单选题 According to the passage, silversmiths and coppersmiths in colonial America were similar in which of the following ways?

A、 The amount of social prestige they had.
B、 The way they shaped the metal they worked with.
C、 The cost of the goods they made.
D、 The practicality of the goods they made.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[试题分析] 本题要求学生根据文章所给信息作判断。
[详细解答] 可从最后一段中得到答案“They shaped it in much the same manner as silver or melted it in a foundry with lead or tin．”即银匠和铜匠在对处理金属形状时，所用的方法是一样。