专八英语阅读训练指导试题
Passage One (Violence Can Do Nothing to Diminish RacePrejudice)
In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violencehas so come to be taken for granted as a means of solvingdifferences, that it is not even questioned. There are countrieswhere the white man impos his rule by brute force; there arecountries where the black man protests by tting fire to citiesand 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 ofviolence – as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. What is really frightening, what really fillsyou with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actualprogress at all. We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basicallyunchanged. The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation ofviolence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have still not learnt that violence never solves aproblem 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 ruinsand wonder what hit us.
The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and herder to geta hearing. They are despid, mistrusted and even percuted by their own kind becau theyadvocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement. If half the energy that goes intoviolent acts were put to good u, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums andghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment for all, we wouldhave gone a long way to arriving at a solution. Our strength is sapped by having to mop up themess that violence leaves in its wake. In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill theideals of a stable social programme. The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutionsare 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
mustappreciate each other’s problems. And to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exerciin communication, in exchanging information. ‘Talk, talk, talk,’ the advocates of violence say, ‘allyou ever do is talk, and we are none the wir.’ It’s rather like the story of the famous barristerwho painstakingly explained his ca to the judge. After listening to a lengthy argument the judgecomplained that after all this talk, he was none the wir. ‘Possible, my lord,’ the barrister replied, ‘none the wir, but surely far better informed.’ Knowledge is the necessary prerequisite towisdom: the knowledge that violence creates the evils it pretends to solve.
年会公司祝福语
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.
狮子座和狮子座
[D] The Instincts of Human Race Are Thirsty for Violence.
2. Recorded history has taught us
[A] violence never solves anything.
熟鸡蛋能放几天 [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 percuted.
[D] Have difficulty in advocating law enforcement.
持股协议 4. “He was none the wir” means
[A] he was not at all wi in listening.
[B] He was not at all wir than nothing before.
[C] He gains nothing after listening.
[D] He makes no n of the argument.
5. According the author the best way to solve race prejudice is
怎么煮方便面 [A] law enforcement.
[B] knowledge.
[C] nonviolence.
[D] Mopping up the violent mess.
Vocabulary
1. acute 严重的，剧烈的，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 momentcomes. 当关键时刻来到时。
我只是普通人 5. war-paint 出战前涂于身上的颜料。(美印第安战士用)
元宝怎么折 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，对付，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 with despair is the realization that when it comes tothe crunch, we have made no actual progress at all.
【结构简析】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，令人绝望的是，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 violence leaves in its wake.破坏环境英语
