单选题According to the passage, one of the reasons why readers in the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that ______.Athey were afraid of being unable to workBjobs were more dangerous thenCthey had bigger families to look afterDmoney was given away with the policies
单选题
According to the passage, one of the reasons why readers in the 1920s and 130s were attracted by free insurance policies was that ______.
A
they were afraid of being unable to work
B
jobs were more dangerous then
C
they had bigger families to look after
D
money was given away with the policies
参考解析
解析：
文中提到20世纪20、30年代是一个充斥着mass unemployment-economic insecurity和a passionate concern for the next generation的年代，由此可知读者之所以会对报纸和杂志提供的免费保险所吸引是因为他们担心失去工作后没有依靠，故A项正确。
文中提到20世纪20、30年代是一个充斥着mass unemployment-economic insecurity和a passionate concern for the next generation的年代，由此可知读者之所以会对报纸和杂志提供的免费保险所吸引是因为他们担心失去工作后没有依靠，故A项正确。
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