2017年12月英语四级阅读练习（一）
Let us suppose that you are in the position of a parent. Would you allowyour children to read any book they wanted to without first checking its
contents? Would you take your children to see any film without first finding out
whether it is suitable for them? If your answer to these questions is "yes",
then you are either extremely permissive. If your answer is "no", then you are
exercising your right as a parent to protect your children from what you
consider to be undesirable influences. In other words, by acting as a censor
yourself, you are admitting that there is a strong case for censorship. Now, of
course, you will say that it is one thing to exercise censorship where children
are concerned and quite another to do the same for adults. Children need
protection and it is the parents' responsibility to provide it. But what about
adults? Aren't they old enough to decide what is good for them? The answer is
that many adults are, but don't make the mistake of thinking that all adults are
like you. Censorship is for the good of society as a whole. Like the law,
censorship contributes to the common good. Some people think that it is
disgraceful that a censor should interfere with works of art. Who is this
person, they say, to ban this great book or cut that great film? No one can set
himself up as a superior being. But we must remember two things. Firstly, where
genuine works of art are concerned, modern censors are extremely liberal in
their views—often far more liberal than a large section of the public. Artistic
merit is something which censors clearly recognize. And secondly, we must bear
in mind that the great proportion of books, plays and films which come before
the censor are very far from being "works of art". When discussing censorship,
therefore, we should not confine our attention to great masterpieces, but should
consider the vast numbers of publications and films which make up the bulk of
the entertainment industry. When censorship laws are relaxed, immoral people are
given a license to produce virtually anything in the name of "art". There is an
increasing tendency to equate artistic with "pornographic". The vast market for
pornography would rapidly be exploited. One of the great things that censorship
does is to prevent certain people from making fat profits by corrupting the
minds of others. To argue in favor of absolute freedom is to argue in favor of
anarchy. Society would really be the poorer if it deprived itself of the wise
counsel and the restraining influence which a censor provides.
57. Permissive parents would ________.
let their children read any books they like to
not let their children see any films they like to
not let their children read any books without first checking their
contents
let their children see the films with their first checking
58. The fact that parents check the contents of the book or the film for
their children to read or see shows ________.
the necessity of censorship
many books and films are bad
children need their parents to help them understand more
the parents are permissive
59. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Some adults can't tell right from wrong.
Censorship is compared to the law because both of them perform good
service to society as a whole.
Censors pay attention only to genuine works of art.
Censorship is necessary because many books, plays and films are far
from being ―works of art‖.
60. What does the word ―corrupt‖ (Line 5, Para 4) mean?
Make morally bad. Hurt. Injure. Damage.
61. What would be the best title of this passage?
Permissive Parents and Responsible Parents.
Censorship and the law.
Censors Value Artistic Merits.
Censorship Performs Good Service to Society.
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