As a construction material, bamboo is as strong as steel andsturdier than concrete. Moreover, in tropical areas bamboo is a much lessexpensive construction material than either steel or concrete and is alwaysreadily available. In tropical areas, therefore, building with bamboo makesbetter economic sense than building with steel or concrete, except where landvalues are high.

　　作为一种建筑材料，竹子像钢一样强壮像混凝土一样结实。此外，在热带地区，竹子是更便宜的建筑材料比起钢和混凝土，而且通常是容易现成可使用的。因此在热带地区，用竹子建筑成为更经济的做法比起用钢或者混凝土进行建筑，除了土地价值非常高的地方。

　　Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain theexception noted above?

　　下列哪一个选项，如果成立，最能够帮助解释上文提到的例外?

　　(A) Buildingconstructed of bamboo are less likely to suffer earthquake damage than aresteel and concrete buildings.

　　竹子建造的建筑物不太有可能会遭受到地震的毁坏比起钢和混凝土建筑。

　　(B) Bamboois unsuitable as a building material for multistory buildings.

　　竹子是不适合作为建筑材料的对于多层建筑而言。

　　(C) Inorder to protect it from being damaged by termites and beetles, bamboo must besoaked, at some expanse, in a preservative.

　　为了保护免受白蚁和甲虫的毁坏，竹子必须被一种防腐剂所浸泡湿透，在一些广阔的地区。

　　(D) In sometropical areas, bamboo is used to make the scaffolding that is used duringlarge construction projects.

　　在一些热带地区，竹子被用作制造脚手架，脚手架是在大型建筑项目中被使用的。

　　(E) Bamboogrowing in an area where land values are increasing is often cleared to makeway for construction.

　　生长在土地价值正在增长的地区的竹子，经常被清除为了给建筑腾地方。