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  3. The library of congress in Washington, D.C., which【C1】______ the largest collection of books in the world, is fighting a battle

The library of congress in Washington, D.C., which【C1】______ the largest collection of books in the world, is fighting a battle

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问题      The library of congress in Washington, D.C., which【C1】______ the largest collection of books in the world, is fighting a battle against paper deterioration. The【C2】______ of the old books, often yellowed and torn,【C3】______ crumble when they are touched. The main culprit in the battle is the acidic paper that has【C4】______ making books since the nineteenth century.
     Air pollution and moisture【C5】______ the problem.【C6】______ , the books that are most【C7】______ destruction are not the oldest books. The paper in books produced【C8】______  the last century was made【C9】______ cotton and linen rags,【C10】______ are naturally low in acid. And the Gutenberg bible,【C11】______ five centuries ago, was made of thin calfskin, and is in【C12】______  good shape. But in the nineteenth century, with widespread literacy bringing a demand for a cheaper and more plentiful【C13】______ of paper, the industry began using  【C14】______  treated wood pulp for making paper.【C15】______ the chemical in these paper that is causing today’s problem. This problem of paper deterioration is one of【C16】______ concern. France, Canada, and Austria are all doing research into the new methods of deacidification. A new technology has been【C17】______ recently, in fact, that allows for mass deacidification of【C18】______ books at the same time. It costs less than microfilming and  【C19】______ preserves books in their original form.【C20】______ there will soon be treatment facilities all over the world to preserve and deacidify library book collections.
【C18】
选项 A、several
B、a great deal of
C、few
D、thousands of
答案B
解析 根据上下文，Mass deacidifacation(批脱酸)此处应该是thousands of books，a great deal of只能修饰不可数名词。因此正确答案是B。
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