单选题 In Paragraph 3, the writer contrasts America with the Old Country to show ______.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第三段第四行:...how much wealth he could accumulate and pass along to his children,作者讲到在以前的家庭里,所有的希望都在父亲身上,儿子继承父亲所挣的钱。然后讲到之后男孩子们都被动员去了西部,父亲靠儿子养活。所以两代人间的经济关系发生了变化。故应选A。