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You can't always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn't think that forgetting 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 rain sensing umbrella.

The designer says he come 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(伞蓬) built into a street lamp," he said.

The Lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors(传感器) then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.

In addition to the rain sensor, there's also a 360° motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone is using the Lampbrella. After three minutes 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 tothe pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lighting strike. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed at 2 meters off the ground, it would only bea danger for the tallest of pedestrians.

While there are no plans to take lampbrella into production, Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation one Moscow Department, and insists this creation could be installed on my street where a lot of peoplewalk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.

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66. For what purpose did Belyacv create the lampbrella?

A. To predict a heavy rain 　　　　　

B. To check the weather forecast

C. To protect people from the rain 　

D. To remind people to take an umbrella

67. What do we know from Belyacv's worlds in Paragraph2?

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

68. Which of the following show how the lampbrella works?

A. motor→canopy→sensors 　　

B. Sensors→motor→canopy

C. motor→sensors→canopy　　

D. canopy→motor→sensors

69. What does paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the lampbrella?

A. Its moving speed　
B. Its appearance 　
C. Its installation 　

D. Its safety

70. 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 production

C. The designer is confident that his creation is practical

D. The lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow

参考译文

你不可能总是能预测到要下大雨或记得带伞。但设计师Mikhail• Belyaev并不认为在出门时忘记查看天气预报就会导致你淋湿。这就是为什么他发明了雨水感应式路灯伞，雨水感应式路灯伞就是一个带有雨水传感伞的灯柱。

设计师说他是看到俄罗斯街头淋湿的人之后才想出这个主意的。他说：“有一次，我驾车行驶在中央圣彼得堡街上，看见街灯亮时人们正在尝试躲雨。我认为在伞蓬内置一个路灯是合理的。”

雨水感应式路灯伞看起来就是一个带有雨伞伞蓬的街灯。它有一个内置的电动马达可以根据需要打开或关闭雨伞。然后，在下雨的时候，传感器能够确保提供行人一处避难所。

除了雨水传感器外，在玻璃纤维路灯上还有一个360°移动传感器，它能够检测出是否有人正在使用雨水感应式路灯伞。如果三分钟后没有人使用，那么顶棚就会关闭。

根据设计师所说，为避免对行人造成伤害，雨水感应式路灯伞将会以较低的速度移动。此外，它将从根本上避免停电的可能。每个雨水感应式路灯伞能给几个人人提供足够的避难所。而且雨水感应式路灯伞都安装在离地面2米的位置，所以它只会对高个子的人产生威胁。

尽管没有计划将雨水感应式路灯伞投入生产，但是Belyaev说他最近把他的发明介绍给了一家莫斯科公司，并坚称这种发明可以安装在行人众多却没有提供避雨大蓬的街道。

答案解析

66. C 考查细节理解。根据第一段的最后两句可知，他发明这种灯伞的目的是让行人免遭雨淋。

67. A 考查推理判断。根据第二段的内容可知，Belyaev在俄罗斯的一次下雨天的经历激发了他的灵感，发明了灯伞，所以选A。

68. B 考查细节理解。根据文章的第三段内容可知，传感器可以感知雨水的降落，然后灯伞里的电动马达就会把伞打开，由此可知，其顺序为：传感器—马达—伞篷。

69. D 考查推理判断。第五段中提到几个关键词语：不会对行人造成伤害，使行人免遭雷击，离地面两米，这些都是安全方面的问题。

70. C 考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的"Belyaev says... insists his creation could be installed on any street"可知，他认为自己的发明可以被安装在任何有许多行人的街上，这表明他认为他的发明很实用。