Passage 16 damages in the accidental death of their two year old was told that since the child had made no real economic contribution*1A*2C to the family， there was no liability for damages. In contrast value on the market， that is（同位语）， the conversion of their intangible worth into cash terms， became much greater.
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1. It can be inferred from the passage that accidental-death damage awards in America during the nineteenth century*1 tended to be based principally on the
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wealth of the party causing the death
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amount of money that had been spent on the person killed（A）
1 T- ]) `4 c9 L7 T ramount of suffering endured by the family of the person killed , H8 Y. E) {: {5 J8 W' l8 p+ b; w
( P, P3 F5 G$ S1 Q! O- P- U! f3 s2. It can be inferred from the passage that in the early 1800’s*2（孩子价值还没转变） children were generally regarded by their families as individuals who
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4 T5 {+ |" N. t. e3 Erequired constant supervision while working 6 ]$ D# ~0 P, f6 R7 v. o
were important to the economic well-being*2C of a family
1 ?7 g7 C- \. b$ N9 xwere unsuited to spending long hours in school（C） 3 y* P, H+ q, R5 @+ [
were financial burdens assumed for the good of society |
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