- 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： According to the passage, people can repair the damage by all the following means EXCEPT（）. - A 、developing technology
- B 、planting trees and grassland
- C 、implementing family-planning programs
- D 、moving people out of the damaged areas
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节。由文章第一段、第二段以及第三段内容可知，人类修复破坏的方法有“发展科技”、“种植树木”、“铺设草坪、计划生育以及提供教育”等。只有D选项“将人类迁出受破坏地区”没有提到。
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