首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about
There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about
admin
2009-01-05
29
问题
There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.
In the ancient world, as is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are rigidly determined , boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adultworld.
What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. The changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship, mechanics, and technology. It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their persistence to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, the Americas, China, Japan and among the Arctic peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Variations depended on local customs and ways of life because toys ’imitate their surroundings. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.
Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to technological leaps that characterize inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the oxcart to the automobile is a direct line of ascent. The progress from a rattle used by a baby in 3000 BC to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of available materials.
One aspect of "the universality of toys" lies in the fact that ______
选项
A、technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys
B、the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of universities
C、the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys
D、the basic characteristics of toys are the same the world over
答案
D
解析
作者在第三段第三句指出"It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their persistence to the present that is amazing"之后,作者举例说明了“令人惊异的”“玩具的共性”是什么。例子说“在埃及、南北美洲、中国、日本和生活在北冰洋的各民族中总有同样的玩具”,然后作者更进一步举例说“几乎每个文明都有洋娃娃、小兵器、玩具士兵、
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/1fBK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
ThecultureoftheUnitedStatesisaWesterncultureoriginallyinfluencedbyEuropeancultures.Ithasbeendevelopedsince
ThecultureoftheUnitedStatesisaWesterncultureoriginallyinfluencedbyEuropeancultures.Ithasbeendevelopedsince
ThecultureoftheUnitedStatesisaWesterncultureoriginallyinfluencedbyEuropeancultures.Ithasbeendevelopedsince
PositiveforYouthaimstoplaceteenagersandyoungpeopleatitsheart.Thereistheaccurateexpectationteenagersthemselves
IhavebeenteachingforlongerthanIcaretosay,andalwaysofferacourseforenteringfreshmen.AndI’vediscoveredsomet
IhavebeenteachingforlongerthanIcaretosay,andalwaysofferacourseforenteringfreshmen.AndI’vediscoveredsomet
Itisasuccessinsofarasmorewomenretaintheiryouthfulappearancetoagreateragethaninthepast."Oldladies"area
Parentswhosmokeoftenopenawindoworturnonafantocleartheairfortheirchildren,butexpertsnowhaveidentifiedar
Everyyear,variousorganizationsandmagazinespublishcollegerankingsissuesintheircountries.Theserankingsoftengetal
随机试题
PowerPoint中,放映幻灯片时,只能单击鼠标换页。()
预防颞下颌关节紊乱病的措施中,错误的是
中药鉴定知识是在长期的实践中产生和发展起来的。我国人民在同疾病做斗争的过程中,通过不断地尝试,并学会了运用眼、耳、鼻、舌、手等感官来识别自然界的植物、动物和矿物的形、色、质地和气味,从而形成了对药的感性认识。粉末加硝酸立即产生气泡,并显棕红色或黄棕色的
甲将乙打倒在地致乙不省人事,丙从此地经过,见仇人倒在地上,以为他昏了过去,即拔出尖刀扎了乙的要害部位。后经法医鉴定,乙在被丙刺杀以前已经死亡,则丙()
控制性详细规划图纸比例为()。
参加监理工程师执业资格考试,除了要具有一定的专业学历外,还要具有( )。
软盘不能写入只能读出的原因是()。
在社会劳动生产率不变的前提下,个别企业劳动生产率提高到高于社会劳动生产率水平,意味着
PragmatismisaphilosophicalmovementthathashadamajorimpactonAmericanculturefromthelate19thcenturytothepresent
MuhammadAli,hishandsshakingandeyesreflectingtheWhiteHousechandeliers(枝形吊灯),acceptedthenation’shighestcivilianaw
最新回复
(
0
)