From the first novel Sister Carrie on, Dreiser set himself to pr

From the first novel Sister Carrie on, Dreiser set himself to project the American values for what he had found them to be: （）to the core.
A、bestiality
B、political
C、religious
D、materialistic
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：From the first novel Sister Carrie on, Dreiser set himself to project the American values for what he had found them to be: materialistic to the core. 从第一部小说《嘉莉妹妹》开始，德莱塞就开始向世人展示美国的价值观：物质至上。因而，生活在一个拥有这样价值观的社会，人们总是沉迷于一种无止境却毫无意义的对自己欲望的满足的追求。