Early life insurers in the United States found themselves facing the problem of obtaining
reliable information, as they needed to rely on applicants themselves to provide truthful,
complete answers to a standard set of questions. In an attempt to personalize the relationship
between insurers and their individual applicants, firms selected highly respected local citizens
to act as their agents. These agents were expected to evaluate the appearance of candidates,
unearth evidence of unhealthy family histories or questionable habits, and attest to the
respectability of the people writing testimonial letters on an applicant's behalf. In short, the
initial purpose of the agency system was not to actively solicit customers, but, rather, to
recreate the glass-bowl mentality associated with small towns or city neighborhoods.
1. The author suggests which of the following about “city neighborhoods”?
A. They were places where family histories were difficult to establish.
B. They were places where unhealthy behaviors had been successfully addressed.
C. They were locations that were well suited for recruiting insurance agents.
D. They offered a high degree of transparency about a resident's personal history and
character.
E. They offered potentially fruitful markets for the life insurance industry.
答案: D
为什么不选C呢?
最初建立保险代理制度不是为了拉客户,而是为了在city neighborhoods重建透明机制?
非常感谢!我一开始理解的意思是:在small towns或是city neighborhoods保险公司会找当地有名望的人做保险代理来保证投保人信息的准确性,所以应该选C
后来再看,文中用的associated with,那就是说associated with small towns or city neighborhoods实际上是修饰glass-bowl mentality的。像city neighborhoods一样的glass-bowl mentality(透明机制)。所以答案选D