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There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about

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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 are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.
    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, America, China, Japan and among the Arctic(北极的)people, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Variations depended on local customs and way of life because toys imitate their surrounding. Nearly ever)’ 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 cart to the automobile is a direct line of ascent(进步). The progress from a rattle(拨浪鼓)used by a baby in 3000 B. C. 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.
The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that______.
选项 A、they like challenging activities
B、their social roles are rigidly determined
C、most boys would like to follow their fathers professions
D、boys like to play with their fathers while girl with their mothers
答案B
解析 本题是细节题。文章第2段第1句说明了男孩子玩的玩具与女孩子玩的玩具不同，其原因正如本段第2句所说的“socialroles are rigidly determined”(他们的社会角色是严格决定了的)。“boys pattern their playafter the activities of their fathers and girls arebeing prepared”(男孩玩儿的模式是按照他们父亲所从事的活动，而女孩子则模仿她们母亲的工作)，“to step into the roles andresponsibilities of the adult world”(步人成人世界去扮演他们的角色和承担他们的责任)。
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