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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
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2012-01-16
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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. Its first use was 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 1th century B.C.
We know that the umbrella was 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 royalty 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 Europe to use the umbrella 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 late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It was not until the twentieth century that women’ s umbrella began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.
Which of the following in NOT true about the umbrella?
选项
A、No one exactly knows who is the inventor of the umbrella.
B、The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.
C、The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.
D、In Europe the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.
答案
C
解析
本题是是非判断题。其中,[A]、[B]、[D]的内容分别出现在文章的第 二、第一和第四段,因此部是正确的。根据最后一段第2句“Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time”我们得知“伞的式 样没怎么变化”,所以[C]的内容与文章不符合。故答案为[C]。
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