单选题 The author mentions his family story in paragraph 4 to show that

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题问作者在第四段中提到自己家里的故事是为了表明什么。第四段"It has lots of problems,but I also know what life was like before safety nets,"承认前段说的社会保障确实会带来很多问题,作者又转而举出了在没有社会保障时他父亲童年时的生活境况:他父亲家还勉强过得去,但也负担不起他的学费;他们的邻居就更惨了。第五段中“Decades of safety-net culture have removed a lot of anxiety from our lives....”表明作者认为社会保障是有必要的。故[B]“处于困境中的人需要外部的援助”正确。 [A]勤俭的习惯对于谋生是很有必要的:作者的这个故事中并没有体现出勤俭的必要性。 [C]在过去,懒汉得到了应有的下场:第四段中"one neighbor lived in a tent on a vacant lot and another was known for owning only one pair of overalls,which his wife laundered in a tub on the stove on Saturdays while he sat by, wrapped in a blanket."说明很多人在那时生活状况很苦,但并没有说他们是懒汉。 [D]只有勤劳的人才能在艰苦的时期过上好生活:这个故事里没有谈论勤劳与否。