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
2010-10-14
51
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 another. 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(北极的)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 scent(进步). The progress from a rattle(拨浪鼓 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 author used the example of a rattle to show that ______.
选项
A、in toy making there is a continuity in the use of materials
B、even the simplest toys can reflect the progress of technology
C、it often takes a long time to introduce new technology into toy making
D、even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the time
答案
D
解析
事实细节题。本题考查本文最后两句。文中提到rattle时说道Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times…表明每个拨浪鼓都是时代艺术风格的产物,D“甚至一件简单的玩具也能反映时代的艺术风格”是对文意的抽象概括,为本题的答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ge87777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
Whyaresomanypeopleunhappyintheirjobs?Therearetwoprimaryreasons.First,somepeopleareconvincedthatearningaliv
Beforeinvestingincommonstocks,oneshouldbeawareofboththeiradvantagesanddisadvantages.Oneadvantageistheirhighp
TheWorldinaGlass:SixDrinksThatChangedHistoryTomStandageurgesdrinkerstosavorthehistoryoftheirfavoritebev
SecretsofStrongFamiliesAgroupofAmericanmarriageandfamilycounselorsonceplacedabriefnoticeinfourdozennewsp
SharksSharksareamazingfishthathavebeenaroundsincelongbeforethedinosaursexisted.Theyliveinwatersallovert
A、Hedoesn’tthinkitisdifficult.B、Hedoesn’tthinkitismoredifficultthanMarathon.C、HethinksitismucheasierthanFl
A、Inbed.B、Athermother’s.C、Inthehospital.D、Attheoffice.D场景推断题。女士在询问男士母亲的现状之前提到I’mcallingfromwork,可知女士是从办公场所打的电话,而选项
Inmanycountries,authorityisseldomquestioned,eitherbecauseitishighlyrespected,orbecauseitisfeared.Sometimes,to
Asubjectwhichseemstohavebeeninsufficientlystudiedbydoctors.tomandpsychologistsistheinfluenceofgeographyandcl
A、Thegreatnumbersofpeopleengagedincigaretteproducing.B、Therapiddevelopmentofcigarette-makingmachine.C、Therapidd
随机试题
A.放射性干性或湿性皮炎B.放射性脊髓炎C.白细胞和血小板减少D.放射性干性或湿性皮炎、皮肤毛细血管扩张、纤维化E.肺纤维化、肋骨骨折、皮肤毛细血管扩张、纤维化、心血管并发症乳腺癌放射治疗中属早期反应的是
男性患者,28岁。半年来常头痛、乏力,3d来视物模糊。体检:眼睑轻度水肿,血压180~210/105~120mmHg,尿蛋白(++),尿沉渣红细胞20个/HP,眼底检查:视网膜动脉痉挛,黄斑部有渗出和出血,视盘无水肿,B超:左肾大小为7.6cm×4.3c
A.贵重物料的粉碎B.比重较大难溶于水而又要求特别细的药物的粉碎C.对低熔点或热敏感药物的粉碎D.混悬剂中药物粒子的粉碎E.水分小于5%的一般药物的粉碎流能磨粉碎
桥梁拆除施工巾,进行基础或局部块体拆除时,宜采用()的方法。
过马路时听到汽车喇叭声后迅速躲避,违章骑车遇到警察时赶快下年表现的是()。
打乱的魔方重新还原,属于启发式问题解决模式。()
如右图所示,圆被三条线段分成四个部分。现有红、橙、黄、绿四种涂料对这四个部分上色,假设每部分必须上色,且任意相邻的两个区域不能用同一种颜色,问共有几种不同的上色方法?
已知(X,Y)在以点(0,0),(1,0),(1,1)为顶点的三角形区域上服从均匀分布,对(X,Y)作4次独立重复观察,观察值X+Y不超过1出现的次数为Z,则EZ2=________.
以曲线为准线,母线平行于z轴的柱面方程是________.
Ittooksometimetofigureoutjusttherightshoppingcomplex,offjusttherighthighwayinterchangeandjusttherightdista
最新回复
(
0
)