单选题Lovely useless things, according to the author, serve the purpose of _____.Adecorating the houseBshowing off one’s artistic tasteCreminding people of things pastDrevealing one’s tendency to waste money
单选题
Lovely useless things, according to the author, serve the purpose of _____.
A
decorating the house
B
showing off one’s artistic taste
C
reminding people of things past
D
revealing one’s tendency to waste money
参考解析
解析：
根据文中第二段第一句话，“lovely useless things often express archaic to exist in contemporary American houses already heated by gas and electricity, yet most people want one and it is still the focus of the living room”可知，这些可爱的无用的小物件可以为住房增加一些古韵，目的还是装饰房子，故选A。
根据文中第二段第一句话，“lovely useless things often express archaic to exist in contemporary American houses already heated by gas and electricity, yet most people want one and it is still the focus of the living room”可知，这些可爱的无用的小物件可以为住房增加一些古韵，目的还是装饰房子，故选A。
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