What is Anthony Horowitz famous for?

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问题 What is Anthony Horowitz famous for?
  
The character of Sherlock Holmes was originally created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle, who featured him in four novels and more than 50 short stories. After his death, his son Adrian wrote several stories featuring the famous Victorian detective, but critics say he was never that popular. But it’s the first time that the Arthur Conan Doyle estate has officially asked an author to write a new novel. He has been named as Anthony Horowitz and is best known for his Alex Rider children’s series.
The rolling Himalayan hills in India’s northeastern state, Assam, are carpeted with lush tea bushes whose leaves produce some of the world’s finest teas. But there are concerns that rising temperatures may be affecting the tea plantations, resulting in declining productivity of the brew to which millions of people across the world wake up. Scientists say rising temperatures can affeet the ability of the tea bush to grow. Tea production in the Assam region has declined in recent years, although the area under cultivation has risen.

选项 A、Tea production has declined.
B、The number of tea plantations has risen.
C、The quality of the tea is better.
D、The tea planting area changed.

答案A

解析 新闻的最后两句提到“科学家说上升的气温会影响茶树的生长能力。尽管种植面积已经增加了,但是最近几年在阿萨姆地区(Assam region)茶叶的产量已经下降了”,故选A。
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