- 閱讀理解A
題干：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.
題目： 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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參考答案【正確答案：D】
細(xì)節(jié)。由文章第一段、第二段以及第三段內(nèi)容可知，人類修復(fù)破壞的方法有“發(fā)展科技”、“種植樹(shù)木”、“鋪設(shè)草坪、計(jì)劃生育以及提供教育”等。只有D選項(xiàng)“將人類遷出受破壞地區(qū)”沒(méi)有提到。
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