(单选题)

In the first paragraph, what is the author’s purpose of asking a series of questions? ( )

A.To show that people care more and more about this issue.

B.To raise readers’ awareness of the importance of the issue.

C.To stimulate readers’ thinking and relate them to the issue.

D.To emphasize that the questions are very difficult to answer.

参考答案：C

参考解析：

定位至第一段发现作者激发读者想象，提问了一连串的问号来引出第二段的点题，所以这些问题在于吸引读者关注接下来的话题。选项A：展示人们很关心这个话题；选项B：提升读者对该问题重要性的认识；选项C：激发读者思考，并将他们引入到话题中；选项D：强调这个问题很难回答。选项中只有C项符合作者的表达意图，故本题正确答案选C。

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