单选题
According to the passage, Adam Smith was the first person to______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节考察题。根据本文第一段Adam Smith,writing in the 1770's,was the first person to see the importance of the division of labor and to explain part of its advantages可知,文中只提及Adam Smith是第一个认识到劳动分工重要性的人,故C项正确。A、B、D项提供了文中没有提及的信息,则视为错误信息。