单选题 According to the logical clue of the text, the second paragraph is an example to show that

A、 Japan was markedly influenced by the U. S. in education.
B、 education in Japan was not so developed as that in the U. S..
C、 Japanese educational institutions were much the same as those in the U. S..
D、 the Japanese government concerned itself only about the economic gain.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[注释] 逻辑结构题。本题问：根据本文的逻辑线索，第2段是用来说明什么的?第2段第 1句是段落主题句，它反映本段的中心思想；The pursuit of nothing but economic growth is illustrated by the response of the Japanese government to the American educational mission that visited Japan in 1947．划线部分画龙点睛地指出日本政府的追求目标。故答案非[D]莫属。