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Sen. Kamala Harris was half right in her speech launching her 2020 presidential campaign, when she said we need to address clima

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问题     Sen. Kamala Harris was half right in her speech launching her 2020 presidential campaign, when she said we need to address climate change based on "science fact, not science fiction. " The truth is, we need both. Science fiction has an important role to play in rescuing the future from the huge challenges we’ re facing—and the responses to Harris’ statement illustrate this perfectly.
    When the California Democrat’ s statement about climate change went out on social media, a number of people pointed out the truth: Science fiction has been helping us to prepare for a world of potentially disastrous climate upheaval for years. But an equal number of loud voices took issue with Harris’ warnings about climate change, because in our post-truth era, die scientific consensus about what humans are doing to our planet is still somehow a matter of opinion.
    And that’s why science fiction is more important than Harris gives it credit for. No amount of scientific evidence will convince deniers—or the vast number of people who merely live in a state of denial. We live in a post-truth era in which facts and fiction are blurring into an indistinguishable mess and power belongs to whoever can tell the best story, true or not. What matters is just how something makes us feel? which is why we need better stories, that, in the words of author Neil Gaiman, " lie in order to tell the truth. "
    Stories about climate change might be fiction, but they can help to sway people’ s hearts and minds in a different way than a recitation of the undeniable facts. Science fiction creators have been looking for ways to restore people’ s faith in the future. Authors such as Alexandra Rowland have started a conversation about creating a new type of stories called "Hopepunk" that show people reasons to believe we really can do the hard work of fixing our problems. Some other authors are creating a new genre called " Solarpunk" that aims to tell stories about using technological and scientific innovation to help the environment.
    When the truth becomes near-impossible to distinguish through the fog of disinformation and " alternative facts," people tend to feel powerless to change the world. Activist LA. Kauffman says people need to be reminded that they "have more collective power than they realize. " Adds Kauffman, "There are truths we can get to through the imagination that are hard to get to through purely factual accounts. "
What do "Hopepunk" and "Solarpunk" have in common?
选项 A、A focus on technological innovation.
B、A vivid description of the harsh reality.
C、An intention to broaden our horizons.
D、An optimistic outlook for the future.
答案D
解析 推断题。题目问的是“Hopepunk”和“Solarpunk”有什么共同点，根据第四段可知“Hopepunk”和“Solarpunk”是两种新型的小说体裁，前者向人们传达通过自身努力解决问题的信心，后者致力于探讨使用科技和科学的创新来帮助解决环境问题，所以可以得出，两种体裁都对未来如何解决环境问题充满了积极乐观的态度。故选D。
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