In the American village and small town the pull is always toward ugliness, and in that westmere land valley it has been yielded to with an eagerness bordering upon passion.
句意：在美国的乡村和小城镇里，人们千方百计追求的目标是丑陋，尤其是在那个威斯特摩兰河谷 地区，人们对丑的追求已达到狂热的程度。此处pull意为目的；意向。drive驱动力。pluck勇气；精神。 motion运动；意向。punch冲压机。C选项与划线处意义最为接近，故选C。