今天的句子：

　　But the force of geographic conditions peculiar to America, the interplay of the varied national groups upon one another, and the sheer difficulty of maintaining old-world ways in a raw, new continent caused significant changes.

　　昨天的解析：

　　A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly,

　　courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment.

　　去美国访问的人经常带回报告说，大多数美国人对他们友善、好客、乐于助人。公正的说，人们对加拿大人也有这样的评论，因而，应当认为这是北美普遍的现象。当然也有例外。在美国，心胸狭隘的官员，举止粗鲁的招待和毫无礼貌的出租车司机也并非罕见。尽管有不如意的地方，但因为人们常常得出美国人好客的观察意见，因而也就值得议论一番了。

　　55. In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ________.

　　[A] rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US

　　[B] small-minded officials deserve a serious comment

　　[C] Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors

　　[D] most Americans are ready to offer help

　　题型识别：细节题；

　　题干定位：根据visitors from the outside world可以定位到第一句； （定位错误                       的同学，自己去面壁！）

　　思路解析：常规的细节题解题思路

　　选项分析：[A] rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US

　　Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are

　　hardly unknown in the US.

　　和原文表述矛盾，可以排除；

　　[B] small-minded officials deserve a serious comment

　　文中没有提及

　　[C] Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors

　　this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians

　　和文中此句矛盾可以排除

　　[D] most Americans are ready to offer help

　　第一句的同意替换，入选！

　　这是一道特别典型的细节题：）