大全D-9 (未讨论)

kiid

In the industrialized nations, the last century has witnessed a shortening of the average workday from twelve hours or longer to less than eight hours. Mindful of this enormous increase in leisure time over the past century, many people assume that the same trend has obtained throughout history, and that, therefore, prehistoric humans must have labored incessantly for their very survival.

We cannot, of course, directly test this assumption. However, a study of primitive peoples of today suggests a different conclusion. The Mbuti of central Africa, for instance, spend only a few hours each day in hunting, gathering, and tending to other economic necessities. The rest of their time is spent as they choose. The implication is that the short workday is not peculiar to industrialized societies. Rather, both the extended workday of 1880 and the shorter workday of today are products of different stages of the continuing process of industrialization.

9. Which of the following inferences about industrialization is best supported by the passage above?

(A) People in advanced industrialized societies have more leisure time than those in nonindustrialized societies.

(B) An average workday of twelve hours or more is peculiar to economies in the early stages of industrialization.

(C) Industrialization involves a trade-off between tedious, monotonous jobs and the benefits of increased leisure.

(D) It is likely that the extended workday of an industrializing country will eventually be shortened.（D）

(E) As industrialization progresses, people tend to look for self-fulfillment in leisure rather than work.

我选的是B，主要由这句话推出In the industrialized nations, the last century has witnessed a shortening of the average workday from twelve hours or longer to less than eight hours，但问题是我的推力也存在一个假设： the last century =early stages of industrialization（B），怀疑问题出在这。

但我认为d也有不妥之处啊，Rather, both the extended workday of 1880 and the shorter workday of today are products of different stages of the continuing process of industrialization. 这句话推出的d吧，但也有可能工业化社会人们工作的时间是v字型的，先变短后变长啊？不能根据现有趋势断定今后也一直会继续变短啊？是根据many people assume that the same trend has obtained throughout history这句话么？

不明白了~~求教NN~~

dcmczj

The implication is that the short workday is not peculiar to industrialized societies. 觉得B是根据这句话排除的。

D是根据最后一句推出的