单选题 Norwegian farmers and fishermen have an important influence because ______

A、 they form such a large part of the Norwegian ideal
B、 their lives and values represent the Norwegian ideal
C、 their work is so useful to the rest of Norwegian society
D、 they regard oil as a threat to the Norwegian way of life

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】通过最后一段的"because the Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as essentially Norwegian. And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea. "可以推知B项正确。