单选题 From the first sentence of the third paragraph, we learn that _______.

A、 American political beliefs have influenced its economic system
B、 Americans fear excessive governmental control of the economy
C、 private ownership is important because of American beliefs in personal freedom
D、 personal freedom is the basis for private ownership in the U.S.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。本题考查第三段第一句话的内容：私有制受到重视的部分原因是美国人崇尚个人自由。句中的arise from(起因于，由…而产生)表明了句子前后之间的因果关系。由此可判断[A]项正确。 [B]项内容部分正确。[C]、[D]中important和basis夸大了personal freedom的作用，故排除。