单选题 The author discussed the fourteenth century intending to

A、 make a comparison between the state of affairs at that time and at this moment.
B、 get a clear picture of what we human beings are really like today.
C、 prove what the French medievalist had written in his book was reasonable.
D、 find the difference between what can be reflected in history and what can be easily found.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】文章第一段第三句说明了回溯过去的意义：可以使我们更清楚的认识到今天的情况。[A]是作者的做法，并不是他做这种比较的目的。[C]是作者举出的例子，也不是他做这种比较的目的。[D]文章并未提及。