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The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. It was not a sudden and violent overturn

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问题     The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. It was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on.
    America’s War of Independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. One was Canada, which received its first large influx of English-speaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. The third new comer—the United States—based itself squarely on republican principles.
    Yet even the political overturn was not as revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, notable Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a home-grown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and Parliament.
What does the author mean by "people went on working and praying, marrying and playing" in Paragraph 1?
选项 A、People had enough leisure time then.
B、More people got married than divorced.
C、Life went on as usual.
D、The war created new jobs.
答案C
解析 语义题。根据题干定位于第一段最后两句话“During the conflict itself people went on working and praying，marrying and playing．Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting…”，可知在冲突期间，人们仍然上班、做礼拜、结婚、玩耍，多数人并没有受到实际战斗的严重影响。所以作者写这句话是想表明在冲突期间，人们仍照常生活。故选C。
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