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
2010-01-15
52
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 others. 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 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, 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.
The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that ______.
选项
A、their social roles are rigidly determined
B、most boys would like to follow their fathers’ professions
C、boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers
D、they like challenging activities
答案
A
解析
就为什么很多男孩与女孩玩不同的玩具的问题,作者在第二段中明确地给出了答案"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 pre- pared,e
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Va6K777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
(1)ScotlandYard’stopfingerprintexpert,DetectiveChiefSuperintendentGeraldLambournehadarequestfromtheBritishMuseum
(1)Toooften,investorsfocusonfiguresthatsupposedlyofferinsightintoacompany’sperformancewithoutsheddinglightonho
(1)Khalida’sfathersaysshe’s9—ormaybe10.AsmuchasSayedShahloveshis10children,thefunctionallyilliterateAfghanfa
Humanityusesalittlelessthanhalfthewateravailableworldwide.Yetoccurrencesofshortagesanddroughtsarecausingf
Somepeoplesuggestthatuniversitiesshouldconsiderofferingmorevocationalcoursestopreparegraduatesforwork.However,
PassageThreeThesteakhousemaybeAmerica’sgreatestsingleachievement.Sure,there’sthatConstitutioneveryone’ssoimp
TheUSisconsideredamultilingualcountrybutithasneveremployedanofficiallanguagepolicy.EventhoughEnglishisclear
Theremarkable______oflifeontheGalapagosIslandsinspiredCharlesDarwintoestablishhistheoryofevolution.
Suchapartmentsasshesawwereeitherdisgustinglydirtyor______dear,orboth.
BlackdeaththatdroveNewtonfromhiscollegeandintoamomentousdiscovery,【C1】______Englandin1665.Astronomicalrecords
随机试题
检查网络连通性的命令是()
#include<stdio.h>main(){intnum;scanf("%d",&num);if(num%2=1)printf("这是一个奇数\n”);elseprintf("这
患儿为40周足月儿,顺产,生后半小时即出现呕血。为明确诊断,应最先考虑的检查有
下列时间序列分析法中,适用于稳定形态的预测方法是()。
消化腺是分泌()的器官。
老周为了让两个孩子能接受更好的教育,将他们从农村转到了省会城市读书。为了多挣钱供孩子读书,老周每天起早贪黑,做临时建筑工,摆地摊卖菜,非常辛苦。但是,其中一个孩子却不能体谅父亲的艰辛,在学校与同学打架,上课与老师顶嘴,伤透了老周的心。对此老周备感无奈,于是
一位粗心的新手司机在高速公路上撞上了一辆汽车。
科学家的平均收入与他们作出的贡献比起来是太低了,最杰出的科学家的收入不应该和普通的名演员、歌星、体育明星、大饭店经理相比,应该和他们之中的最杰出者相比。除了以下哪项,其余各项都可能是上述议论所表达的意思( )。
在Excel的A1单元格中输入函数“=IF(12,1,2)”,按回车键后,A1单元格中的值为()。
下列叙述中正确的是()。
最新回复
(
0
)