The Pacific island nation of Palau has become home to the sixth largest marine sanctuary in the world. The new marine reserve, now the largest in the Pacific, will 26 no fishing or mining. Palau also established the world's first shark sanctuary in 2009.
The tiny island nation has set aside 500,000 square kilometres—80 percent—of its maritime 27 , for full protection. That's the highest percentage of an 28 economic zone devoted to marine conservation by any country in the world. The remaining 20 percent of the Palau seas will be reserved for local fishing by individuals and small-scale 29 fishing businesses with limited exports.
"Island 30 have been among the hardest hit by the threats facing the ocean," said president Tommy Remengesau Jr. in a statement. "Creating this sanctuary is a bold move that the people of Palau recognise as 31 to our survival. We want to lead the way in restoring the health of the ocean for future generations."
Palau has only been an 32 nation for twenty years and has a strong history of environmental protection. It is home to one of the world's finest marine ecosystems, with more than 1,300 species of fish and 700 species of coral.
Senator Hokkons Baules, lead 33 of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act, said the sanctuary will "help build a 34 future for the Palauan people by honoring the conservation traditions of our past". These include the centuries-old custom of "bul", where leaders would call a temporary stop to fishing for key species in order to give fish 35 an opportunity to replenish (补充).
A) allocate
B) celebrities
C) commercial
D) communities
E)essential
F)exclusive
G) independent
H) indulge
I) permit
J) secure
K) solitary
L) spectacle
M) sponsor
N) stocks
O) territory
答案解析:
根据语境“新的海洋保护区，现在是太平洋最大的，将____ 禁止捕鱼或采矿”，可知这里表达禁止的意思，“permit”通常用于肯定语境表示允许，其反义概念“禁止”可用“no fishing or mining”体现，结合语境这里是说该保护区不允许捕鱼和采矿，所以选I。
根据“The tiny island nation has set aside 500,000 square kilometres—80 percent—of its maritime ____”可知，这里说的是划出其海洋的一定范围，“maritime territory”表示“海洋领土;海域”，符合语境，所以选O。
根据“That's the highest percentage of an ____ economic zone devoted to marine conservation by any country in the world.”可知，这里说的是专属经济区，“exclusive economic zone”是固定表达，意为“专属经济区”，所以选F。
根据“The remaining 20 percent of the Palau seas will be reserved for local fishing by individuals and small-scale ____ fishing businesses with limited exports.”可知，这里说的是小规模的商业捕鱼企业，“commercial”表示“商业的”，符合语境，所以选C。
根据“Island ____ have been among the hardest hit by the threats facing the ocean”可知，这里说的是岛屿社区，“island communities”表示“岛屿社区”，符合语境，所以选D。
根据“Creating this sanctuary is a bold move that the people of Palau recognise as ____ to our survival.”可知，创建这个保护区是帕劳人民认为对生存很必要的举措，“essential”表示“必要的”，符合语境，所以选E。
根据“Palau has only been an ____ nation for twenty years”可知，这里说的是帕劳成为一个独立的国家，“independent”表示“独立的”，符合语境，所以选G。
根据“Senator Hokkons Baules, lead ____ of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act”可知，这里说的是帕劳国家海洋保护区法案的主要发起人，“sponsor”表示“发起者;赞助者”，符合语境，所以选M。
根据“help build a ____ future for the Palauan people”可知，这里说的是为帕劳人民构建一个安全的未来，“secure”表示“安全的”，符合语境，所以选J。
根据“where leaders would call a temporary stop to fishing for key species in order to give fish ____ an opportunity to replenish”可知，这里说的是给鱼类种群一个补充的机会，“fish stocks”表示“鱼类种群”，符合语境，所以选N。
