Manypeoplebelievetheglarefromsnowcausessnow-blindness.Yet,darkglassesornot,theyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesandwateringeyes,andevensnow-blindness,whenexposedtoseveralhoursof"snowlight". TheUnitedStatesArmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnowdoesnotcausesnow- blindnessintroopsinasnow-coveredcountry.Rather,aman'seyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofocusoninabroadexpanseofbarrensnow-coveredterrain.Sohisgazecontinuallyshiftsandjumpsbackandforthovertheentirelandscapeinsearchofsomethingtolookat.Findingnothing,hourafterhour,theeyesneverstopsearchingandtheeyeballsbecomesoreandtheeyemusclesache.Natureoffsetsthisirritationbyproducingmoreandfluidwhichcoverstheeyeball.Thefluidcoverstheeyeballinincreasingquantityuntilvisionblurs,thenisobserved,andtheresultis total,eventhoughtemporary,snow-blindness. ExperimentsledtheArmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthisproblem.Scoutsaheadofamainbodyoftroopsaretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushes,creatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-coveredlandscape.Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweight,darkcoloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheytoocanfocus.Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.Theirgazeisarrested.Theireyesfocusonabushandhavingfoundsomethingtosee,stopscouringthesnow-blanketedlandscape.Byfocusingtheirattentionononeobjectatatime,themencancrossthesnowwithoutbecominghopelesslysnow-blindorlost.Inthiswaytheproblemofcrossingasolidwhiteterrainisovercome. ?Thescoutsshakesnowfromevergreenbushesinorderto__________.
A.give the men behind something to see
B.beautify the landscape
C.warm themselves in the cold
D.prevent the men behind from losing their way
正确答案是A