请教大家0105阅读第2题，偶自己想不通了，请各位XDJM帮忙啊，谢谢哦。

crystalno_1

请教大家0105阅读第2题，偶自己想不通了。

原文如下：

     In the early 1800’s, over 80 percent of the United States labor force was engaged

  in agriculture. Sophisticated technology and machinery were virtually nonexistent.

  eople who lived in the cities and were not directly involved in trade often participated

Line in small cottage industries making handcrafted goods. Others cured meats, silversmiths, candle

  5)  or otherwise produced needed goods and commodities. Blacksmiths, silversmiths, candle

      makers, and other artisans worked in their homes or barns, relying on help of family

         erhaps no single phenomenon brought more widespread and lasting change to the

      United States society than the rise of industrialization. Industrial growth hinged on several

10） economic factors. First, industry requires an abundance of natural resources, especially

      coal, iron ore, water, petroleum, and timber-all readily available on the North American

      continent. Second, factories demand a large labor supply. Between the 1870’s and the

      First World War (1914-1918), approximately 23 million immigrants streamed to the

      United States, settled in cities, and went to work in factories and mines. They also helped

  15）build the vast network of canals and railroads that crisscrossed the continent and linked

      important trade centers essential to industrial growth.

         Factories also offered a reprieve from the backbreaking work and financial

      unpredictability associated with farming. Many adults, poor and disillusioned with

      farm life, were lured to the cities by promises of steady employment, regular paychecks,

  20)  increased access to goods and services, and expanded social opportunities. Others were

      pushed there when new technologies made their labor cheap or expendable; inventions

      such as steel plows and mechanized harvesters allowed one farmhand to perform work

      that previously had required several, thus making farming capital-intensive rather than

      labor-intensive.

  25）  The United States economy underwent a massive transition and the nature of work

      was permanently altered. Whereas cottage industries relied on a few highly skilled craft

      workers who slowly and carefully converted raw materials into finished products from

      start to finish, factories relied on specialization. While factory work was less creative and

      more monotonous, it was also more efficient and allowed mass production of goods at

      less expense.

题目：

2. Blacksmiths, silversmiths, and candle makers are mentioned in lines 5-6 as examples of

    artisans who

  (A) maintained their businesses at home

  (B) were eventually able to use sophisticated

     technology

  (C) produced unusual goods and commodities

  (D) would employ only family members

网上答案说是选A，我做的时候也在D和A之间犹豫。原文涉及到的用黄色显示，偶觉得D用employ不太妥，可A也漏了barn这个地点，所以想比较而言，我选了D,可对下来答案不对，所以偶又想不通了，请各位XDJM帮忙啊，谢谢哦。

mutegirl

我觉得d错在only上，原文并没有only的意思

crystalno_1

To mutegirl, 有道理，的确没有only的意思，谢谢哦，现在想明白了，这两天老碰到你热心答题，真是好人。

问一下，你是考过啦还是5月份考？我在上海，你也是吧？

mutegirl

不客气，我也正在备考5月的，看你的帖子正好一起复习了，我不再上海，在郑州

好运！！

crystalno_1

谢谢祝福，也祝你成功，考到想要的分数哦，呵呵。我们一起加油，共勉，讨论吧。

mutegirl

恩恩

公同打败ets

Veronica_Melody

good luck!!!!!!

crystalno_1

谢谢Veronica_Melody 哦，呵呵，不知道是姐姐还是妹妹。