7. Let the height of the cone be 1, and the radius of the base be $\sqrt{3}$, then the maximum value of the area of the section passing through the vertex of the cone is ( ).
(A) $\sqrt{3}$.
(B) 2
(C) $2 \sqrt{3}$
(D) 3
7. B

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