[attachimg]1703[/attachimg] 答案是D,是否因为原文说了Pepper is consequently in relatively short supply?但是这并不能推出Surplus stocks,因为文中没有提到surplus的意味。虽然从常理推断是这样的,但是从原文不是很有力地推出。 当然,我选了E,也不是理想的答案,因为存在了一个假设,就是种植者要赢利,也许是错在unprecedented。但是我觉得5个答案都不太好。 听大家意见。
The key sentence is not the one you pointed out. The passage says that the sales exceed production. If there is no stock, how can sales outpaced production? So D is the answer.
Thanks Mindfree. Actually, I just felt there is no any implication in the article that the stock of pepper was surplus, but, indeed, "Pepper is consequently in relatively short supply" means there actually was , so the D is the best choice.