单选题   This rule may have preserved the shark from being eaten as well as other animals ______.
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查句子的并列结构。as well as连接并列复合句,要求前后结构一致,形成比较,该句的完整形式应为:preserved the shark from being eaten as well as other animals from being hunted. 为了避免重复,本题省略了与前面的重复部分from being,因此D为正确答案。