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
自考
Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional, carrying over tradit
Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional, carrying over tradit
admin
2012-09-30
82
问题
Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North America were simple structures that were primarily functional, carrying over traditional designs that went back to the Middle Ages. During the first half of the eighteenth century, however, houses began to show a new elegance. As wealth increased, more and more colonists built fine houses.
Since architecture was not yet a specialized profession in the colonies, the design of buildings was left to carpenters who undertook to interpret architectural manuals imported from England. There are an astonishing number of these handbooks for builders in colonial libraries, and the houses erected during the eighteenth century show their influence. Most domestic architecture of the first three-quarters of the eighteenth century displayed a wide range of taste and freedom of application of the rules laid down in these books.
Increasing wealth throughout the colonies resulted in houses of improved design, whether the material was wood, stone or brick. New England still favored wood, though brick houses became common in Boston and other towns, where the danger of fire forced people to use more durable material. A few houses in New England were built of stone, but only in Pennsylvania and its neighboring areas was stone widely used in dwellings. An increased use of bricks is noticeable in Virginia and Maryland, but wood remained the most popular material even in houses built by wealthy landowners. In the Carolinas, even in the crowded town of Charleston, wooden houses were much more common than brick houses.
Eighteenth-century houses showed great interior improvements over their predecessors. Windows were made larger and shutters removed. Large, clear panes replaced the gray glass of the seventeenth century. Doorways were larger and more decorative. Fireplaces became decorative features of rooms. Walls were sometimes elaborately decorated. White paint began to take the place of blue, yellow, green and gray colors, which had been popular for walls in the earlier years. After about 1730, advertisements for wallpaper styles in scenic patterns began to appear in colonial newspapers.
The word"predecessors"(para. 4) refers to______ . ( )
选项
A、colonists in the 17th century
B、wooden houses in Charleston
C、houses before the 18th century
D、interior improvements in houses
答案
A
解析
根据最后一句“after about 1730,advertisements for wallpaperstyles in scenic patterns began to appear in colonial newspaper”可得知选项A表述正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/HHrx777K
本试题收录于:
英语阅读(一)题库文史类分类
0
英语阅读(一)
文史类
相关试题推荐
Regularinteractionorfamiliarityseemstoincreaseliking;often,thepeopleweinteractwiththemostaresimplythosewhoar
FriedrichDobl,aYugoslav(南斯拉夫人)workinginGermany,wasannoyedwithtrafficjams.Atlongweekendsandholidaytimeswhenhe
(increasing)Hisfatherbegantolosehismemorybitbybit,becoming______forgetful.
(decide)Hestoodthereforamoment______
Prometheuswashappytobeofservicetoman.Hetaughtpeople【C1】______.Hetaughtthemhowtoplantandgrowtheirownfood,
Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweennationsandthat,ifcountriesplaygamestogether,theyw
attributesaycountlesscreationestablishedunderstandseeparticularaboutrecognizeamong
【T1】Also,becauseanAmericanisperhapsmorelikelytoadmitandlaughathisownmistakesthanonewhostandsmoreonhisdign
Auctionsarepublicsalesofgoods,conductedbyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.Heaskedthecrowdassembledintheauction-
(child)Helikesclassicalmusicsince________.
随机试题
一台Y-160M-4型三相异步电动机,额定功率是11kW,额定转速为1460r/min,则它的额定输出转矩为()N·m。
天然气管道干燥就是清除管道中的杂物。()
简述培训需求分析的层次和方法。
营养充足的婴儿、孕妇、恢复期病人,常保持()
雄激素的临床用途有
患者孕35周,于34周发现下肢水肿,血压150/100mmHg,尿蛋白(+),近2d来血压170/110mmHg,尿蛋白(+++),水肿(+++),并伴有头痛、眼花,有时呕吐,胎心胎动正常。应诊断为
A.生脉饮B.龟龄集C.六味地黄丸D.人参归脾丸E.金匮肾气丸老年人偏于心脾两虚,宜选用的中成药是
2014年某运输公司拥有并使用以下车辆:拖拉机5辆,整备质量为2吨;整备质量为6吨的载货卡车20辆;整备质量为4.5吨的汽车挂车6辆。中型载客汽车10辆,其中包括2辆电车,核定载客人数均为9人以上。当地政府规定,货车的税额为60元/吨,客车的税额是500元
2014年3月,H公司厂房及其所在的集体土地,因某高铁项目建设需要,被列入征地拆迁范围,但在拆迁补偿标准的问题上,H公司与负责实施征地拆迁的乙市丙区人民政府发生争议。H公司遂根据《土地管理法实施条例》的规定,就双方的补偿标准争议提请乙市人民政府协调,但乙市
—Readthetextbelowaboutsupermarketcheckouts.—Inmostofthelines41-52theresoneextraword.Itiseithergrammatically
最新回复
(
0
)