Question

Read the following passage:

The year is 2186. Since the polar ice caps melted several decades ago, humans have been struggling to survive on a planet completely covered by ocean. They subsist only on seafood and fight over scarce fuel resources to power their watercrafts. Those who are able to produce fresh water rule over those who cannot.

Which statement best describes the main idea of this passage?

A.People will probably always have conflicts over who is in power.
B.Society will flourish no matter what natural disasters might occur.
C.Failure to control global warming now can have dire consequences in the future.
D.Even if all other resources are eliminated, humans can survive on seafood and water.

Answer 1

I would say the main idea would be D.Even if all other resources are eliminated, humans can survive on seafood and water

The answer choice A can also be valid if it talked more about those who can produce fresh water and what other things people can do that others can not that can make them more superior.

Answer 2

Answer:

A.People will probably always have conflicts over who is in power.

Explanation:

The passage illustrates an extreme situation which has forced human beings to live on scarce means: seafood and little fuel. There is nothing but water in this imaginary world. However, human beings will never give up their thirst for power. In this imaginary world,people can possess very little but that very little is enough to exercise power. Producing fresh water is one asset that will give a few a lot of power because this is needed to survive. These people use this to exercise power ; they do not share it with the others.