首页
登录
职称英语
What is the passage mainly about? [originaltext] The delicate material that m
What is the passage mainly about? [originaltext] The delicate material that m
游客
2024-09-19
1
管理
问题
What is the passage mainly about?
The delicate material that most American brides wear upon their wedding day, lace, was a surprisingly serious issue in the politics of Europe and the United States until this century. In the 1500’s, the British economy was almost drained by the purchase of foreign lace. The nations of Europe began requiring their ambassadors to observe and report upon the state of the lace making industry in large lace producing countries such as Belgium. The British solved their problems by creating a lace making machine in the 1600’s. The machines were considered such state secrets that they were illegal to export. Finally, however, several of the machines were dismantled and shipped to France by ship. The Frenchmen brought the fashion to America and the Americans followed the same route as their French comrades—they smuggled lace making machines from Britain. Unfortunately, these machines weighed too much and covered an area of fifty feet long and ten feet wide, making them difficult to transport all the way across the Atlantic. Finally, in 1909, the British allowed lace making machines to be freely and legally imported to the United States. It wasn’t until the conclusion of all this international intrigue that the custom of wearing lace veils at weddings was feasible for the typical American woman.
选项
A、The origins of lace making.
B、The size of the lace making machines.
C、The intriguing history of lace.
D、The ways to manufacture lace.
答案
C
解析
主旨题。文章开头就讲到大多数美国新娘在婚礼上所穿的蕾丝材料直到这个世纪前都是美国和欧洲政治方面的严肃问题。最后这个事件终于在英国同意向美国出口蕾丝加工设备而画上句号。故整篇文章就是围绕蕾丝这种材料的历史展开的,选C项。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3765204.html
相关试题推荐
InwhatrespectistheUnitedStatesveryfortunate?[br][originaltext]The
HowlongdidEthbellteachminoritystudents?[br][originaltext]Afterreti
ThespeakercomparestheInternetto[br][originaltext]TheInternetisag
ThespeakercomparestheInternetto[originaltext]TheInternetisaglobal
WhyisgreenlivingencouragedinlocalcouncilsinBritain?[br][originaltext
WhyisgreenlivingencouragedinlocalcouncilsinBritain?[originaltext]W
WherearetheOlympicGamesheld?[br][originaltext]TheOlympicGamesare
WherearetheOlympicGamesheld?[br][originaltext]TheOlympicGamesare
WherearetheOlympicGamesheld?[originaltext]TheOlympicGamesarehelde
WhoboughtBuckinghamHouse?[br][originaltext]BuckinghamPalaceisthemo
随机试题
目前的快速以太网(1000BASE-T)使用交换机来组网,这样做的目的不是为了(
为了优化系统的性能,有时需要对系统进行调整。对于不同的系统,其调整参数也不尽相同
某公司总机构设在我国甲省某大城市,除在该大城市设立具有主体生产经营职能的二级分支
李先生是做体育器械生意的,自己的公司近两年的营业状况良好,目前从厂家进货需要首付
急性胎儿窘迫缺氧早期,胎心率于无宫缩时的范围是A.<120bmp B.<130
测验的效度是指测验的可靠性,即多次测验分数的稳定和一致程度。( )
张某,女,40岁,工人,2004年9月20日初诊。1个半月前因与家人争吵后出现咳
共用题干 甲房地产开发公司(以下简称甲公司)拟开发一住宅项目,并将该项目定位为
银行承兑汇票的承兑银行,应当按照票面金额向出票人收取()的手续费。A:千分之一
以下关于纤维增强塑料衬里施工要求,错误的是()。A.手工糊制的封底层和修补层自
最新回复
(
0
)