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,but 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 be 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 that women′s umbrellas began to be made,in a whole variety of colours.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the umbrella?
【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】文章最后一段指出，18世纪的雨伞除了重量有所减轻之外，形状的变化并不大。
我国独立自主的外交政策体现在哪些方面？我国为什么必须实行对外开放？
简述人民民主专政理论的基本内容。
简述走农村包围城市，武装夺取政权道路的必要性。
简述实践及其对认识的决定作用。
遵义会议集中解决了党的政治路线问题。
生产方式是社会发展的决定力量。
对外开放是我国的一项长期的基本国策，实行这一国策的前提和基础是（ ）
计划和市场是（ ）
加强党的自身建设，必须放在首位的是（ ）
中国共产党的立党之本、执政之基、力量之源是（ ）
