Passage2 Ifthepopulationoftheearthgoesonincreasingatitspresentr

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Passage2 Ifthepopulationoftheearthgoesonincreasingatitspresentrate,therewilleventuallynotbeenoughresourceslefttosustainlifeontheplanet.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury,ifpresenttrendscontinue,wewillhaveusedupalltheoilthatdrivesourcars,forexample.Evenifscientistsdevelopnewwaysoffeedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsonearthwillmakeitnecessaryforustolookforopenspacesomewhereelse.Butnoneoftheotherplanetsinoursolarsystemarecapableofsupportinglifeatpresent.Onepossiblesolutiontotheproblem,however,hasrecentlybeensuggestedbyanAmericanscientist,ProfessorCarlSagan. Saganbelievesthatbeforetheearth'sresourcesarecompletelyexhausteditwillbepossibletochangetheatmosphereofVenusandsocreateanewworldalmostaslargeasearthitself.ThedifficultyisthatVenusismuchhotterthantheearthandthereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere. Saganproposesthatalgaeorganisms,whichcanliveinextremelyhotorcoldatmospheresandatthesametimeproduceoxygen,shouldbebredinconditionssimilartothoseonVenus.Assoonasthishasbeendone,thealgaewillbeplacedinsmallrockets.SpaceshipswillthenflytoVenusandfiretherocketsintotheatmosphere.Inafairlyshorttime,thealgaewillbreakdownthecarbondioxideintooxygenandcarbon. Whenthealgaehavedonetheirwork,theatmospherewillbecomecooler,butbeforemancansetfootonVenusitwillbenecessaryfortheoxygentoproducerain.ThesurfaceoftheplanetwillstillbetoohotformentolandonitbuttherainwilleventuallyfallandinafewyearssomethinglikeearthwillbereproducedonVenus. CarlSaganbelievesthatVenusmightbecolonizedfromearthbecause__________. 查看材料

A.it might be possible to change its atmosphere

B.its atmosphere is the same as the earth's

C.there is a good supply of water on Venus

D.the days on Venus are long enough

正确答案是A