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
2020-04-01
25
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 ascent (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.
One aspect of "the universality of toys" lies in the fact that _____.
选项
A、technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys
B、the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of universities
C、the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys
D、the basic characteristics of toys are the same the world over
答案
D
解析
推理判断题。第3段提到,“关于玩具的历史最惊人的不是在过去的岁月里怎样改变,而是它们怎样维持不变”,“在埃及、美国、中国等国家,通常出现了相同种类的玩具”,这些都说明"universality of toys"强调的是玩具基本特征的相似,因此D为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/0GsFFFFM
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Thestorewillnotbeinbusinessifthemancan’tgethismoneyback.B、Thestoreismisleadingwithitsbeautifuladvertisin
A、Thewomanisnowworkinginakindergarten.B、Themanwillsoonstartabusinessofhisown.C、Themanwouldliketobeahigh
A、TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda.B、Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.C、Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.D、T
A、TourEcuador’sAndesMountains.B、Earnanannualincomeof$2,800.C、Purchaseaplottobuildahomeon.D、Sendtheirchildren
TechnologicalchangesbroughtdramaticnewoptionstoAmericanslivinginthe1990s.Duringthisdecadenewformsofentertainme
Fordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheUnitedStates’leadershippositioninthedevelopmentofnewtechnologies.The
Oneprincipleoftaxation,calledthebenefitsprinciple,statesthatpeopleshouldpaytaxesbasedonthebenefitstheyreceive
CouldFoodShortagesBringDownCivilization?A)FormanyyearsIhavestudiedglobalagricultural,population,environmentaland
Acrosstherichworld,well-educatedpeopleincreasinglyworklongerthantheless-skilled.Some65%ofAmericanmenaged62-7
AlexPang’samusingnewbookTheDistractionAddictionaddressesthoseofuswhofeelpanicwithoutacellphoneorcomputer.And
随机试题
数控系统的现场维修有哪些主要工作步骤?
浦肯野细胞与心室肌工作细胞比较,其生物电变化的特征是
下列药物中不能口服的是()
使用Word常用工具栏,可以完成()等任务。
我国民航规定,旅客行李丢失的声明价值最高额为人民币()。
要约和要约邀请两者的根本区别在于________。
教学设计的基本特征是()。
一个品牌由不知名到知名,并且经久不衰,关键还是要持续保持和增强自己的市场竞争力。名牌是一代创、代代保,没有名牌要立志创名牌,有了名牌也只能作为竞争的起点。这意味着( )。
A地区与B地区相邻,如果基于耕种地和休耕地的总面积计算最近12年的平均亩产,A地区是B地区的120%,如果仅基于耕种地的面积,A地区是B地区的70%。如果上述陈述为真,最可能推出以下哪项?
Non-fatdairyproductssupplytheneedednutrientswithout______calories.
最新回复
(
0
)