问题
单项选择题
| Artificial flowers are used for scientific as Well as for decorative purposes. They are made from (51) of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be (52) from natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking skill and artistry are called for, (53) thorough knowledge of plant structure. The (54) of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known (55) the scientific world. (56) , there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist naturalists, Leopold Blalschka and his son Rudolph. The intention was to have the collection (57) at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. (58) it was never completed, it contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants. (59) detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models are (60) n locked cases as they are too valuable and fragile for classroom use. |
A．represent
B．substitute
C．replace
D．demonstrate
答案
参考答案：A
解析：A项represent意为“代表”，B项substitute和C项replace是同义词，意为“代替，取代”，D项demonstrate意为“示范；证明”。根据句意，这里应是A，句子的意思是：“做这些模型的本意是让这些收藏品代表美国本土生长的每科花中至少一种。”