Passage III War can have a devastating impact not just on human life, but also on the environment. More than two thirds of the world'sbiodiversity hotspots experienced conflict at least once between 1950 and 2000, with many seeing repeated outbreaks, according toone study. Scorched-earth tactics and chemical warfare __(41)__ particular threats to flora and fauna. But when the conflictends, ceasefires are agreed, and troops __(42)__ unexpected sanctuaries for wildlife can appear in their __(43)__ In 1953,hostilities between warring North Korea and South Korea ended when an armistice agreement was signed. It mapped out ademilitarized zone (DMZ) between the countries that is 250 kilometers long and on average 4 kilometers wide.A heavy military presence remains and civilians are very rarely allowed into the DMZ, but troops have found evidence of rare Asiaticblack bears, Amur Leopards, and Amur gorals (a type of mountain goat) living there. "We call the region an accidental paradise," saysSeung-ho Lee, president of the DMZ Forum, a group that campaigns to protect the area's ecological and cultural __(44)__ . TheDMZ is home to more than 5,000 species, 106 of which have protected status. White-naped cranes and black-faced spoonbills areamong the rarer species to seek __(45)__ there, among the minefields and abandoned towns.
【題組】41.
(A) pose
(B) poise
(C) paste
(D) probe