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According to this Passage, the umbrella was probably first invented [originaltex
According to this Passage, the umbrella was probably first invented [originaltex
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2023-11-05
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According to this Passage, the umbrella was probably first invented
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually me 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 elevendi century B.C.
In Europe, the Greeks were me first to use me umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed tiiat the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages, die use of me umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in die late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and autfiority. By 1680, me umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain thoughout 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 me twentieth century mat women’s umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours.
选项
A、in ancient China.
B、in ancient Egypt.
C、in ancient Greece.
D、in ancient Rome.
答案
A
解析
细节题。短文说,没人知道伞到底是谁发明的,但肯定在古代就有使用,很有可能首先使用伞的是中国人,即很有可能伞是在古代中国发明的,故选A。
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