅有一件东西通过测试，那就是伞。根据句意，故填passes
【小题3】在伦敦甚至当天空是瓦蓝的，你可能要确信一个小时内将开始下雨。根据句意，故填when
【小题4】火车停止，下水道阻塞，根据句意，故填stop
【小题5】公共汽车抛锚。根据句意，故填break
【小题6】那是普通人要自己解决的问题，根据句意，故填themselves
【小题7】没有人会不带伞出门，根据句意，故填without
【小题8】伞有数百种用法。根据句意，故填hundreds
【小题9】伦敦的绅士将把雨伞当作手杖来用。根据句意，故填as
【小题10】进行一种传统的板球比赛可以使用雨伞作为球拍。根据句意，故填played
考点：国外文化类短文。