单选题 The government of the developed countries may prefer to ______.

A、 a stable population
B、 a slowly-increasing population
C、 a fast-increasing population
D、 a declining population

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 第二段最后一句提到“…of a developed country may well prefer．．．slowly increasing population， rather than…stable or in decline”，因此不难看出，缓慢的人口增长率也许对发达国家有利。