[填空题]Alexis de Tocqueville, the French political scientist is most famous for his four-volume book, "Democracy in America". In 1831, he came to America and after only nine months he wrote a remarkable book which is (36) as a classic. De Tocqueville had unusual powers of observation. He described not only the (37) system of government and how it (38) , but its effect on how Americans think, feel, and act. Many scholars believe he had a deeper understanding of traditional American (39) and values than anyone else who has written about the United States. What is so remarkable is that many of these traits which he (40) nearly 200 years ago are still (41) and meaningful today. His observations are also important because the (42) of his visit was the era of the small farmer, the small businessman, and the settling of the western (43) He was a neutral observer and saw both the good and bad sides of these qualiti

[单项选择]Alexis de Tocqueville, the French political scientist, historian, philosopher and politician, is most famous for a four-volume book he wrote called Democracy in America. He came to America in 1831 to study the American form of democracy and what it might mean to the rest of the world. After a visit of only nine months, he wrote a remarkable book which is regarded as a classic. Tocqueville had unusual powers of observation. He described not only the democratic system of government and how it operated, but also its effect on how Americans think, feel, and act. Many scholars believe he had a deeper understanding of traditional American beliefs and values than anyone else who has written about the United States. What is so remarkable is that many of these traits which he observed nearly 200 years ago are still visible and meaningful today. His observations are also important because the timing of his visit, the 1830s, was before America was industrialized. This was the era of the small far
A. philosopher.
B. author.
C. political scientist.
D. politician.