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一道英语阅读选择题，求详细解答

Yoshiko Matsumoto has argued that young women probably never used as many of the highly deferential forms as older women. This highly polite style is no doubt something that young women have been expected to “grow into”—after all, it is a sign not simply of femininity, but of maturity and refinement, and its use could be taken to indicate a change in the nature of one’s social relations as well. One might well imagine little girls using exceedingly polite forms when playing house or imitating older women—in a fashion analogous to little girls’ use of a high-pitched voice to do “teacher talk” or “mother talk” in role play.

60. According to Yoshiko Matsumoto, the linguistic behavior observed in today’s young women ________.
A) may lead to changes in social relations
B) has been true of all past generations
C) is viewed as a sign of their maturity
D) is a result of rapid social progress
cet6 07年6月的一道题，我想问下您选的是什么，理由何在，谢谢
我很奇怪，为什么不选C，我的依据是
This highly polite style is no doubt something that young women have been expected to “grow into”—after all, it is a sign not simply of femininity, but of maturity and refinement

Answer 1

这道题本身争议就很大，答案主要集中在A和D之间，我个人倾向于D.

B和C显然是首先排除的。不选C的依据如下：
young women probably never used as many of the highly deferential forms as older women.

年轻女性可能从来不会用年长女性那样多的敬语。
所以the linguistic behavior observed in today’s young women反应的应该是a sign of their immaturity（不成熟），而不是maturity成熟。

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