【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[注释] 本题依据在第二段末句：They perform innumerable services for the old that they would be much better left to do，even with a struggle，for themselves．意思是“他们替老年人做了许多事，而这些事本该由老年人自己去做，即便做起来很吃力他们也会感觉好些。”可见，老年人并不希望把自己当作婴儿似的来照料。