单选题According to the passage, the men whom Borglum hired were ______.Atrained sculptorsBlaid-off stone masonsCBlack Hills volunteersDvisitors to Mount Rushmore

单选题
According to the passage, the men whom Borglum hired were ______.
A

trained sculptors

B

laid-off stone masons

C

Black Hills volunteers

D

visitors to Mount Rushmore


参考解析

解析:
文章中指出Borglum和他儿子建造Mount Rushmore的时候钱很难挣,很多人都失业了。为了移动超过40万吨的石块Borglum雇了Black Hills地区被关闭矿山的下岗工人。此外他还教这些人在半空中时怎样对花岗岩进行爆破、钻孔、雕刻等,可见这些人都是受过培训的,因此A项正确。

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