- 阅读理解A
题干:Onereasonforhopeliesintheextraordinarynatureofhumanintellectualaccomplishment.Ahundredyearsago,theideaofamanonmoon,oftheInternetremainedintherealmofsciencefiction.Yetwehaveseenthosethingsandmuchmore.So,nowthatwehavefinallyfaceduptotheterribledamagewehaveinflictedonourenvironment,weareworkingtofindtechnologicalsolutions.Buttechnologyaloneisnotenough.Wemustengagewithourheartsalso.Evencompaniesonceknownonlyforprofitsarehavingachangeofheart.Forexample,Conoco,theenergycompany,workedwiththeJaneGoodallInstitute(J.G.I.)inCongotobuildasanctuaryfororphanedchimpanzees.Anotherreasonforhopeistheresilienceofnature—ifitisgivenahelpinghand.Fifteenyearsago,theforestsoutsideGombeNationalParkinTanzaniahadbeenvirtuallyeliminated.Morepeoplelivedtherethanthelandcouldsupport.J.G.I.initiatedtheLakeTanganyikaCatchmentReforestationandEducationProject,aprogramactivein33villagesaroundthepark.Todaypeopleimprovetheirlivesthroughenvironmentallysustainableprojects,suchastreenurseriesandwoodlots.Weprovidedhealthcare,family-planningandeducationprograms,especiallyforwomen.Astheireducationincreases,theirfamilysizetendstodrop.Whilepollutionstillplaguesmuchoftheworld,progressisbeingmade.ThisMayinSudbury,Ont.,Isawnewforeststhatwererecolonizinghillsdestroyedby100yearsofnickelmining.Thecommunityraisedthemoneyandworkedformonthsspreadinglimeandplantingvegetationontheblackenedrock.Animalspeciesonthebrinkofextinctioncanbegivenasecondchancethroughprotectionandcaptivebreeding—evenifpreservingahabitatconflictswitheconomicinterests.AcompanyinChinaplannedtobuildarapid-transitlinerightthroughtheonlymajorremainingbreedinggroundoftherarepheasant-tailedjacana.Therewasanoutcry,butitwastheonlyeconomicallyviableroute.Environmentalistsworkedwiththecompanytocomeupwithasolution—movingthebreedingground.Waterwasdivertedbackintonearbywetlandsthathadbeendrainedbyfarmers,andsuitablevegetationwasreplanted.Iderivethemosthopefromtheenergyandhardworkofyoungpeople.Roots&Shoots,J.G.I.’sprogramforyouthfrompreschoolthroughuniversity,isnowactivein70countries.Thenameissymbolic:rootsandshootstogethercanbreakupbrickwalls,justascitizensofEarthtogethercanovercomeourproblems.
题目: “A man on moon” and “the Internet” in the first paragraph are given as examples to show(). - A 、how much technology has achieved so far
- B 、how much damage people have done to the earth
- C 、how much people were able to imagine a hundred years ago
- D 、how difficult it is to come up with technological solutions
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【正确答案:A】
例证。文章第一段提到,“一百年前,人类登月,互联网等想法都是科学幻想,现今,这些幻想已经变成现实,作者举这些例子是为了表明,迄今为止,人类已经取得巨大的科技进步。故选项A为正确答案。
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