Humans are cutting down the forests to ________ the land for other uses.

    A. clear            B. destroy          C. cover                D. protect

 

【答案】

A

【解析】詞匯辨析。clear “清晰的，清楚的”； destroy “破壞”； cover “覆蓋”； protect “保護”；又根據(jù)句意“人類為其他的用途而砍伐樹木，破壞了土壤。故答案為A。

 

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