OG158

Euodia

158. With only 5 percent of the world's population, United States citizens consume 28 percent of its nonrenewable resources, drive more than one-third of its automobiles, and use 21 times more water per capita than Europeans do.

(A)  With

(B)   As

(C)  Being

(D)  Despite having

(E)   Although accounting for

. With in choice A and Despite having in choice D confusingly suggest that United States citizens somehow possess, rather than constitute, 5 percent of the world's population.

我觉得解释成“拥有”在语意上也是通的………………

OasisWater

注意‘拥有’所表达的含义与占。。。的百分比之间的区别；前者是固定的，而后者只是一个比例。

同时考虑到文中的转折含义：5%与后续的其他百分比对比，很明显，原文想表达转折无法通过with表现出来；