第1页共95页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共95页英语100篇精读荟萃（中级篇）PassageOne(ViolenceCanDoNothingtoDiminishRacePrejudice)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第2页共95页第1页共95页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共95页[A]hewasnotatallwiseinlistening.Hewasnotatallwiserthannothingbefore.[C]Hegainsnothingafterlistening.[D]Hemakesnosenseoftheargument.5.Accordingtheauthorthebestwaytosolveraceprejudiceis[A]lawenf...
