Question

use the passages to answer the question. which of the following summarizes how the passages both support themes about nature and human perception? (1 point) nature and humanity can be reflections of one another. nature has a power that is far beyond what humanity can see. nature is beyond human perception; it is something that goes on beside people without their awareness. nature is something that has far more power than humanity. kew gardens by virginia wolff thus one couple after another with much the same irregular and aimless movement passed the flower - bed and were enveloped in layer after layer of green blue vapour, in which at first their bodies had substance and a dash of colour, but later both substance and colour dissolved in the green - blue atmosphere. how hot it was! so hot that even the thrush chose to hop, like a mechanical bird, in the shadow of the flowers, with long pauses between one movement and the next; instead of rambling vaguely the white butterflies danced one above another, making with their white shifting flakes the outline of a shattered marble column above the tallest flowers; the glass roofs of the palm house shone as if a whole market full of shiny green umbrellas had opened in the sun; and in the drone of the aeroplane the voice of the summer sky murmured its fierce soul. yellow and black, pink and snow white, shapes of all these colours, men, women, and children were spotted for a second upon the horizon, and then, seeing the breadth of yellow that lay upon the grass, they wavered and sought shade beneath the trees, dissolving like drops of water in the yellow and green atmosphere, staining it faintly with red and blue. it seemed as if all gross and heavy bodies had sunk down in the heat motionless and lay huddled upon the ground, but their voices went wavering from them as if they were flames lolling from the thick waxen bodies of candles. voices. yes, voices. wordless voices, breaking the silence suddenly with such depth of contentment, such passion of desire, or, in the voices of children, such freshness of surprise; breaking the silence? but there was no silence; all the time the motor omnibuses were turning their wheels and changing their gear; like a vast nest of chinese boxes all of wrought steel turning ceaselessly one within another the city murmured; on the top of which the voices cried aloud and the petals of the flowers flashed their colours into

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage doesn't emphasize nature and humanity reflecting each other. It focuses more on nature's independence from human perception.
• Option 2: The passage isn't about nature's power being beyond human sight, but about it existing beyond human awareness.
• Option 3: The text describes nature (thrush, butterflies, heat, flowers) and human actions (couples moving, seeking shade) where nature proceeds with its own rhythm, and humans are part of it but nature isn't dependent on human awareness. For example, the thrush hops mechanically, butterflies dance, and humans dissolve into the atmosphere, showing nature goes on beside people without their full awareness.
• Option 4: The passage isn't centered on nature's power over humanity, but on the separation between nature's existence and human perception.

Answer:

C. Nature is beyond human perception; it is something that goes on beside people without their awareness.