单选题 It can be learned from the passage that the new customs union ______.

A、 has no trade barriers at all so that it makes everything flow freely
B、 owns more consumers to promote the businesses in these three countries
C、 boosts the manufacturing industry of these three countries to develop speedily
D、 makes these three countries import more products while export less

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】推理题。题目问的是：从文章中可知新的关税同盟______。文章第五段第二句话和第六段都提到，新的关税同盟有九千万人，拥有更广泛的消费人群，从而使企业可以卖出更多的货物，并能更有效地进行生产。由此可以推出[B]“拥有更多的消费者以促进三国商业的发展”符合文章的意思。