单选题Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers _____.Ato improve their hard lifeBin view of their long-distance travelCto add some flavor to their own daily lifeDout of a charitable impulse
单选题
Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers _____.
A
to improve their hard life
B
in view of their long-distance travel
C
to add some flavor to their own daily life
D
out of a charitable impulse
参考解析
解析：
过去，拓荒时代的家庭乐意招待陌生人，是为自己的日常生活增添情趣。“For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break …and brought news of the outside world.”指出，在美国历史的很长一段时期，对许多地区来说，一个旅行者的到来是很受欢迎的，因为它可以对平时单调的生活起一个调节作用。离群索居的家庭共同的问题是日常生活的单调与寂寞，陌生人或旅行者的到来可以使他们暂时摆脱这种生活状况，另外，他们也可以因此获得外界信息。
过去，拓荒时代的家庭乐意招待陌生人，是为自己的日常生活增添情趣。“For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break …and brought news of the outside world.”指出，在美国历史的很长一段时期，对许多地区来说，一个旅行者的到来是很受欢迎的，因为它可以对平时单调的生活起一个调节作用。离群索居的家庭共同的问题是日常生活的单调与寂寞，陌生人或旅行者的到来可以使他们暂时摆脱这种生活状况，另外，他们也可以因此获得外界信息。
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