2023公共英语一级阅读理解模拟练习题.docx

2023公共英语一级阅读理解模拟练习题ViciousandDangerousSportsShouldbeBannedbyLawWhenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemadeitsamazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedtheorgiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespisethembecausetheymistookthesegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethemcondescendinglybecausetheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewnobetter.ButareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustifiedAreweanylessblood-thirstyWhydoboxingmatchesforinstanceattractsuchuniversalinterestDontthespectatorswhoattendthemhopetheywillseesomeviolenceHumanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywere.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungeylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalivewefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage;sportswhicharequiteasbarbarousassaypublichangingsorbearbaiting.Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbull-fightingthatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingringthatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceiveourselves.Anytalkofthesportingspiritissheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.Spectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Aworldheavyweightchampionshipmatchforinstanceisfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeoplearedisappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.Theyfeeldisappointmentbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingprolongedtortureandviolence.WhyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuchYoumaywellask.Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionally-admittedlywithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincagesorpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongerthegrimforbiddingplacestheyusedtobe.Socialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsoftheworld.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechangeshavecomeaboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountablyimprovedbutbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.Thelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveanditmayexertgreatcivilizinginfluence.Ifwebanneddangerousandviolentsportswewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankind.Wewouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorsopinionofnowadayshumanbeingsisA.notveryhigh.B.high.C.contemptuous.D.critical.Themainideaofthispassageisviciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylaw.peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsmoneytoseeviolence.tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussports.peoplearebloodthirstyinsports.ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansisTocomparetheoldRomanswithtodayspeople.togiveanexample.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetter.toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty.HowmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassageA.Three.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisthatbybanningtheviolentsportswehumanbeingscanimproveourselves.thatbybanningthedangeroussportswecanimprovethelaw.thatwemusttakepositivestepstoimprovesocialwelfaresystem.toshowlawisthemaininstrumentofsocialchange.参考答案A.A.D.B.A.文档内容到此结束，欢迎大家下载、修改、丰富并分享给更多有需要的人。