专八阅读理解练习题

1、passage one(violence can do nothing to diminish race prejudice)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 notthere are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force；there are countries wh

2、ere the black man proests by setting fire to cities and by looking and pillading . important people on both sides，who would inwhat is really frightening，what really fills you with despair，is the realization that when it comes to the crunch，we have made no actuatualwe may wear collars and ies instead

3、 of war-paint，but our instincts remain basically unchanged。the whole of the recorded history of the human race，that tedxs of violence，has taught us absolutly nothing。we have still not learnt that violence never solve a problem but makes it more acute。the sheer horror，the bloodshed，the suffering mean

4、 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 to get a hearing .they are despished，mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind becau

5、se they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcementif half the energy that go es into vioent acts were put to good use，if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos，at improvingour strength is saped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake。i

6、n a well -directed effort，it would not be impossible to fulfill the idals of a stable social programme。the benefits that can be derived from construction solutions are every wh ere apparent in the world around us。genuine and lasting solutions are always possible，providing we work within the framewor

7、k of the law。before we can even begin to contemplate peace ful co-existence between the races，we must apprecate each other s problems。and to do this，we must learn about them : it is a simple exercise in communication，in exhanging information.talk，talk，talkit s rather like the story of the famous bar

8、ister who pain stakingly explaid his case to the judge .after listening to a l engthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk，he was none the wiser .possible，my lord， the barrier repied， none the wiser，but surely far better informed .knowledge is the neceary prerequisite to wisdom : t

9、he knowledge that violence creates the evils it pretends to solve。1.what is the best title for this passage？a advocating violence。b violence是do nothing to diminish race prejudice。cimportant people on both sides see vioence as a legitimate solution。dthe instincts of human race are thisr sty for viole

10、nce。2.recorded history has taught us _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a violence never solve anything。b北距。c the bloodshed means nothing。d everything。3.it can be inferred that truly reasonable men _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a cant get a hearing。b are looked down upon。c are persecuted。dh

11、ave difficulty in advocating law enforcement。4.“he was none the wiser”means _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ahe was not at all wise in listening。bhe was not at all wiser than nothing before。che gains nothing after listening。d he makes no sense of the argument。5.according the author the best way to solv

12、e race prejudice is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a law enforcement。b knowledge。c nonviolence。d摩尔pping up the violent mess。vocbulary1.acute严重、戏剧性、敏感回路v .抢劫、掠夺；n .赃物3.pillage v .抢劫、掠夺4.crunch v .咯吱咯吱或咀嚼；n .零碎的声音eg . when it comes to the crunch=if/when the decisive moment comes。关键时刻到来的时候。5.war-paint出战前涂在

13、身上的颜料。(美国印第安人战士)显示为6.com e to light=becomknown输液剥削，伤害，破坏i was saped by months of hospital treatment。我住院几个月，伤了元气。8.擦某p up，处理，处理9.瓦克船追踪，轨道in the wake of sth .=come after带着什么来了。难的词句1.what is really frightening，what really fills you with despair is the realization that when it comes to the crunch，we hav

14、e made no actual progrogramwhen it comes to the crunch=when/if the decisive moment comes。关键时刻到来的时候。真正可怕和亡命天涯的是，因为在关键时刻，人们意识到我们丝毫没有进步或前进。2.our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake。结构分析 in the wake of.之后。因为要收拾暴力后剩下的烂摊子，我们的力量减弱了。3.after listening to a lengthy

15、 argument the judge complained that after all this tal，he was none the wiser .结构分析 none the比较级别。固定用法，义理：not at all完全没有。ex : after the treatment，he is none the better。他治疗后一点都不好。听了律师的长说明，法官抱怨自己一无所获，因此没有更聪明。4.knowledge is the neceary prerequisite to wisdom。知识是智慧的必要前提。结合上下文意味着了解情况是解决问题的前提。文章后面的解释：知识就是理解

16、解决暴力所造成的恶行的欲望。答案详细1.b .暴力难以消除种族偏见。有种族偏见严重的国家，暴力被广泛认为是解决方法。白人反抗暴力镇压，黑人反抗纵火，抢劫。双方巨头冷静地讨论暴力似乎是合法的解决方法。作者指出，人类的进步只在于外表的穿着等，人类的本能没有改变。在记录历史的整个文件中，没有教给人类任何东西。这真是个可怕的事件。第二段讨论真正懂得理性解决方法的人拥护法制。他们反而受到蔑视和迫害。作者对此提出了假设，并表示，真正的解决方案是面向法治主义，进行法律统治。在第三段，“交流、对话”是理解双方问题的前提，即使暴力者不同意，知道暴力会制造假装解决它的罪，这是智慧和聪明的必要前提。a.拥护暴力。c .双方重要人士将暴力作为法律解决方案。d .人性是暴力性的。2.b .什么都没有。第一段明确表示，整个人类都有历史记录和臭暴力文件记录，这些记录什么都没教我们。a.暴力什么都解决不了。c .杀人(流血)没有意义。d .一切。3.d .维护法制存在困难。在第二段，真正有理性的人拥护