What does the reference to ’a marathon’ indicate in the final paragraph?

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问题 What does the reference to ’a marathon’ indicate in the final paragraph?

选项 A、The rate at which the climate is changing.
B、The competition between rival theories of climate change.
C、The ongoing need for new climate data.
D、The time it might take for scientists to win back confidence.

答案D

解析 PARAGRAPH 14 Uses the term marathon to indicate the time it will take to rebuild confidence: a marathon race being a long distance race rather than a shortsprint.

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What does the reference to ’a marathon’ indicate in the final paragraph?

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Mostpeoplechoosealawyeronthebasisofsuch______considerationsashiscost,hisfieldofexpertise,andthefeeshechar

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Ithasbeenchallengingformosttwentieth-centuryAmericanpolicy-makerstorecapturethememoryoftheearlyUnitedSta

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