What does the author intend to demonstrate with "office hours" adopted by the old (Paragra
What does the author intend to demonstrate with "office hours" adopted by the old (Paragraph 2) ?
A.A type of enforced systems.
B.A symbol for human initiatives.
C.A sort of freedom deprivation.
D.A token for the old' obsoleteness.
解析:题干问:“当说到老年人所采用的‘办公时间’时,作者想要阐明的是什么?”正确选项为C“剥夺自由”,老年人所采用的“办公时间”其实剥夺的是一种创造性和自由。关于自由这个论点在文中第1自然段提出,而且第3自然段中的“restricting inhibitions”也再次说明了这一观点。而选项 A“一种强加的制度”本身是个论据。选项B“人类创造性的象征”和选项D“老年人过时的象征”都不是作者说明这个“办公时间”所要阐述的观点。