试题题干
The main hurdles to New Zealand's economic development are its great distance from major world markets and its limited（ ）.
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本题考查新西兰经济发展的限制因素。
The main hurdles to economic development are New Zealand's great distance from major world markets (particularly from the United States and Europe) and its limited population.
新西兰经济发展面临的主要障碍是其与世界主要市场（尤其是美国和欧洲）距离较远，且人口数量有限。故选D。