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During the nineteenth century, when little was known about environmentalism

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问题     During the nineteenth century, when little was known about environmentalism and conservation, it was common to hear people in Europe and America say that the resources of the sea were unlimited. They believed the world and nature would【B1】______ reproduce all the resources they would need. For example, a【B2】______biologist writing in the mid-nineteenth century【B3】______that none of the great sea fisheries were to be【B4】______. Today, though, there is evidence that the resources of the sea are seriously endangered.
    【B5】______, environmentalists have focused their attention on the land and air. Recently, however, they are beginning to discover that the resources of the sea are in as much danger. The list of endangered【B6】______now included herring and crabs as well as the African elephant, Indian tiger, and the American eagle.
    【B7】______, the threats to fish are more【B8】______in some ways than the threats to animals and birds. This is because【B9】______. Hence, a decline in the fish supply could have extensive effects on hunger and population. Fishermen in the North Atlantic alone【B10】______without depleting fish reserves within the next few years. Rapidly declining sea resources in many parts of the world are problems that cannot be ignored any longer.【B11】______ [br] 【B3】
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解析 此空后接that从句，前面主语是a biologist(writing…作biologist的后置定语)，因此本空缺谓语动词。语法上需要用一般过去时态，用法上要求能够接宾语从句，意义上基本表示“说，认为”等含义，与前文的say，believed语义上相当。注意本词有两个m。
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