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If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its current rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to
If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its current rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to
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2010-06-30
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If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its current rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life in the planet. By the middle of the 21 st century, if present trends go on, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on the earth will make it necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Cart Sagan.
Sagan believes that before the earth’s resources are completely exhausted it will be possible to change that atmosphere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as the earth itself. The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.
Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen should be bred in conditions similar to those on Venus. As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceships will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere. In a fairly short time, the algae will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.
When the algae have done their work, the atmosphere will become cooler but before man can set foot on Venus, it will be necessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.
If the experiments are successful, life will become possible there but it will not be pleasant at first. When they go to Venus, the first colonists will have to take plenty of water with them and get used to days and nights lasting 60 earth-days. But there will also be some advantages. The colonists will live longer because their hearts will suffer less strain than on the earth. Apart from that, they will be exploring a new world while those still in the earth are living in closed, uncomfortable conditions. Perhaps it will be the only way to ensure the survival of the human race. The prospect might be very promising but before all these come true, it is every one’s responsibility to protect the earth.
The reason why colonists will probably live longer is that ________.
选项
A、their hearts will suffer less strain than on the earth
B、they live in a less crowded and less polluted world
C、the days and nights on Venus are much longer than on the earth
D、the life on Venus will be more comfortable than on the earth
答案
A
解析
该题的答案在最后一段第四句可以找到。第四句为:The colonists will live longer because their hearts will suffer less strain than on the earth.即“拓殖者”活得长的原因是其心脏受到的压力小,这样可以同时排除B、C、D。
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