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Throughoutthepastcenturyhumanitydideverythinginitspowertocontrolnature.Wedammedearth'srivers,choppeddowntheforestsandexhaustedthesoils.Burningupfuels,wepumpedagreatdealofgreenhousegasesintotheair,alteringthechemistryoftheatmosphereandwarmingtheplanetinjustafewdecades.Andasourpopulationbeganintheyear2000abovethe6billionmark,stillspreadingacrossthecontinents,dozensofanimalandplantspeciesweredyingoutevery,day,includingthefirstprimate(灵长类)todisappearinmorethan100years.
Asthestartofthe21stcenturytherewereunmistakablesignsthatnaturewasbeginningtotakeitsrevenge.Meltingiceinbothpolesoftheearthsuggestedthattheclimatewaschangingrapidly.Weatherwasevenmorechangeablethanusual,givingsomeplacestoolittlerainandotherstoomuch.FiresracedacrossthedriedAmericanWestlastsummer,andrecentstormsspreaddamagesfromBritaintoChina.Nospecificeventcouldbedirectlyblamedonglobalwarming.Floodsanddroughtwillbemorefrequentandsevere.Othersadsignsfromanoverburdenedplanetincludefallinggrainandfishharvestsandfiercecompetitionforscarcewatersupplies.
Buttherewerealso,intheyear2000,signsofgreatawareness.ConnectedbytheInternet,hundredsofmillionsofpeoplegatheredforthe30thanniversaryofEarthDay.GovernmentsfromWashingtontoLimatookstepstoprotectthelargewildareasfromdevelopment.Progresswasmadetowardusingmorerenewableenergyfromthewindandthesun,andnewcarsthatusedbothgasolineandelectricityspotted(显示)fuel-economystatistics.
Thegoalforthenewcenturyis"sustainabledevelopment".Isthatpossible?Itdependsonhowwellweunderstandthathumanityispartofnature,notlordandmaster.
Whatistheresultofthehumancontroloverthenature? A.Naturalresourcesarebeingexhausted.
B.Thereisaglobalwarmingeffect.
C.Speciesofanimalsandplantsarereduced.
D.Alloftheabove.
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