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　　Coincident with concerns about the accelerating loss of species and habitats has been a growing appreciation of the importance of biological diversity, the number of species in a particular ecosystem, to the health of the Earth and human well-being.

　　The word "appreciation" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) ignorance

　　(B) recognition

　　(C) tolerance

　　(D) forgiveness

　　正确答案： B

　　托福词汇：appreciation

　　n.欣赏，鉴赏;感谢;评估，评价;(尤指土地或财产的)增值

　　名词复数:appreciations

　　[例句]Institutional investors are also looking to hard assets to strike a balance between income and capital appreciation.机构投资者也将目光投向了硬资产，以求在收入和资本升值之间取得平衡。