2017交通银行内蒙古分行校园招聘考试英语基础知识试题(七)阅读理解Instudyingboththerecurrenceofspecialhabitsorideasinseveraldistricts,andtheirprevalencewithineachdistrict,therecomebeforeusever-reiteratedproofsofregularcausationproducingthephenomenaofhumanlife,andoflawsofmaintenanceanddiffusionconditionsofsociety,atdefinitestagesofculture.But,whilegivingfullimportancetotheevidencebearingonthesestandardconditionsofsociety,letusbecarefultoavoidapitfallwhichmayentraptheunwarystudent.Ofcourse,theopinionsandhabitsbelongingincommontomassesofmankindaretoagreatextenttheresultsofsoundjudgmentandpracticalwisdom.Buttoagreatextentitisnotso.Thatmanynumeroussocietiesofmenshouldhavebelievedintheinfluenceoftheevileyeandtheexistenceofafirmament,shouldhavesacrificedslavesandgoodstotheghostsofthedeparted,shouldhavehandeddowntraditionsofgiantsslayingmonstersandmenturningintobeasts—allthisisgroundforholdingthatsuchideaswereindeedproducedinmen’smindsbyefficientcauses,butitisnotgroundforholdingthattheritesinquestionareprofitable,thebeliefssound,andthehistoryauthentic.Thismayseematthefirstglanceatruism,but,infact,itisthedenialofafallacywhichdeeplyaffectsthemindsofallbutasmallcriticalminorityofmankind.Popularly,whateverybodysaysmustbetrue,whateverybodydoesmustberight.Therearevarioustopics,especiallyinhistory,law,philosophy,andtheology,whereeventheeducatedpeopleweliveamongcanhardlybebroughttoseethatthecausewhymendoholdanopinion,orpractiseacustom,isbynomeansnecessarilyareasonwhytheyoughttodoso.Nowcollectionsofethnographicevidence,bringingsoprominentlyintoviewtheagreementofimmensemultitudesofmenastocertaintraditions,beliefs,andusages,arepeculiarlyliabletobethusimproperlyusedindirectdefenseoftheseinstitutionsthemselves,evenoldbarbaricnationsbeingpolledtomaintaintheiropinionsagainstwhatarecalledmodernideas.Asithasmorethanoncehappenedtomyselftofindmycollectionsoftraditionsandbeliefsthussetuptoprovetheirownobjectivetruth,withoutproperexaminationofthegroundsonwhichtheywereactuallyreceived,Itakethisoccasionofremarkingthatthesamelineofargumentwillserveequallywelltodemonstrate,bythestrongandwideconsentofnations,thattheearthisflat,andnight-marethevisitofademon.1.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthephenomenamentionedatthebeginningofthetextisoneof_____.A.skepticismB.approvalC.indifferenceD.disgust2.By“Butto...itisnotso”(Line7)theauthorimpliesthat_____.A.mostpeoplearejustfollowersofnewideasB.evensoundmindsmaycommitsillyerrorsC.thepopularlysupportedmaybeerroneousD.nobodyisimmunetotheinfluenceoferrors3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothestatement“Therearevarious...todoso”(Line17-20)?A.Principlesofhistoryandphilosophyarehardtodealwith.B.Peopleliketoseewhatotherpeopledofortheirownmodel.C.Theeducatedaremoresusceptibletoerrorsintheirdailylife.D.Thateveryonedoesthesamemaynotprovetheyareallright.4.Whichofthefollowingdidtheauthorprobablysuggest?A.Supportnotthemostsupported.B.Denyeverythingothersbelieve.C.Throwalltraditionintotrashcan.D.Keepyoureyesopenallthetime.5.Theauthordevelopshiswritingmainlybymeansof_____.A.reasoningB.examplesC.comparisonsD.quotations单项选择6.MostSwedesspeakandunderstand_____,soitisnotnecessarytohaveyourbusinesscardstranslatedintoSwedish.A.FrenchB.GermanyC.EnglishD.Spanish7.ThisisespeciallytrueinJapan,wherethebuinesscardexchangeisas____asitgetsanywhereintheworld.A.formallyB.formalC.normalD....