Question

read the passage from \by the waters of babylon.\ i looked out of another window—the great vines of their bridges were mended and god-roads went east and west. restless, restless, were the gods and always in motion! they burrowed tunnels under rivers—they flew in the air. with unbelievable tools they did giant works—no part of the earth was safe from them, for, if they wished for a thing, they summoned it from the other side of the world. and always, as they labored and rested, as they feasted and made love, there was a drum in their ears—the pulse of the giant city, beating and beating like a man’s heart. which text evidence from the passage best supports the theme that technology can come with an environmental cost? ∘ \i looked out of another window—the great vines of their bridges were mended and god-roads went east and west.\ ∘ \they burrowed tunnels under rivers—they flew in the air.\ ∘
o part of the earth was safe from them, for, if they wished for a thing, they summoned it from the other side of the world.\ ∘ \there was a drum in their ears—the pulse of the giant city, beating and beating like a man’s heart.\

Explanation:

To support the theme of technology’s environmental cost, we need text showing technology’s impact on the earth. The option “No part of the earth was safe from them, for, if they wished for a thing, they summoned it from the other side of the world” implies their technological reach disrupts the earth’s safety, highlighting environmental cost. Other options focus on infrastructure or city life, not environmental impact.

Answer:

C. "No part of the earth was safe from them, for, if they wished for a thing, they summoned it from the other side of the world."