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Every second,【56】hectare of the world’s rainforest is destroyed. That’s one to two football fields. This【57】rate of destruct

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问题     Every second,【56】hectare of the world’s rainforest is destroyed. That’s one to two football fields.
    This【57】rate of destruction has serious consequences【58】the environment. Scientists estimate, for example, that 137【59】of plant, insect or animal become【60】every day due to logging. In British Columbia,
    【61】,since 1990,thirteen rainforest valleys have been clear cut,142 species of salmon have already become extinct, and the【62】of grizzly bears, wolves and many other creatures are threatened. Logging,
    【63】,provides jobs , profits, taxes for the government and cheap products of all kinds for consumers, so the government is【64】to restrict or control it. Much of Canada’s forestry production【65】making pulp and paper. According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Canada【66】34%of the world’s wood pulp and 49% of its newsprint paper. If these paper products could be produced in some other way, Canadian forests could be【67】. Recently, a possible【68】way of producing paper has been suggested by agriculturalists and environmentalists: a plant called hemp. Hemp has been cultivated by many cultures for thousands of years. It produces fibre which can be【69】paper, fuel, oils, textiles, food, and rope. For many centuries, it was essential to the economies of many countries【70】it was used to make the ropes and cables used on sailing ships; colonial expansion and the establishment of a world-wide trading【71】would not have been possible【72】hemp. Nowadays, ships’ cables are usually made from wire or synthetic fibres, but scientists are now suggesting that the cultivation of hemp should be【73】for the production of paper and pulp. According to its proponents, four-times as【74】paper can be produced from land using hemp rather than trees, and many environmentalists believe that the【75】scale cultivation of hemp could reduce the pressure on Canada’s forests.
选项 A、resumed
B、renewed
C、refreshed
D、revived
答案D
解析 本题考核的知识点是：动词辨析。resume意为“停顿后重新开始”，如：We resumed our work after a rest．休息之后我们重新开始工作。renew意为“使已旧或已失去力气、活力等物变新或复原”，如：renew a stock of goods更新库存货物。refresh意为“使恢复力量、精力”，如：refresh oneself with a cold shower用冷水浴恢复精神。 revive意为“复活，复苏，再流行，再用”，如：The fresh air soon revived him．新鲜空气很快就使他苏醒过来了。revive an old custom恢复旧习俗。本文中重新种植大麻纤维以生产纸张和纸浆，这是老方法的重新启用，因此D为答案。
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