题目内容
Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, but the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all.We do not know who first set a broken leg, or built a sea boat, or calculated the length of the year, or planted crops; but we know all about the killers and destroyers.People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world, you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier.And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors.It is just possible they are, but they are not the most civilized.Animals fight; so do savages (野蛮人); therefore to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized.Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently----this, after all, is what conquerors and generals have done----is not being civilized.People fight to settle quarrels.Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some way of setting their disputes other than by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of the other side, and then saying that side which has killed most has won.And not only has won, but, because it has won, has been in the right.For that is what going to war means; it means saying that Might is Right.
That is what the story of mankind has on the whole been like.Even our own age has fought the two greatest wars in history, in which millions of people were killed or disabled.And while today it is true that people do not fight and kill each other in the streets----while, that is to say, we have got to the stage of keeping the rules and behaving properly to each other in daily life----nations and countries have not learnt to do this yet, and still behave like savages.
1.In the first sentence, the author say that .
A.most history books were written by conquerors and generals and soldiers.
B.Those who helped civilization forward is mentioned in any history books.
C.History books tell us far more about conquerors and generals and soldiers than actual creators of civilization.
D.conquerors and generals and soldiers should not be mentioned in history books.
2.Most people believe that the greatest countries are .
A.those that built the highest pillars
B.those that were beaten in battle by the greatest number of other countries
C.those that were ruled by the greatest number of conquerors
D.those that won the greatest number of battles against other countries
3.The author agrees that civilized people .
A.should not have any quarrels to settle
B.should not fight when there are no quarrels to settle
C.should settle their quarrels without fighting
D.should settle their quarrels by seeing which side can kill off the greatest number of the other side
4.The underlined words Might is Right means .
A.Those who have won the battle are right and the losers are wrong
B.those who are powerful should go to war
C.those who are right should fight against those who are wrong
D.in a war, only those who are powerful will win
CDCA
I had this exchange with my 6-year-old last week.
Him: Mom, we have to start buying Danimals.
Me: Why?
Him: So, I can bring it to |school for lunch.It's yogurt .
Me: Why do you want it so badly?
Him: Because Danimals i|s giving away five fantastic Caribbean vacations.
I had to explain that there was little chance that he would win a vacation.It's a strategy used to encourage kids to beg for artificially-colored (人工着色的) yogurt that costs a lot.
Marketing follows my kids —and yours—wherever they go .It comes via TV commercials. Store displays and websites are also constantly selling at our kids .But the most powerful means in kids" lives is the presence of licensed characters on every product imaginable.
Children can begin their day in character clothing.There's even character -themed wall paint available.A breakfast in a character bowl can be followed by a character toothbrush and character toothpaste(牙膏), character soap and shampoo, and a character wash cloth and towel .Then, they can put on character clothing and character shoes.Check that, character clock on the wall: Is it time for characier-shaped fruit snacks yet?
Surround kids with enough of the characters and they'll come to believe they need them.Most of us, of course, don't buy all those items.But say no to four products out of five and your home can still get filled with these tiny items encouraging brand loyalty (品牌忠诚)
At this time of year, parents buy licensed school supplies.With so much marketing around us, it can be tough to stop the tide.
"One thing that helps parents'is that they can talk to other parents about, this kind of thing," Linn suggested ."If you decide you want to buck this, it helps to find other people who will do the same thing .That way, if your child says."Everyone's doing it," you can really have a sense of whether everyone is." |
【小题1】From the dialogue between the author and the son, we can infer that ____-
A.the son likes drinking yogurt a lot. |
B.buying Danimals may win a free tour |
C.the son's school encourages kids to eat yogurt |
D.Danimals in the most popular yogurt among kids. |
A.character bowls increase kids' appetite. |
B.character-themed wall paint is expensive |
C.household goods are becoming the target of advertisers. |
D.Linn considered character-themed products a foolish marketing strategy. |
A.support | B.resist | C.advertise | D.learn |
A.Marketing is affecting kids all the time. |
B.Most kids now don't have a happy childhood, |
C.Kids like buying licensed school supplies a lot. |
D.Licensed character produce are doing great harm to kids. |