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For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to look at. Only recently have they come to think of it a

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问题     For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to look at. Only recently have they come to think of it as something to look through. Stores display their goods in large glass windows. Glass bottles and jars that hold food and drink allow us to see the contents. Glass is used to make eyeglasses, microscopes, telescopes, and many other extremely useful and necessary objects.
    Until the Second World War, most of the glass used for optical instruments was imported from Europe. However, during the war Americans could not get European glass, and they were forced to make their own. As a result, new kinds of glasses were developed that had been previously unknown. These new effects were achieved by mixing other chemical elements with the sand. Some of these new glasses are very strong and can resist many kinds of shocks. Legend has it that a very hard glass was invented by a Roman who showed his discovery to the Emperor. When the Emperor saw the glass he feared that it would become more valuable than gold and silver, making his treasure worthless. Therefore, he had the glassmaker killed, and the secret was not discovered again for hundreds of years.
    In the present century, safety glass was invented for use in modern cars and planes. Safety glass is made by placing a layer of plastic between two layers of plate glass. When the outside layer of glass is broken, the pieces do not scatter and injure people. Some glass of this type is strong enough to resist bullets.
    Although in recent years plastics have replaced glass under conditions where glass might be easily broken, there are new uses being developed, for the greatest advantage of glass is that its component parts are inexpensive and can be found all over the world.
Why did Americans make their own glass during the Second World War?
选项 A、The war blocked the way of glass import.
B、They refused to use the European glass.
C、The glass made in Europe was out of date.
D、They were able to make a new kind of glass.
答案A
解析 推理判断题。从第2段的第1、2句可以看出，二战前美国从欧洲进口玻璃，而战时却不能从欧洲进口玻璃，也就是说，进口玻璃的渠道应是被战争中断了，因此答案应为选项A。选项D是不能进口玻璃的结果，而不是原因。其余两项都没有原文依据。
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