(单选题)

By quoting the remark of a being from another planet, the author intend to ( ).

A.suggest human beings are controlled by a clock

B.describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth

C.tell readers what clocks look like

D.compare clicks to human beings

参考答案：C

参考解析：

根据题干关键词a being from another planet定位至第二段…what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. “…makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands…” 可知，整段都在讲述钟表的外表和功能，选项C正确。选项A是只是第二段中的一句话，并不是拿外星人举例的目的，错误；选项B：钟表可以掌控地球的原因；选项D：把钟表的滴答声比喻成人类，这两个选项的内容是无中生有。故正确答案是选项C。

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