题目内容
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
With the entry of the twenty-first century, we can't help asking ourselves whether it is possible to persuade mankind to live without war. War is an ancient institution (惯例) which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always not only ruinous but also foolish, however, in the past the human race managed to live with it. As we know, the war nowadays is quite different from what it used to be, and its ruination has been incomparably doubled. In some way, either man will abolish(废除) war, or war will abolish man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons (武器) that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater danger. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in abolishing war. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look upon international disputes(争端) in a new way, not as competition of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skillful in killing people, but by settlement in accordance with agreed law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.
There are those who say that the acceptance of this or that ideology(意识形态) would prevent war. I believe this to be a terrible mistake. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic(武断)statements which are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their supporters believe in them, so they are willing to go to war in support of them.
The movement of world opinion during the past few years has been very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a commonplace that nuclear war must be kept away. Of course very difficult problems remain in the world, but the spirit in which they are being approached (接近) is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that talks should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important fight nowadays is not between different countries, but between man and the atom bomb.
1．This passage suggests that war is now ________ in the past.
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2．From paragraph 2 we learn that the writer of the passage ________.
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A．is a supporter of some modern ideologies
B．does not think that the acceptance of any ideology could prevent war
C．believes that the acceptance of some ideologies could prevent war
D．does not doubt the truth of any ideologies
3．According to the writer, ________.
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A．war is the only way to solve international disputes
B．war will be less dangerous because of the improvement of modern technology
C．it is impossible for people to live without war
D．war must be abolished if man wants to continue to live
4．The last paragraph suggests that ________.
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A．international agreements can be reached more easily now
B．man begins to realize the danger of nuclear war
C．nuclear war will surely not take place
D．world opinion welcomes nuclear war
