【Theforestsofthetropicsproduceamagnificentgrowthoftrees,butcommerciallumberingisinhibitedbyproblemsthatincreasethecostofremoval.Theproliferationofspeciesthatiscommontoalltropicalforestscreatesdifficultiesbecausemany】
Theforestsofthetropicsproduceamagnificentgrowthoftrees,butcommerciallumberingisinhibitedbyproblemsthatincreasethecostofremoval.Theproliferationofspeciesthatiscommontoalltropicalforestscreatesdifficultiesbecausemanyspeciesareworthless.Thelumbermancombstheforest,therefore,removingthevaluabletreesthatareconvenienttowaterways,andfloatingthemdownstreamtoasawmill.Unfortunately,tropicalhardwoodstendtogrowslowly;anareaonceclearedneedssubstantialtimetorecover,forcingthesawmillstobecomemobile.Distancetomarkettendstobeconsiderable,raisingcostsoftransport.Becauseofthesedifficulties,onlythemostvaluablewoodscanabsorbthehighcostsassociatedwithproduction.Othertreesareleftuntouched.
1.Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheproblemsofcommerciallumberingis____.
A:selectingvaluabletreesisdifficult
B:manyofthetreesareuselessfortimber
C:thereislittlevarietyinthetypesoftreesintheforests
D:veryfewhardwoodsgrowintheforests
2.Thelumbermensearchtheforestsforvaluabletreesandchoosetheonesthat____.
A:areneartorivers
B:matureveryslowly
C:aretropicalspecies
D:areeasytocutdown
3.Accordingtothepassage,thesawmillshavetobemobilebecausetheyare____.
A:transportednearthemarkets
B:floateduptherivers
C:usedtotransportwood
D:movedawayfromclearedareas
4.Accordingtothepassage,relativelyfewtreesareremovedfromtheforestsbecause____.
A:theproliferationofspeciescannotabsorbthehighcosts
B:thetropicalhardwoodsareexpensivetoproduce
C:itistooexpensivetotransportthehardwoods
D:onlythemostvaluablejustifythecost
5.Whatcanbeassumedfromtheinformationgiveninthepassage?
A:tropicalforestsproducetoomanytrees.
B:toomanyspeciesgrowintheforests.
C:notenoughspeciesgrowneartherivers.
D:usefulspeciesdonotreproducequickly.