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If all we did were simply work to live, the reality of our everyday existence would be equivalent to that of stone-age man. All

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问题     If all we did were simply work to live, the reality of our everyday existence would be equivalent to that of stone-age man. All of human achievement that makes modern life possible has happened because of time that has been freed up from the work of everyday survival.
    For most of the human species term on earth man and woman have been preoccupied with the simple business of staying alive in as much relative comfort as possible. Hunting and gathering, finding or building shelter, defending the little that one has from plunder, surviving long enough to have progeny of a mature enough age to contribute to the welfare of the group—this was initially the main business of living. It has only been comparatively recently, since the agrarian and industrial revolutions that utilised emerging technologies to free human beings from the drudgery of day-to-day survival, that time has become available to do other than simply survive.
    Living to work is a luxury that we should not take for granted, for even now there are many, in the developed world as well as the rest, that do not have such a choice.
    When we live to work we enjoy what we are doing, otherwise we wouldn’t be doing it. The term "live to work" implies choice. Working to live denotes the exact opposite: anything will do that pays the bills. Anyone in the latter situation will attest to the undesirability of being in such a position. Living to work suggests exhilaration in one’s calling; it summons images of freedom and excitement at the prospect of what each new day will bring, whereas working to live suggests drudgery and slavery, and little choice if any. "What do you want to do when you grow up?" is a question with which most children will be familiar, perhaps even weary. It is a question of which even a young adult can often not be sure until they have had experience of many different jobs, or at least the ones they initially thought to try. But to be forced to work at a task that one does not enjoy day after day for survival would be last choice on anyone’ s list. Enlightened humanity, while acknowledging that some undesirable jobs must be done regardless, would acknowledge that if one is motivated in their work, their work will be so much the better for it. Wouldn’t you rather live to work than work to live?
It is implied in the text that human beings ______.
选项 A、have been intent on contributing to the welfare of the group
B、stayed alive in as much as comfort as possible for centuries
C、made little progress before the emergence of technologies
D、were addicted to hunting, gathering, and building shelters
答案C
解析 根据第二段中的“It has only been…that utilised emerging technologies…that time hasbecome available to do other than simply survive”可知，人类直到使用了新兴技术后才从繁重的谋生劳苦中解放出来，才有时间从事谋生以外的活动。所以，C应为答案。
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