1.A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force. When the United Stated entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than any competitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale. Its scientists were the world’s best, its workers the most skilled. America and Americans were prosperous beyond the dreams of the Europeans and Asians whose economies the war had destroyed.
51. The U.S. achieved its predominance after World War II because_____.(2000text1)
A. it had made painstaking efforts towards this goal
B. its domestic market was eight times larger than before
C. the war had destroyed the economies of most potential competitors
D. the unparalleled size of its workforce had given an impetus to its economy
解析:此題是細節題中的因果識別,根據題干中的定位詞來找線索句:America and Americans were prosperous beyond the dreams of the Europeans and Asians whose economies the war had destroyed.通過線索句與選項進行一一比較,表達方式不同意思最為接近的同義替換選項是C。
錯誤選項分析:A選項painstaking efforts與原文的第一句中effortless success不符。B選項中than before與原文中than any competitor是不符的。D選項中unparalleled size of its workforce與原文中unparalleled economies of scale是移花接木。