最新考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案法学类.docx
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最新考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案法学类
考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案(法学类)
ViciousandDangerousSportsShouldbeBannedbyLaw
Whenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemade,it’samazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedtheorgiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespisethembecausetheymistookthesegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethemcondescendinglybecausetheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewnobetter.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustified?
Areweanylessblood-thirsty?
Whydoboxingmatches,forinstance,attractsuchuniversalinterest?
Don’tthespectatorswhoattendthemhopetheywillseesomeviolence?
Humanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywere.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungeylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalive,wefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage;sportswhicharequiteasbarbarousas,say,publichangingsorbearbaiting.
Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbull-fighting,thatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingring,thatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceiveourselves.Anytalkof‘thesportingspirit’issheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.Spectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Aworldheavyweightchampionshipmatch,forinstance,isfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeoplearedisappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.Theyfeeldisappointmentbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingprolongedtortureandviolence.
Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?
Youmaywellask.Theanswerissimple:
theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionally-admittedlywithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincages,orpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongerthegrimforbiddingplacestheyusedtobe.Socialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsoftheworld.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechangeshavecomeaboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountablyimproved,butbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.Thelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveanditmayexertgreatcivilizinginfluence.Ifwebanneddangerousandviolentsports,wewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankind.Wewouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.
1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sopinionofnowadays’humanbeingsis
A.notveryhigh.B.high.
C.contemptuous.D.critical.
2.Themainideaofthispassageis
A.viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylaw.
B.peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsmoneytoseeviolence.
C.tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussports.
D.peoplearebloodthirstyinsports.
3.ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansis
A.TocomparetheoldRomanswithtoday’speople.
B.togiveanexample.
C.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetter.
D.toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty.
4.Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?
A.Three.B.Five.
C.Six.D.Seven.
5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis
A.that,bybanningtheviolentsports,wehumanbeingscanimproveourselves.
B.that,bybanningthedangeroussports,wecanimprovethelaw.
C.thatwemusttakepositivestepstoimprovesocialwelfaresystem.
D.toshowlawisthemaininstrumentofsocialchange.
Vocabulary
1.relish从……获得乐处,享受
2.orgy狂欢,放纵
3.arena竞技场,活动或斗争的场所
4.blood-thirsty残忍的,嗜血的
5.bear-baiting逗熊游戏
6.bull-fight斗牛
7.batter猛击,连续地猛打/捶,乱打
8.pulp成纸浆,成软块
9.burstintoflames突然燃烧起来/着火
10.grim令人窒息的,简陋的
11.coopup把……关起来
写作方法与文章大意
作者采取先对比、后分析的写作手法。
先是今人和古罗马人对暴虐体育上对此两者都欣赏。
后者坦率成人“欣赏暴力体育”,前者施以各种接口、实际都是嗜血成性者。
第二段进一步剖析今人欣赏暴虐体育的种种实例,最后指出改善“暴虐”的根本嗜为改善法律采取积极的步骤,法律才能施以巨大的文明影响,否则人类很难改变。
参考答案:
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