设在区间 $[a, b]$ 上 $f(x)>0, f^{\prime}(x) < 0, f^{\prime \prime}(x)>0$ ，令
$$
\begin{aligned}
& S_1=\int_a^b f(x) \mathrm{d} x, S_2=f(b)(b-a), \\
& S_3=\frac{1}{2}[f(a)+f(b)](b-a)
\end{aligned}
$$
则
$\text{A.}$ $S_1 < S_2 < S_3$
$\text{B.}$ $S_2 < S_1 < S_3$
$\text{C.}$ $S_3 < S_1 < S_2$
$\text{D.}$ $S_2 < S_3 < S_1$