参考答案：D

解析：

[分析]： 因果关系的找寻和判断。 根据原文Seeing tourists who seem to be much richer than themselves，the local inhabitants are often tempted to steal from them．Sometimes tourists resist and get killed…可知当地居民见游客比他们富得多便起歹心去偷去抢，有时若游客抗拒便遭杀害。由此可见D项说 法与原文意思相符，该项为正确答案。[解题关键] 理解句间语义内在逻辑关系是解题的关键。