单选题 What does "S. P. Q. R" suggest according to the text?

A、 It suggests that The Roman Senate was elected by the people and governed the people.
B、 It suggests that The Roman Senate was the highest authority.
C、 It suggests that it was the people, not government, who held the power and right of the country.
D、 It suggest that the Roman Republic functioned a democracy the same as America.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] “S．P．Q．R”的本意是“The Roman Senate and People”。即“罗马元老院和人民”。这句箴言暗指了“是人民，而不是任何形式的政府，享有国家权力。”“sovereignty rested in the people themselves，and not in any particular governmental form．”。[A]认为“长老院由人民选出，并统治人民”错有两处，其一，长老院内部是世袭制的；其二，国家权力在人民，不在长老院。[B]认为“长老院是最高权威”，是不对的。应该是人民。[D]说罗马的民主与美国的一样，但从文中描述可看出，并不完全一样，只是有相似之处而已。