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
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented
admin
2011-01-14
38
问题
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C..
We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use; it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal people or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Eu- rope to use the umbrellas as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power and author-ity.
Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight.
It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s um-brellas began to be made in a variety of colors.
The umbrella was used only by royal people or those in high office______.
选项
A、in Europe in the eighteenth century
B、in ancient Egypt and Babylon
C、in the Far East in ancient times
D、during the Middle Ages
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/HfJO777K
0
成人本科学位英语
相关试题推荐
TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorthAmericawasprimarilyconcernedwithsheer(完全的,纯粹的)physicalsurvivalandbeyondthatit
Oneofthemostimportantsocialdevelopmentsthathelpedtomakepossibleashiftinthinkingabouttheroleofpubliceducatio
Asamediumofexchange,moneypermitstheseparationofexchangeintothetwodistinctactsofbuyingandselling,withoutrequ
AttheKyotoconferenceonglobalwarminginDecember1997,itbecameabundantlyclearhowcomplexithasbecometoworkoutint
Insomeways,theUnitedStateshasmadespectacularprogress.Firesnolongerdestroy18000buildingsastheydidintheGreat
Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploitedyearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofb
Whatideadidtheauthorderivefromtherecentopinionpolls?Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
ThepopulationofPennsylvaniaincreasedfrom50000in1730tomorethan200000in1763,due______tothethousandsofScotchI
HavingpassedTOEFL,hewas______fromtakingEnglishcourses.
Morethan30000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Ataspeedofonly30milesperho
随机试题
能力的发展水平在人群中的分布大概是
人源化抗体的最主要优点是A.亲和力强B.纯度高C.异源性低而有利于应用于人体D.稳定性好E.特异性强
上题所述病例的最佳治疗方剂是
计划编制时,()按分类规定属于竣工验收与备案文件。
下列关于负债和所有者权益区别的说法中,正确的是()。
吕剧是山东主要地方剧种,由民间说唱艺术“坐唱扬琴”演变而来。()
读某发达国家四城市人口的年龄、性别结构示意图,回答下列问题。根据人口年龄、性别结构判断,文化教育在城市服务功能中占主要地位的是()
英国革命诗人弥尔顿在《失乐园》中塑造的反抗者形象是_______。
设f"(x)>0,f(0)=0,证明:2f(1)<f(2).
提到中国体育不能不说乒乓球。乒乓球为中国赢得了无数个世界冠军(championship),给国人带来无穷的喜悦与自豪感。此外,乒乓球一直是中国人最喜爱的运动之一。无论在学校、社区(residentialareas),还是公园、广场,都可以看到乒乓球和人们
最新回复
(
0
)