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An "apple polisher" is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe, but is close to it

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问题     An "apple polisher" is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe, but is close to it.
    All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high offices — just about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed.
    There are other phrases meaning the same thing as "apple-polishing"—"soft-soaping" or "buttering-up". A gift is just one way to "soft-soap" somebody, or to "butter him up". Another that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praise — telling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is.
    Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it.
    We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we are carried away by it. But if we just lap it up for its good value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves.
    Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to the endless sickening flattery of his courtiers. They overpraised him to the skies, as a man of limitless might.
    He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery.
What does the writer want to prove with Cromwell’s example?
选项 A、Everybody can be an apple polisher.
B、Cromwell was not a good apple polisher.
C、There are people who don’t like being apple polished.
D、George Fox and his party were not apple polishers.
答案A
解析 事实细节题。根据题干中的Cromwell可将本题出处定位于第二段。第二段第一句指出，所有的人都是“马屁精”，包括政客和身居要职的人——几乎每个人。第二句举例说奥利弗．克伦威尔用很多礼物去赢得乔治．福克斯和他的政党的支持，但最终失败。由此可知，第二句举出奥利弗·克伦威尔的例子是为了证明第一句的观点，即所有的人都是“马屁精”，故答案为[A]项。
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