Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Is it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient institution which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always wicked and usually foolish, but in the past the human race managed to live with it. Modem ingenuity has changed this. Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the gravest danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in abolishing war. To do this. we need persuade mankind to look upon international questions in a new way, not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skillful in massacre, but by arbitration in accordance with agreed principles of law. It is not easy to change age-old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.
Them are those who say that the adoption of this or that ideology would prevent war. I believe this to be a profound error. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic assertions which are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their adherents believe in them so fanatically that they are willing to go to war in support of them.
The movement of world opinion during the past two years has been very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a commonplace that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course, very difficult problems remain in the international sphere, but the spirit in which they are being approached 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 should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important conflict nowadays is not between east and west, but between man and the H-bomb.
This passage implies that war is now ______.
A. more wicked than in the past
B. as wicked as in the past
C. less wicked than in the past
D. what people try to live with
A.Slim women usually fidget less than fat women.B.Men usually fidget more frequently t
A. Slim women usually fidget less than fat women.
B. Men usually fidget more frequently than women.
C. Fidgeting helps people expend more energy.
D. Fidgeting is closely related to men's weight.
听力原文:M: Did you watch television last night?
W: No, I didn't. I seldom watch it anymore.
M: Why is that?
W: There are only a few programs that I find interesting enough to watch.
M: Well, there are some shows that I never miss. Don't you ever watch star trek?
W: Yes, I watch it now and then but it isn't something I can't live without.
M: I' m a big fan of star trek. I love the characters and the idea of traveling through the universe at speeds faster than light is fascinating to me. I really like all the different life forms that they create, too.
W: I know all about fans like you. I think they call you "trekkies". Is that right?
M: Yeah, that's what they call us.
W: I know there are some good shows on TV, but there is so much violence on so many of the shows. A person could witness more killings in one night that a soldier would encounter in months of warfare!
M: I agree with you there. However, there are some shows that I never miss.
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A. Because she has no time.
Because she doesn't like to watch the TV ads.
C. Because she hardly finds interesting programs to watch.
D. Because she has no TV set.