Question

read the passage from animal farm.
the pigs had set aside the harness-room as a headquarters for themselves. here, in the evenings, they studied blacksmithing, carpentering, and other necessary arts from books which they had brought out of the farmhouse. snowball also busied himself with organizing the other animals into what he called animal committees. he was indefatigable at this. he formed the egg production committee for the hens, the clean tails league for the cows, the wild comrades re-education committee (the object of this was to tame the rats and rabbits), the whiter wool movement for the sheep, and various others, besides instituting classes in reading and writing. on the whole, these projects were a failure. the attempt to tame the wild creatures, for instance, broke down almost immediately. they continued to behave
which statement best explains how details in the passage develop the central idea that snowball is trying to make the farm more self-sufficient but is doing it in ways that do not suit the animals or their natures?
○ the details show that snowball and the pigs are studying human crafts such as blacksmithing.
○ the details show that snowball is very organized and has a plan for educating the animals.
○ the details show that snowball has some success in providing the animals with human education.
○ the details show that snowball has created humanlike activities that are unfamiliar to the animals.

Explanation:

题目要求选出能解释文中细节如何支撑核心观点的选项：核心观点是Snowball试图让农场自给自足，但方式不符合动物本性。文中提到猪学习铁匠、木匠等人类技艺，Snowball成立的各类委员会（如驯养老鼠兔子、让羊搞白绒运动等）都失败了，这些都是模仿人类的活动，和动物的天性不符。

• 第一个选项只提到学习人类技艺，没体现不符合动物本性；
• 第二个选项只说Snowball有条理、有教育计划，没点出不符合天性的问题；
• 第三个选项说在人类教育上有成果，但文中明确说项目大多失败；
• 第四个选项指出Snowball创造了动物不熟悉的类人活动，既对应了他为自给自足做的事，也点出不符合动物本性（不熟悉、违背天性），符合核心观点。

Answer:

D. The details show that Snowball has created humanlike activities that are unfamiliar to the animals