问题
选择题
The Arctic, which is abundant in oil, _____ second only to the Middle East, is ______ home to seals.
A．the; a
B．/; the
C．the; a
D．/; /
答案
答案：D
题目分析:句意：有着丰富石油资源并且仅次于中东地区的北极地区是海豹的故乡。固定短语：be second to sb./ sth.“仅次于”；be home to “是……的故乡/所在地/发源地”，故答案选D。