Question

【題目】Is it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient practice which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past, the human race managed to live with it. Modern cleverness has changed this. Either man will end the existence of war, or war will end the existence of man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons (核武器) that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeeded in ending the existence of nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in ending war. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look up on international problems in a new way not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skillful in killing people, but by settling in accordance with(與、、、一致) agreed rules of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.

There are those who say that the acceptance of this or that ideology (意識(shí)形態(tài)) would prevent war. I believe this to be a big mistake. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic statements (強(qiáng)詞奪理) ，which are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their supporters believe in them so deeply that they are willing to go to war in support of them.

The movement of world opinion during the past few years has been very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a common place that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course very difficult problems remain in the world, but the spirit in which they are coming nearer to is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that negotiations（談判） should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important struggle nowadays is not between different countries but between man and the atom bomb(原子彈).

【1】This passage implies(暗示) that war is now_______.

A. worse than in the past

B. as bad as in the past

C. not as dangerous as in the past

D. as necessary as in the past

【2】From Paragraph 2 we learn that the writer of the passage_______.

A. is a supporter of some modern ideologies

B. does not think that the acceptance of any ideologies could prevent war

C. believes that the acceptance of some ideologies could prevent war

D. does not doubt the truth of any ideologies

【3】According to the writer,_______.

A. war is the only way to solve international arguments

B. war will be less dangerous because of the improvement of weapons

C. it is impossible for people to live without war

D. war must be ended if man wants to survive

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

試題分析：作者認(rèn)為戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)作為一種古老的社會(huì)產(chǎn)物，在現(xiàn)代只是被人們作了更精巧的改變，但威脅性更強(qiáng)。

【1】A考查主旨大意題。根據(jù)首段內(nèi)容For the present, it is nuclear weapons (核武器) that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat.可知現(xiàn)在核武器會(huì)給人們帶來(lái)最大的威脅，但是不久生化武器會(huì)帶來(lái)更大的威脅。故選A。

【2】B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容There are those who say that the acceptance of this or that ideology (意識(shí)形態(tài)) would prevent war. I believe this to be a big mistake. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic statements可知有人說(shuō)接受這種或那種意識(shí)形態(tài)會(huì)防止戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，但是作者認(rèn)為這是個(gè)很大的錯(cuò)誤，因?yàn)樗�有的意識(shí)形態(tài)都是以強(qiáng)詞奪理為基礎(chǔ)的。故選B。

【3】D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第一段說(shuō)明，人類(lèi)面臨核武器和生化武器的威脅，因此只有避免戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)才會(huì)消除武器對(duì)人類(lèi)的威脅。故選D。

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