1 Read, choose and write. 读一读，选一选，写一写。
rained over the sticks big leaf idea some cloth keep off
Lingling wants to know who first got the ① of making an umbrella.
No one knows for sure. But stories say it was Lu Ban. One day, Lu Ban was on the way home. It ② .
“What can I make to ③ the rain?” Just then, he saw a boy with a ④ over his head.
He got an idea. First, he used bamboo to make the sticks. Next, he cut ⑤ . Then, he put the cloth ⑥ . That was the first umbrella!

1 idea 2 rained
3 keep off 4 big leaf
5 some cloth 6 over the sticks

【分析】
本题为英语选词填空题，需结合每个空的上下文语境，匹配给出的词汇（rained、over、the sticks、big、leaf、idea、some、cloth、keep off）完成填空。解题思路：先通读全文理解大意，再逐个分析每个空的前后语义，选择符合语境的词汇或短语，确保语法和逻辑通顺。
【解析】
1. ①处：固定搭配“got the idea of doing sth”表示“有做某事的想法”，结合后文“making an umbrella”，此处填idea；
2. ②处：前文提到鲁班在回家路上，后文关联“雨”的语境，此处需填表示“下雨”的动词过去式rained；
3. ③处：“keep off the rain”是固定短语，意为“避雨”，符合“做东西来避雨”的语义，此处填keep off；
4. ④处：“a big leaf over his head”表示“头上顶着一片大叶子”，符合语境，此处填big leaf；
5. ⑤处：前文提到用竹子做“sticks（支架）”，结合后文“put the cloth”，此处需填“some cloth（一些布）”；
6. ⑥处：前文提到做了支架和布，此处表示“把布放在支架上”，填over the sticks。
【答案】
1. idea 2. rained 3. keep off 4. big leaf 5. some cloth 6. over the sticks
【知识点】
英语选词填空、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语词汇、固定短语及上下文语境的理解运用能力，属于基础题型，需结合语义匹配词汇，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5