单选题 It can be inferred from the text that American history textbooks used to assert that

A、 many migrants to colonial North America were nor successful financially.
B、 New England communities were much alike in terms of their economics and demographics.
C、 many migrants to colonial North America failed to maintain ties with their European relations.
D、 the level of literacy in New England communities was very high.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[注释]推理判断题。本题问：可以从文中推理，美国历史书过去常常主张什么?第2段第3、4句写道；“其次，Bailyn认为，与美国历史教科书中过去一直流行的观念相反，从来也不存在一个典型的新世界社区。例如，早期新英格兰城镇的经济和人口特点差别很大。”由此推理，美国历史教科书过去一直持相反的观点，即新英格兰社区在经济和人口特点方面非常相似，故应选[B]。注意：推理判断题的命题思路的特征之一就是正话反说、反话正说。