It is an unfortunate fact of today’s life that most people are growing up unable to see the stars. The prime night sky exists on

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问题     It is an unfortunate fact of today’s life that most people are growing up unable to see the stars. The prime night sky exists only【C1】________pictures. This is true not only in cities and suburbs, but also in【C2】________areas. We have lost our view of the stars and【C3】________our nighttime environment as well.
    Such a loss【C4】________be acceptable if light pollution were the inevitable price of progress,【C5】________it is not. Most sky glow is【C6】________. It comes mainly from lighting sources that do little to increase【C7】________safety, security or utility. They produce only glare,【C8】________over one billion dollars annually in the U. S. alone.
   【C9】________science, the impact has been even more dramatic. Scientists require observations of extremely faint objects that can only be【C10】________with advanced devices at sites【C11】________of air pollution and urban sky glow. For example, some images of the objects can【C12】________information about faraway corners of the universe, helping us understand the way in【C13】________our world was actually formed.【C14】________, the light from these objects can be lost at the very end of its【C15】________in the glare of our own sky.
    Reducing light pollution is not difficult. It【C16】________that public officials and citizens be【C17】________ of the problem and act to counter it. As【C18】________, people can help reduce sky glow just by【C19】________lighting only when necessary.
    The stars above us are a【C20】________heritage. We must do our best to preserve it.
【C9】

选项 A、At
B、From
C、For
D、Over

答案C

解析 本题考查介词词义辨析。at“在(场合)”;from“来自……”;over“超过,在……之上”;for“对……来说”。此处是对于科学来说,for符合题意,故选C。
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