单选题 According to the passage, which of the following was probably true about copper in the colonies?

A、 The copper used by colonists was not effective in conducting heat.
B、 The copper items created by colonial coppersmiths were not skillfully made.
C、 There were no local copper mines from which copper could be obtained.
D、 The copper there is not proper to be made into embellishments.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[精解] 本题是一个推断题，要求考生对文章中细节部分作出推断。解答这种类型的推断题要求考生尽量认真阅读文中提到的所有细节。
A．当地人用的铜传热性能不是很好。不对，和文中提到的铜的传热性能好矛盾。
B．铜制品的工艺不好。文中没有提及。
C．当地没有铜资源。不对。文中虽然提到铜需要进口，但是这并不代表当地就一定没有铜资源。
D．当地的铜并不适合用来做装饰品。正确，和文中“Copper was used for practical items， but it was not admired for its beauty.”对应。