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四川省丹棱县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练【1】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Insomecountrieswhereracialprejudiceisacute,violencehassocometobetakenforgrantedasameansofsolvingdifferences,thatitisnotevenquestioned.Therearecountrieswherethewhitemanimposeshisrulebybruteforce;therearecountrieswheretheblackmanprotestsbysettingfiretocitiesandbylootingandpillaging.Importantpeopleonbothsides,whowouldinotherrespectsappeartobereasonablemen,getupandcalmlyargueinfavorofviolence–asifitwerealegitimatesolution,likeanyother.Whatisreallyfrightening,whatreallyfillsyouwithdespair,istherealizationthatwhenitcomestothecrunch,wehavemadenoactualprogressatall.Wemaywearcollarsandtiesinsteadofwar-paint,butourinstinctsremainbasicallyunchanged.Thewholeoftherecordedhistoryofthehumanrace,thattediousdocumentationofviolence,hastaughtusabsolutelynothing.Wehavestillnotlearntthatviolenceneversolvesaproblembutmakesitmoreacute.Thesheerhorror,thebloodshed,thesufferingmeannothing.Nosolutionevercomestolightthemorningafterwhenwedismallycontemplatethesmokingruinsandwonderwhathitus.Thetrulyreasonablemenwhoknowwherethesolutionsliearefindingitharderandherdertogetahearing.Theyaredespised,mistrustedandevenpersecutedbytheirownkindbecausetheyadvocatesuchapparentlyoutrageousthingsaslawenforcement.Ifhalftheenergythatgoesintoviolentactswereputtogooduse,ifoureffortsweredirectedatcleaninguptheslumsandghettos,atimprovingliving-standardsandprovidingeducationandemploymentforall,wewouldhavegonealongwaytoarrivingatasolution.Ourstrengthissappedbyhavingtomopupthemessthatviolenceleavesinitswake.Inawell-directedeffort,itwouldnotbeimpossibletofulfilltheidealsofastablesocialprogramme.Thebenefitsthatcanbederivedfromconstructivesolutionsareeverywhereapparentintheworldaroundus.Genuineandlastingsolutionsarealwayspossible,providingweworkwithintheframeworkofthelaw.Beforewecanevenbegintocontemplatepeacefulco-existencebetweentheraces,wemustappreciateeachother’sproblems.Andtodothis,wemustlearnaboutthem:itisasimpleexerciseincommunication,inexchanginginformation.‘Talk,talk,talk,’theadvocatesofviolencesay,‘allyoueverdoistalk,andwearenonethewiser.’It’sratherlikethestoryofthefamousbarristerwhopainstakinglyexplainedhiscasetothejudge.Afterlisteningtoalengthyargumentthejudgecomplainedthatafterallthistalk,hewasnonethewiser.‘Possible,mylord,’thebarristerreplied,‘nonethewiser,butsurelyfarbetterinformed.’Knowledgeisthenecessaryprerequisitetowisdom:theknowledgethatviolencecreatestheevilsitpretendstosolve.1.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?[A]AdvocatingViolence.ViolenceCanDoNothingtoDiminishRacePrejudice.[C]ImportantPeopleonBothSidesSeeViolenceAsaLegitimateSolution.[D]TheInstinctsofHumanRaceAreThirstyforViolence.2.Recordedhistoryhastaughtus[A]violenceneversolvesanything.nothing.[C]thebloodshedmeansnothing.[D]everything.3.Itcanbeinferredthattrulyreasonablemen[A]can’tgetahearing.arelookeddownupon.[C]arepersecuted.[D]Havedifficultyinadvocatinglawenforcement.4.“Hewasnonethewiser”means[A]hewasnotatallwiseinlistening.Hewasnotatallwiserthannothingbefore.[C]Hegainsnothingafterlistening.[D]Hemakesnosenseoftheargument.5.Accordingtheauthorthebestwaytosolveraceprejudiceis[A]lawenforcement.knowledge.[C]nonviolence.[D]Moppinguptheviolentmess.Vocabulary1.acute严重的，剧烈的，敏锐的2.lootv.抢劫，掠夺；n.赃物3.pillagev.抢劫，掠夺4.crunc...