首页
登录
职称英语
The first permanent shelters were probably built twenty or forty thousand ye
The first permanent shelters were probably built twenty or forty thousand ye
游客
2025-01-13
48
管理
问题
The first permanent shelters were probably built twenty or forty thousand years ago by fish-eating people who lived in the places as long as the fish supply lasted. Fish-eaters could stay in one place for several years. However, once man learned to farm, he could live longer in one place. Thus, he was able to build a permanent home. Once again, he built his home with the materials he found at hand. In Egypt, for example, wood was scarce, so most houses were built of bricks made of dried mud, with a roof supported by tree trunks.
When the Norsemen came from Scandinavia to northern Europe, they found many forests, so they built homes with a framework of heavy tree trunks and then filled the space between the trunks with clay. The Eskimos, on the other hand, lived in a land where there was little or no wood. They learned to adapt their homes perfectly to their surroundings. In the wintertime, when everything was covered with snow and ice, the Eskimos built their homes with blocks of ice. When the warm weather came and melted the ice, the Eskimos lived in a tent made of animal skins.
The weather is man’s worst natural enemy. He has to protect himself from extremes of heat and cold and from storms, wind and rain. Where there are torrential rains, houses are either built on piles to keep them off the ground, or they have steep thatched roofs to drain off the rain. People living in the Congo River region have found that steep, heavily-thatched roofs drain off the jungle rains more quickly.
Protection from danger has also influenced the type of house man builds. When enemies threatened him, man made his house as inaccessible as possible. The tree-dwellers of the Philippines protect themselves by living high above the ground. When danger threatens, they remove the ladders leading to their homes. The cliff dwellers of the American Southwest built their homes high up on the sides of cliffs, where access was very difficult.
Nomad tribes must move from place to place, taking care of flocks of sheep that are always in need of fresh grass. Their houses must be simple and easy to transport. The nomads of central Asia have developed a house made of a framework of poles covered with felt. The house is round because the framework is curved, and there is a hole at the top to let the smoke out. [br] The passage suggests that a house with a steep sloping roof is more likely to be found______.
选项
A、in a windy country
B、in a rainy country
C、near the coast
D、in the desert
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3911540.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]You’veprobablyheardtheslogan"savethewhales".Doyoukno
[originaltext]TwentypercentofMcDonald’sfast-foodsalesareoutsidetheU
[originaltext]TwentypercentofMcDonald’sfast-foodsalesareoutsidetheU
Howwelookandhowweappeartoothersprobablyworriesusmorewhenarein
Howwelookandhowweappeartoothersprobablyworriesusmorewhenarein
Howwelookandhowweappeartoothersprobablyworriesusmorewhenarein
Whatdoesitmeantorelax?Despite【C1】______thousandsoftimesduringtheco
Whatdoesitmeantorelax?Despite【C1】______thousandsoftimesduringtheco
Whatdoesitmeantorelax?Despite【C1】______thousandsoftimesduringtheco
Whatdoesitmeantorelax?Despite【C1】______thousandsoftimesduringtheco
随机试题
Whataretheygoingtodo?[br][originaltext]F:Iwanttotellyoumyproblem,
Butfortheirgeneroushelp,theexperiment______completedsoquickly.A、shouldn’
[originaltext]Forthesecondtimeinonlytwoweeks,alargegroupofpilo
“建筑化”大面积照明艺术,最能避免眩光的是( )。A.发光顶棚 B.嵌入式光
关于胰腺假性囊肿的手术治疗,下列不正确的是A.持续腹痛不能忍受,影响生活或囊肿≥
A.卡介苗 B.麻疹疫苗 C.乙肝疫苗 D.甲肝疫苗 E.脊髓灰质炎疫苗
精益化管理评价问题整改期限,暂不危及运行安全又需停电处理的,应在综合评估的基础上
各种运输方式内外部的各个方面的构成和联系,就是( )。 A.运输系统
择伐而补植林木类消耗性生物资产发生的后续支出,应计入()。A.管理费用
参与转氨基的维生素是A、维生素B1 B、维生素B6 C、维生素PP D、叶
最新回复
(
0
)