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2017年6月英语四级阅读理解100篇精析（3）
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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 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 despair, 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 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 truly 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
put 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 wake. 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 framework of the
law.
Before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between the
races, we must appreciate each other’s 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, "all you ever do
is talk, and we are none the wiser." It's 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 replied, "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] Important 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] can't 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. According the author the best way to solve race prejudice is
[A] law enforcement.
[B] knowledge.
[C] nonviolence.
[D] Mopping up the violent mess.
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