Dinosaurs were reptiles which became extinct about 65 million years ago. The most intriguing question about dinosaurs has always

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问题     Dinosaurs were reptiles which became extinct about 65 million years ago. The most intriguing question about dinosaurs has always been "【21】did they die out?" There is no simple answer to this question,【22】many hundreds of scientists are studying the problem. They are not studying the extinction of the dinosaurs【23】, but the whole question of extinction. Many other plants and animals have【24】in the past, and it is important to understand【25】this happened. Having this information could help save many species that are【26】in the modern world. Humans are causing extinctions now, because of pollution and other damage【27】the environment. Maybe the dinosaurs can tell us how to save the earth today,【28】their extinction 65 million years ago! Some of the early dinosaur scientists, 100 years ago, thought the dinosaurs died out because the【29】changed, and they could not breathe. Others thought that the dinosaurs disappeared simply because they became too big.
    They were【30】to move and could not find enough food【31】One theory is that a huge killer meteorite【32】the earth. Some scientists【33】that the extinction of dinosaurs was possibly due to rapid【34】of the planet’s climate. Perhaps huge amounts of lava pours out of volcanoes in India. This sent up vast【35】of dust that blacked out the sun, and made the earth icy cold.

选项 A、as
B、because
C、even if
D、even though

答案D

解析 考查上下句逻辑关系和副词的词义。选项D even though“即使,尽管”,强调不管事实上如何,对既成事实的否定,符合题意。even if“即使,尽管”虽然也有转折之意,但更多的是对将要发生的情况的假设。
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