单选题 Why does the author not think that "it is still a hefty chunk"?

A、 The people in the Gulf would not benefit in certain ways.
B、 The Gulf countries are incomparable to the county Swiss.
C、 Continued oil consumption will create high price pressures.
D、 Oil reserves will continue to be a supply of resources.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】题干问：“作者不认为‘它是一块很大的肥肉’是因为……。”根据原文信息，作者的原因是由于“石油不能给海湾的人们带来利益”，选项[A]表达了此意。而选项[B]“海湾可以把瑞士比下去”，[C]“不断增加的石油消费将产生高价格压力”以及[D]“石油的储量将继续是原料的来源”皆不符合题意。