单选题 The primary purpose of the passage is to
  • (A) describe the relative speed of continental movement
  • (B) predict the future configuration of the continents
  • (C) refute a radical theory postulating continental movement
  • (D) describe the reasoning behind a geological theory
  • (E) explain how to calculate the continental drift per year


【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】The author takes the reader through Wegener's reasoning step by step, describing what led Wegener to reach his conclusions.