- 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 living around Gombe National Park improve their lives by（）. - A 、receiving better education
- B 、giving birth to more babies
- C 、going abroad to learn new technology
- D 、seeking financial support from the USA
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參考答案【正確答案：A】
局部細(xì)節(jié)。文章第三段指出，J.G.I.為居住于Gombe國(guó)家公園地區(qū)的居民提供教育，提高了他們的生活質(zhì)量，尤其是接受教育的婦女，她們不再生那么多的孩子，故A選項(xiàng)是正確答案。
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