首页
登录
职称英语
There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how
There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how
游客
2024-02-02
44
管理
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. [br] Regarded as a kind of art form, toys _____.
选项
A、follow a direct line of ascent
B、also appeal greatly to adults
C、are not characterized by technological progress
D、reflect the pace of social progress
答案
C
解析
第4段第1句提到,“由于玩具通常被看做是一种艺术形式,它们不必经历工艺的飞跃”。也即“不是以工艺的进步为特征”,因此选项C正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3415061.html
相关试题推荐
Thereseemsnevertohavebeenacivilizationwithouttoys,butwhenandhow
Thereseemsnevertohavebeenacivilizationwithouttoys,butwhenandhow
Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneedwithoutwhichachildatacritic
Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneedwithoutwhichachildatacritic
[originaltext]Innearlyallcivilizations,atnearlyalltimesinhistory,
[originaltext]Innearlyallcivilizations,atnearlyalltimesinhistory,
中国是世界四大文明古国(ancientcivilization)之一。它位于亚洲东部、太平洋(thePacificOcean)西岸,面积960万平
AnimalsontheMoveA)Itlookedlikeascenefrom"Jaws"butwithoutthed
AnimalsontheMoveA)Itlookedlikeascenefrom"Jaws"butwithoutthed
AnimalsontheMoveA)Itlookedlikeascenefrom"Jaws"butwithoutthed
随机试题
(1)SYDNEY—SeveralforeignownersofresidentialpropertyacrossAustraliah
The______ofaculturalphenomenonisusuallyalogicalconsequenceofsomephy
施工现场临时锅炉房设置的位置应考虑周围临建的环境,不宜和()等相邻。A.木工棚
从事道路危险货物运输的驾驶人员应当取得相应机动车驾驶证,根据《道路运输条例》,其
根据以下材料,回答71-74题 已知某项目前5年的净现金流量如表7—2所示。
监控糖尿病患者血糖控制水平的最佳指标是A.餐后血糖 B.空腹血糖 C.糖化血
患者女,65岁。结核病史10年,未接受正规治疗。X线胸片是右上肺3.5cm大小球
A.限制入水量 B.补充适量液体 C.10%葡萄糖酸钙静滴 D.11.2%
《建筑业企业资质管理规定》中规定,申请人隐瞒有关情况或者提供虚假材料申请建筑业企
自动喷水灭火系统可分为闭式系统、()。A.雨淋系统 B.喷水—干粉联用系
最新回复
(
0
)