语法与词汇 14.The loss of the rain forests would upset the climates of tropical countries, bringing droughts and floods and______soil.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】形容词形似义异辨析。sterile意为“贫瘠的,(土地等)不长植物的”,如:asterile region贫瘠地区。sterile还表示“不育的,无菌的”。