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
87
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.
Stones were commonly used to build houses in______ . ( )
选项
A、Virginia
B、Boston
C、Charleston
D、Pennsylvania
答案
C
解析
本题为细节题,根据提示读第四段,第一句“Eighteenth—centuryhouses showed great interior improvements over their predecessors”可见predecessors指十八世纪之前的房子。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/XHrx777K
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
IamspeakingnotasaBriton,notasaEuropean,notasamemberofawesterndemocracy,【C1】______.Theworldisfullofconf
Aheadtrackcoach,BillBowerman,designedapairoflightershoeswithbettersupportandgreaterstrengthandsentthedesign
(curious)Shedecidedtocallherex-boyfriendoutof______.
Americanworkerscontinuetodemandshorterandshorterworkinghourseachweek.Thepossibilityofafour-dayworkingweekisn
(courage)Iwanttothankeveryonewhohas______andsupportedme.
Readingskillsareveryimportant.ExpertsestimatethatitispossibleforanynormaladultEnglishspeakertoread1,000words
Ineverysocietyitisnecessarytohaveageneralsystemoflawstoensurejustice.Lawsaredesignedtomakecertainthatpeop
InrecentyearstwofamiliesofSaskatchewanhaveconvertedoldroundmetalgrainbinsintounlikelyaccommodations,andopened
【T1】Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnessandindulgencetowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinm
Wesaythestructureofidiomsarestablebecause______.()
随机试题
“截获”是一种网络安全攻击形式,它所攻击的目标是信息的()
根管治疗术的适应证包括
行政法规、部门规章适用于()。
采用工程咨询综合评价方法评价投资项目时,确定其评价指标的权重主要采用()。
承包单位超越本单位资质等级承揽工程的,责令_________,处以罚款,可以责令停业整顿、降低资质等级。()
影响商品国际价值量的因素有()。
发行企业债券的条件要求发行方在发行企业债券前()。
在Windows系统中实现中英文输入法之间的切换的按键是()。
经国务院批准,撤销海南省西沙群岛、南沙群岛、中沙群岛办事处.设立地级三沙市,管辖西沙群岛、中沙群岛、南沙群岛的岛礁及其海域。三沙市人民政府驻西沙()。
Wal-Mart[A]Wal-Martismorethanjusttheworld’slargestretailer.Itisaneconomicforce,aculturalphenomenonandalightn
最新回复
(
0
)