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题目：The author was disappointed to find that_____. - A 、one's position is used as a gauge to measure one’s intelligence
- B 、talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job
- C 、one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person
- D 、professionals tend to look down upon manual workers
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
细节题。根据 disappointed 定位到文章的第一段第二句… I was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person. 这里的 it 指代的是 occupation，所以选 C 选项。Α 选项是原文第一句的内容，属于定位错误;B选项“像她那样有才干的人居然找不到一份体面的工作”，文中并没有提及;D选项中的“蔑视体力劳动者”语气过重, 文中的意思只是不尊重。
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