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1、2011年英语四级考试仔细阅读练习(4)(含1 2011英语四六级进入备考阶段，毕业编辑整理六级备考资料供大家参考，祝大家取得好成绩！ Passage Four 作文 /zuowen/ Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about jus
2、t 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
3、. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world. 论文代写What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained are same. The changes have been
4、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 kin
5、ds 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. 论文代写 Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subj
6、ect 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 inventivenes
7、s. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times andsubject to the limitations of available materials. 总结大全 /html/zongjie/ 36. The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that _.A) their social roles are rigidly determined 简历大全 /html/
8、jianli/ B) most boys would like to follow their fathers professions 作文 /zuowen/C) boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers 毕业论文D) they like challenging activities 毕业论文37. One aspect of “the universality of toys” lies in the fact that _. 总结大全 /html/zongjie/A) technological
9、advances have greatly improved the durability of toys 毕业论文B) the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of universities 论文代写C) the exploration of the universe had led to the creation of new kinds of toysD) the basic characteristics of toys are the same the world over 开题报告
10、 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/38. Which of the following is the authors view on the historical development of toys? 总结大全 /html/zongjie/ A) The craftsmanship in toy-making has remained essentially unchanged.B) Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries. 论文代写C) The toy industry
11、has witnessed great leaps in technology in recent years. 作文 /zuowen/D) Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a childs character. 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/39. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys _. 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/A) follow a direct line of ascent 总结大全 /html/zongj
12、ie/B) also appeal greatly to adults 毕业C) are not characterized by technological progress 简历大全 /html/jianli/D) reflect the pace of social progress 论文代写 40. The author uses the example of rattle to show that _. 作文 /zuowen/A) in toy-making there is a continuity in the sue of materialsB) even the simple
13、st toys can reflect the progress of technology 毕业论文 C) even the simplest toys can reflect the progress of technology 简历大全 /html/jianli/ D) even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the timeUnit 1 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/21. C 22. D 23. B 24.C 25. A 简历大全 /html/jianli/26. D 27. B 28. A 29.C 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. A 34.B 35. B 论文代写36. A 37. D 38. B 39.C 40. D 简历大全 /html/jianli/
