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It seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains...
It seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains...
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2020-12-24
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问题
It seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains.But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain.Its first use was as a shade against the sun!
Nobody knows who first invented it , hut the umbrella was used in very ancient times.Probably the first to use it were the Chinese , as early as the eleventh century B.C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade.And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honour and authority.In the Far! East in ancient times the umbrella was allowed to he used only by royalty or by those in high office.
In Europe , the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece.But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages , the use of the umbrella practically disappeared.Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century.And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority.By 1680 , the umbrella appeared in France , and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout 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 the twentieth century women ' s umbrellas began to he made , in a whole variety of colours.
55.This passage talks mainly about .
选项
A.how the umbre11a was invented
B.why the umbrella was so popular in Europe
C.the development of the umbrella
D.who needed umbrella first
答案
C
解析
通观全文,作者讲述了首先使用雨伞的国家和地区,接着讲述了雨伞的用途和形状随时代的变化而变化,因此,选项 C( 雨伞的发展)应为文章的中心思想。
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