(单选题)
According to paragraph 1. the U.S economy became the largest and the most modern in the world because ( ).
A.the
U.S. won the American Revolution
B.there were many new inventions
C.competing with the Europe and eventually surpassed it
D.the economy grew steadily for more than 150 years
参考答案:D
参考解析:
定位到第一段Several waves of inventions and growth soon hit. This happened over a period of 150 years. These advances made the U.S. economy the largest and most modern in the world.可见,几波发明和发展让美国在150年里一直能有稳定的发展,才是让美国经济变大变现代化的原因,D项符合题意,AC两项不符合原文的表述,B项仅仅提到了发明,表述不全面。故本题正确答案选D。
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