Since the time humankind started gardening, we _____to make our environment more beautiful.
A.try
B.have been trying
C.are trying
D.will try
答案:B
题目分析:考查动词时态。since 作为介词,后接某一确定的时间点,主句谓语动词是持续性动词,常与现在完成时态、现在完成进行时态或过去完成时态连用。句意:自从人类开始园艺,我们一直尽力使我们的环境更美丽。故B正确。