- 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： The name of the program, “Roots and Shoots”(Line 1)in the last paragraph, is symbolic in that（）. - A 、people are planting more trees
- B 、people are trying to spread green color on the earth
- C 、people’s strength is like roots and shoots if they work together
- D 、the number of people is as large as the number of roots and shoots
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
局部细节。文章最后一段指出，树根和树枝能突破围墙，就像地球上的人类只要齐心合力就能克服困难一样。故选项C为正确答案。
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