Acid rain leads to fish mortality. Many species of fish cannot survive in aquatic environments where the pH is below 5. 0. If th

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问题     Acid rain leads to fish mortality. Many species of fish cannot survive in aquatic environments where the pH is below 5. 0. If the water is too acid, the gill systems of many kinds of fish can be damaged.【C1】______, the acid alters the blood chemistry of all fish. As a result, the fish population in an acidic environment decreases or becomes extinct. Approximately 20 percent of the lakes in Scandinavia are without fish. Moreover, in Nova Scotia the【C2】______ salmon industry may be threatened by the decrease of salmon in rivers and streams. The impact is also considerable in the waters of Ontario and Quebec, where fish populations are【C3】______ the decline.
    What potential remedies exist for the acid rain issue? The experts disagree. Some say new environmental laws should be【C4】______ to control the emission of pollutants in the atmosphere. Some say that if we had known how serious acid rain was, we would have planned better to prevent it.【C5】______, all agree that if the consumption of fossil fuel were reduced, we would have less of a problem. Another【C6】______ is that special scrubbers could be installed in smokestacks to remove a good【C7】______ of the pollutants before they get into the atmosphere. Other ideas even include breeding more tolerant fish. And research suggests that spreading lime into lakes may be effective in【C8】______ acidity. In conclusion, it is clear that if we truly want to reduce the impact of acid rain, a【C9】______ of remedies and international cooperation must be explored. It is a sad fact that acid rain probably could have been avoided if we【C10】______ what we know now.
【C5】

选项 A、Furthermore
B、Conversely
C、Accordingly
D、Nevertheless

答案D

解析 本题应联系上下文来解答。上文提到The experts disagree,下文出现all agree that,前后呈现对立关系,因此D项Nevertheless“然而,不过”符合文意。其他三项中,Furthermore表示递进关系;Conversely表示完全相反的情形;Accordingly表示因果关系,都不正确。
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