People throughout the world are doing anything they can to ______ the serious problem of environmental pollution.
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 动词词组辨析。put up with“忍受”:submit to“提出”;comply with“遵守”;cope with“处理”。空格单词的宾语为“严重的问题”(serious problem),结合上下文,cope with符合语境。故答案为D。