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参考答案：本题考查细节。文章第二段开头提到“Intothishappyworldthenineteenthcenturybroughttwonewfacts:therifleandtheBritishGovernment.Thefirstwasanenormousluxuryandblessing;thesecond,anunmitigatednuisance.”可见帕坦人对来复枪的引入持欢迎态度，而对英国的殖民侵略则持相反态度，综上，A选项正确。故为A项。