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。