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 mans 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 mans heart.\

Explanation:

The theme "technology can come with an environmental cost" implies that technology impacts the environment. The phrase "no part of the earth was safe from them" shows that the gods' (representing those with advanced technology) actions affected every part of the earth, indicating environmental impact. The other options focus more on technological feats ("mended bridges", "burrowed tunnels", "flew in the air") or the city's pulse (a metaphor for the city's life - not directly related to environmental cost).

Answer:

"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."