问一道 GRE Passage28

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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？

annaleah099UID: 3924387

我在第一选把D一下排除了。可是回头看，D比C确实能够点明整个题意。这些保险机构最早要在小镇与城区建立的透明机制，而不是招揽客户。glass-bowl mentality一眼看穿的想法。c确实牵强了，因为只说了公司挑选了当地富有民望的公民做代理，并没有任何暗示说这些地区适合招聘保险代理。D说这些地区提供了个人高度透明的个人历史和品格，从文章中可以推理得出，因为文章里说这些代理将调查个人面貌，挖掘家族病史，和检查写保荐信人物的信赖程度。如果是如此详细的调查，必然将滤出非常详细的个人信息。

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annaleah099 发表于 2018-12-5 09:00
我在第一选把D一下排除了。可是回头看，D比C确实能够点明整个题意。这些保险机构最早要在小镇与城区建立的透 ...

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

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