参考答案：B

解析：[听力原文]It was the first presidential election in nine years, made necessary after the death of Mr. Arafat on November 11. Despite being held under Israeli occupation, the voting was judged by international observers to be generally free and fair, with little interference from Israel, which eased travel restrictions on Palestinians and largely halted military activity in the territories.

[分析]： 语义的理解和判断。 关于这次选举，原文说虽然巴勒斯坦仍在以色列的占领中，但据国际观察家的判断，该选举总的来说是自由公正的。以色列没有对该选举进行干涉，且放宽对了巴勒斯坦人的旅行禁令，并暂时停止了在该地区的军事活动。由此可见，上述内容均有助于这次选举的顺利进行，A、C和D项均与原文相符，只有B项内容“以色列帮助在选举中维持秩序”原文未提。[解题关键] 将原文重点表达进行归类，进行判断。本题原文中的free and fair，little， eased和halted虽词性不同，但都与题干中contribute to“有助于……”意思相关，由此可顺利解题。