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
2024-09-30
12
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/3781249.html
相关试题推荐
ThebombattackshappenedinLondonwithacasualtyof[originaltext]Police
Whenwilltherescueresume?[br][originaltext]RescueworkersillFrancesa
Whenwilltherescueresume?[originaltext]RescueworkersillFrancesayane
Abouthowmanypeoplewerekilledintheattackoftsunami?[br][originaltext]
Thispassageismainlyabout_________.[br][originaltext]Everyyearsharks
Themandidn’toffer______.[originaltext]M:Excuseme,butthesecretaryreferr
[originaltext]AlthoughtheUnitedStateshasbeenshapedbycontinualwavesof
Thesectarianclashesoccurredbetween______.[br][originaltext]MoreChr
Thesectarianclashesoccurredbetween______.[originaltext]MoreChristian
HowmuchhasChineseeconomyincreasedbetweenAprilandJune?[originaltext]
随机试题
Theirrequirementisthateverymember______atleastonemeetingperyear.A、wi
[originaltext]Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplehavetospendlengthyhoursbef
Oneairlinechiefexecutiveofficer(CEO)wasthemasterofthepersonaltou
[originaltext]M:Prof.Jordanhasbeenverybusythisterm.AsfarasIknow.hew
患者,女,35岁。经前腹痛剧烈,以冷痛为主,得热痛减,月经量少色黯,肢冷畏寒,舌
关于膨胀土地基变形的取值要求中,不正确的是( )。A.膨胀变形量应取基础某点的
下列对场外期权市场股指期货期权合约的说法正确的是()。?A.合约标的是股票价格
药物警戒贯穿于药物发展到应用的全过程,从用药者安全出发,发现、评估、预防药品不良
建筑节能分部应在()进行验收。A.工程竣工后 B.检验批合格后 C.单
根据《建筑施工企业安全生产许可证管理规定》,建筑施工企业取得安全生产许可证应当具
最新回复
(
0
)