单选题 "These countries" in Line 7, Para. 3, most probably refers to _________.

A、 the developing countries which used to be colonies
B、 the former British colonies which now are developing
C、 the colonized countries which become as strong as Britain
D、 the developing countries which are still colonized by Britain

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[定位] 第3段倒数第二句。
[解析] these回指第3段倒数第二句中的“developing countries，especially former British colonies”，将四个选项与此对比，不难发现选项B是该说法的同义替换。
[点睛] ①本题稍具干扰性的是选项A，但该选项前半段正确，后半段错误，根据原文，这些国家是英国的殖民地，而不是像选项A所说的任何的殖民地。②代词通常回指上文提到过的内容，如本题，在最后一段倒数第二句即能找到these的所指。