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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

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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, as early as the eleventh 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 honour 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 sunshades. 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 wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours.
A strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as ______ .
选项 A、protection against rain
B、a shade against the sun
C、a symbol of honour and power
D、a way of women’s decoration
答案C
解析 此题考查细节定位、逻辑分析。读懂四个选项，注意其中的四种用途，略读相关段落。略读时，注意句子中涉及strange和use的地方，以及与strange词义相近的词。可发现，第三段中And there was a strange thing connected with its use ：it became a symbol of honour 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．有strange和use的表述。注意with its use：中冒号的作用。冒号表示，其后的内容是对其前面内容的详尽说明，即对strange use的详尽说明，这有利于考生准确地进行细节定位。选C为答案。
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