Questions 56-60 are based on the following passage. Is it possible to persuade mankind to livewithout war? War is an ancient institution which has existed for atleast sixthous
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Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Isitpossibletopersuademankindtolivewithoutwar?Warisanancientinstitutionwhichhasexistedforatleastsixthousandyears.Itwasalwaysbadandusuallyfoolish,butinthepastthehumanracemanagedtolivewithit.Moderningenuity(创造力)haschangedthis.EitherManwillabolishwar,orwarwillabolishMan.Forthepresent,itisnuclearweaponsthatcausethemostseriousdanger,butbacteriologicalorchemicalweapons,maybeforelong,offeranevengreaterthreat.Ifwesucceedinabolishingnuclearweapons,ourworkwillnotbedone.Itwillneverbedoneuntilwehavesucceededinabolishingwar.Todothis,weneedtopersuademankindtolookuponinternationalquestionsinanewway,notascontestsofforec,inwhichthevictorygoestothesidewhichismostskillfulinkillingpeople,butbyarbitration(调解.inaccordancewithagreedprinciplesoflaw.Itisnoteasytochangeveryoldmentalhabits,butthisiswhatmustbeattempted.
Therearethosewhosaythattheadoptionoft_hisorthatideologywouldpreventwar.Ibelievethistobeabigerror.Allideologiesarebasedondogmatic(教条式的.statementswhichare,atbest,doubtful,andatworst,totallyfalse.Theiradherentsbelieveinthemfanatically(狂热地.thattheyarewillingtogotowarinsupportofthem.
Themovementofworldopinionduringthepastfewyearshasbeenverylargelysuchaswecanwelcome.Ithasbecomeacommonplace(老生长谈.thatnuclearwarmustbeavoided.Ofcourseverydifficultproblemsremainintheworld,butthespiritinwhichtheyarebeingapproachedisabetteronethanitwassomeyearsago.Ithasbeguntobethought,evenbythepowerfulmenwhodecidewhetherweshallliveordie,thatnegotiationsshouldreachagreementsevenifbothsidesdonotfindtheseagreementswhollysatisfactory.Ithasbeguntobeunderstoodthattheimportantconflictnowadaysisnotbetweendifferentcountries,butbetweenManandtheatombomb.
A.worsethaninthepast
B.asbadasinthepast
C.notsodangerousasinthepast
D.asnecessaryasinthepast
A.solvinginternationalproblems
B.improvingweapons
C.abolishingwar
D.livingapeacefullife
A.isasupporterofsomemodemideologies
B.doesnotthinkthattheadoptionofanyideologycouldpreventwar
C.believesthattheadoptionofsomeideologiescouldpreventwar
D.hasnodoubtaboutthetruthofanyideologies
A.internationalagreementscanbereachedmoreeasilynow
B.manbeginstorealizethedangerofnuclearwar
C.nuclearwarwilldefinitelynottakeplace
D.worldopinionwelcomesnuclearwar
A.waristheonlywaytosolveinternatioualdisputes
B.warwillbelessdangerousbecauseoftheimprovementofweapons
C.itisimpossibleformantolivewithoutwar
D.warmustbeabolishedifmanwantstosurvive
答案解析:
56-60ACBAD