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1、 英语中级篇阅读理解题及答案 In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned. There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protests
2、by setting fire to cities and by looting and pillaging. Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. What is really frightening, what really fills you with de
3、spair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all. We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged. The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught
4、 us absolutely nothing. We have still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute. The sheer horror, the bloodshed, the suffering mean nothing. No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us. The tru
5、ly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and herder to get a hearing. They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement. If half the energy that goes into violent acts were pu
6、t to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution. Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wak
7、e. In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social programme. The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us. Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing we work within the fr
8、amework of the law. Before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between the races, we must appreciate each others problems. And to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exercise in communication, in exchanging information. Talk, talk, talk, the advocates of violence say
9、, all you ever do is talk, and we are none the wiser. Its rather like the story of the famous barrister who painstakingly explained his case to the judge. After listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser. Possible, my lord, the barrister repl
10、ied, none the wiser, but surely far better informed. Knowledge is the necessary prerequisite to wisdom: the knowledge that violence creates the evils it pretends to solve. 1. What is the best title for this passage? A Advocating Violence. B Violence Can Do Nothing to Diminish Race Prejudice. C Impor
11、tant People on Both Sides See Violence As a Legitimate Solution. D The Instincts of Human Race Are Thirsty for Violence. 2. Recorded history has taught us A violence never solves anything. B nothing. C the bloodshed means nothing. D everything. 3. It can be inferred that truly reasonable men A cant
12、get a hearing. B are looked down upon. C are persecuted. D Have difficulty in advocating law enforcement. 4. “He was none the wiser” means A he was not at all wise in listening. B He was not at all wiser than nothing before. C He gains nothing after listening. D He makes no sense of the argument. 5.
13、 According the author the best way to solve race prejudice is A law enforcement. B knowledge. C nonviolence. D Mopping up the violent mess. Vocabulary 1. acute 严峻的，猛烈的，敏锐的 2. loot v.抢劫，掠夺；n.赃物 3. pillage v.抢劫，掠夺 4. crunch v.吱嘎吱嘎咬或嚼某物；n.碎裂声 when it comes to the crunch = if/when the decisive moment co
14、mes. 当关键时刻来到时。 5. war-paint 出战前涂于身上的颜料。（美印第安战士用） 6. come to light = become known 显露，为人所知 7. sap 剥削，使伤元气，破坏 I was sapped by months of hospital treatment. 我住院治疗几个月，大伤元气。 8. mop up 擦去，应付，处理 9. wake 船迹，航迹 in the wake of sth. = come after 随某事之后到来。 难句译注 1. What is really frightening, what really fills you
15、 with despair is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all. 【构造简析】when it comes to the crunch = when / if the decisive moment comes.当关键时刻来到时。 【参考译文】真正令人可怖的，令人无望的是，在关键时刻，人们意识到我们一点儿也没有进步/前进。 2. Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that viol
16、ence leaves in its wake. 【构造简析】in the wake of 在之后。 【参考译文】由于我们不得不清理掉暴力之后所留下的烂摊子，我们的力气因此减弱了。 3. After listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser. 【构造简析】none + the + 比拟级。固定用法，义：not at all 一点儿也不。EX: After the treatment, he is none the better.治疗后，
17、他并没有因此见好，（一点儿也不见好）。 【参考译文】听了律师的长篇解释，法官埋怨说他一无所获，并不因此变得聪慧些。 4. Knowledge is the necessary prerequisite to wisdom. 【参考译文】学问是才智的必要的先决条件。结合上下文这里意思是：了解状况是解决问题的先决条件。句子后面的解释：学问是指了解它欲以解决暴力制造的恶行。 写作方法与文章大意 主要以比照的手法写出了暴力是有些国家用以解决种族差异的公认方法，这是人本性没有进步的表现，真正理智的人提出了法制才是解决问题的唯一途径，而这些人遭人轻视、迫害。指出假如我们把使用暴力的一半精力放在消退贫民窟，
18、改善生活水平，供应教育和就业，去除暴力造成的后果，也就是通过对它以法治理是能真正解决种族问题的”。尽管这些暴力者实行充耳不闻的态度。 答案详解 1. B 暴力难以消退种族偏见。文章一开头就提出有些国家种族偏见严峻，而暴力却是公认的一种解决方法。白人采纳暴力镇压，黑人以防火、掠抢为抵抗。而双方的大人物安静地论及暴力，好像这是一种合法的解决方案。就此指出人类的进步只在于外表衣饰等，人类的本能没有转变。整个有记录历史的文件没有教会人类任何东西。这是真正令人可怕的大事。 其次段论及真正有理智的懂得解决方案所在的人鼓吹法制，人们不停。他们反而收到轻视、迫害。就此提出假设，答出真正的解决方案嗜法制，以法治
19、理。 第三段进一步说明“沟通、对话”是了解双方问题的前提，即使暴力者不同意，但知道暴力制造它假装要解决的罪恶，是才智聪慧的必要前提。 A.鼓吹暴力。C.双方重要人物都把暴力作为合法的解决方案。D. 人类的本性是嗜暴性。 2. B没有什么。第一段中就明确提出整个人类有记录历史又长又臭的暴力文件记录，一点都没有教给我们任何东西。 A.暴力解决不了任何事情。C.杀戮（流血）没有任何意义。D.一切。 3. D在鼓吹法制方面有困难。答案在其次段，真正有理智的人鼓吹法制，遭到同类们的轻视、不信任和迫害。他们发觉要人倾听他们的意见越来越困难。 A.人们不听。B.遭人轻视。C.遭人迫害。这三项都包含在D项内。 4. C听后无所得。None the wiser一点也不比以前聪慧（这是按字面翻译）。实际就是C项。 A.在倾听别人上他一点也不聪慧。B.他和以前一个样。D.他听不懂论点。 5. A法制。其次段最终一句，假如我们在法律的构架中进展工作，真正的长久的解决总是能实现的。其次段其次句，他们遭到迫害是由于他们鼓吹法制这种明显令人不能容忍的事。 B.学问。C.非暴力。D.处理暴力带来的混乱。