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根据以下内容回答题。 Thefridgeisconsiderednecessary.Ithasbeensosincethe1960swhenpackagedfoodlistap-pearedwiththelabel:"Storeintherefrigerator."
Inmyfridgelessfiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthy.Themilkmancameeveryday,thegrocer,thebutcher(肉商),thebaker,andtheice-creammandeliveredtwoorthreetimeseachweek.TheSundaymeatwouldlastuntilWednesdayandsurplus(剩余)breadandmilkbecameallkindsofcakes.Nothingwaswasted,andwewerenevertroubledbyrottenfood.Thirtyyearsonfooddeliverieshaveceased,freshvegetablesarealmostunobtainableinthecountry.
Theinventionofthefridgecontributedcomparativelytittletotheartoffoodpreservation.
Manywell-triedtechniquesalreadyexisted--naturalcooling,drying,smoking,salting,sugaring,bottling...
Whatrefrigerationdidpromotewasmarketing--marketinghardwareandelectricity,market-ingsoftdrinks,marketingdeadbodiesofanimalsaroundtheworldinsearchofagoodprice.
Somostoftheworld'sfridgesaretobefound,notinthetropicswheretheymightproveuse-ful,butintherichcountrieswithmildtemperatureswheretheyareclimaticallyalmostunnecessary.
Everywinter,millionsoffridgeshumawaycontinuously,andatvastexpense,busilymaintaininganartificially-cooledspaceinsideanartificially-heatedhouse--whileoutside,natureprovidesthede-siredtemperaturefreeofcharge.
Thefridge'seffectupontheenvironmenthasbeenevident,whileitscontributiontohumanhappinesshasbeennotimportant.Ifyoudon'tbelieveme,tryityourself,investinafoodcabinetandturnoffyourfridgenextwinter.Youmaynoteatthehamburgers,butatleastyou'llgetridofthatterriblehum.
Thestatement"Inmyfridgelessfiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthily."suggeststhat A.theauthorwaswell-fedandhealthyevenwithoutafridgeinhisfifties.
B.theauthorwasnotaccustomedtofddgeseveninhisfifties.
C.therewasnofridgeintheauthor'shomeinthe1950s.
D.thefridgewasinitsearlystageofdevelopmentinthe1950s.
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