考研英语阅读分析详解例16_大学英语阅读

考研英语阅读分析详解例16

　　1. In the first paragraph, the author mentions McKendrick and Plumb most probably in order to

　　[A] contrast their views on the subject of luxury consumerism in eighteenth-century England.

　　[B] indicate the inadequacy of historiographical approaches to eighteenth-century English history.

　　[C] give examples of historians who have helped to establish the fact of growing consumerism in eighteenth-century England.

　　[D] support the contention that key questions about eighteenth-century consumerism remain to be answered.

　　2. Which of the following items, if preserved from eighteenth-century England, would provide an example of the kind of documents mentioned in lines 3-4, paragraph 2?

　　[A] A written agreement between a supplier of raw materials and a supplier of luxury goods.

　　[B] A diary that mentions luxury goods and services purchased by its author.

　　[C] A theater ticket stamped with the date and name of a particular play.

　　[D] A payroll record from a company that produced luxury goods such as pottery.

　　3. According to the text, Thompson attributes to laboring people in eighteenth-century England which of the following attitudes toward capitalist consumerism?