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What is freedom? It seems like such a simple question. Freedom is being able to do what you want to do. Allow me to explain it.
I’m tired of working for a living. I’d rather collect taxes. So that’s what I’m going to do: collect a kind of tax. You are ordered to estimate your income from the past 12 months, and write me a check for 1%. I have provided a mailing address for this purpose on my contact page …
What? You have a problem with my plan? Oh, I see. If you have to send me a check for the tax, then I have hurt your freedom to spend that money as you see fit. We have a conflict! And our basic problem is: we cannot enjoy freedom at the same time; we must settle for a limit. But what limit?
Libertarians (自由论者) believe freedom should be based on self-control. They describe freedom as being able to do what you want to do as long as it doesn’t influence the equal right of others to do what they want to do. That is, freedom is being able to do what you like as long as you do not harm another person’s life, liberty or property.
You can build a set of legal and ethical (道德的) rules on the principle of self-control, and libertarians do. Their request for self-control often becomes more important than common sense, or even freedom itself.
The definition rules out the freedom to steal, murder, and so on. Otherwise, you can do whatever you want. There is no problem until you realize that taxation is theft, that war is murder, and that national service is a form of slavery. Since only the government has a legal right to use force, libertarians focus on making the government smaller, or even going without it. The libertarians’ definition of freedom is thus freedom from the government. Isn’t it ridiculous?
- 1.
According to the first three paragraphs, the author’s idea of collecting taxes is _________.
- A.reasonable
- B.responsible
- C.unacceptable
- D.understandable
- A.
- 2.
The author takes tax-collecting as an example in the passage to prove that freedom is _________.
- A.unreal
- B.unbelievable
- C.achievable
- D.limited
- A.
- 3.
In the opinion of libertarians, freedom is realized mainly by _________.
- A.the law
- B.self-control
- C.ethical rules
- D.common sense
- A.
- 4.
Which of the following statements is supported by libertarians according to the passage?
- A.National service should be canceled.
- B.People can do whatever they want.
- C.The government should have more power.
- D.They should be governed by the government.
- A.
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What is freedom? It seems like such a simple question. Freedom is being able to do what you want to do. Allow me to explain it.
I’m tired of working for a living. I’d rather collect taxes. So that’s what I’m going to do: collect a kind of tax. You are ordered to estimate your income from the past 12 months, and write me a check for 1%. I have provided a mailing address for this purpose on my contact page …
What? You have a problem with my plan? Oh, I see. If you have to send me a check for the tax, then I have hurt your freedom to spend that money as you see fit. We have a conflict! And our basic problem is: we cannot enjoy freedom at the same time; we must settle for a limit. But what limit?
Libertarians (自由论者) believe freedom should be based on self-control. They describe freedom as being able to do what you want to do as long as it doesn’t influence the equal right of others to do what they want to do. That is, freedom is being able to do what you like as long as you do not harm another person’s life, liberty or property.
You can build a set of legal and ethical (道德的) rules on the principle of self-control, and libertarians do. Their request for self-control often becomes more important than common sense, or even freedom itself.
The definition rules out the freedom to steal, murder, and so on. Otherwise, you can do whatever you want. There is no problem until you realize that taxation is theft, that war is murder, and that national service is a form of slavery. Since only the government has a legal right to use force, libertarians focus on making the government smaller, or even going without it. The libertarians’ definition of freedom is thus freedom from the government. Isn’t it ridiculous?
According to the first three paragraphs, the author’s idea of collecting taxes is _________.
A. reasonable B. responsible C. unacceptable D. understandable
The author takes tax-collecting as an example in the passage to prove that freedom is _________.
A. unreal B. unbelievable C. achievable D. limited
In the opinion of libertarians, freedom is realized mainly by _________.
A. the law B. self-control C. ethical rules D. common sense
Which of the following statements is supported by libertarians according to the passage?
A. National service should be canceled.
B. People can do whatever they want.
C. The government should have more power.
D. They should be governed by the government.
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Just like your stomach, even your mind is hungry. But it 36 lets you know, because you keep it 37 thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many 38 not-so-worthy things. So it silently begins to focus on your needs and never let 39 grow. When mind loses its 40 to grow, creativity gets a full stop.
Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied 41 plenty of reading. Now 42 reading and not watching TV? 43 reading has been the most educative tool 44 by us right from the childhood. Just like that, to 45 other aspects of our life, we have to take help of reading. You have countless books in this world which 46 answer all your questions. Once you read a book, not only do you 47 your eyes through the lines, but your mind decodes (译解) it and 48 it to you. The interesting part of the book is 49 in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new 50 . The same seed if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, 51 which you would have never thought in your wildest dreams! This is 52 but creativity. More the number of books you read, your mind will 53 like never before. Also this improves your speaking skills greatly and 54 your vocabulary largely. Within no 55 , you start speaking English or any language fluently with your friends or other people and you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time.
36. A. always B. never C. not D. sometimes
37. A. easy B. noisy C. busy D. ready
38. A. a B. these C. those D. such
39. A. it B. itself C. you D. yourself
40. A. power B. force C. right D. freedom
41. A. with B. for C. through D. at
42. A. why B. what C. how D. when
43. A. That B. Because C. For D. As
44. A. produced B. bought C. used D. learned
45. A. think B. develop C. solve D. deal
46. A. need B. should C. would D. will
47. A. run B. fix C. place D. plant
48. A. gives B. reads C. offers D. explains
49. A. found B. stored C. shown D. covered
50. A. inventions B. discoveries C. ideas D. dreams
51. A. of B. in C. over D. at
52. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
53. A. give up B. set up C. sit up D. open up
54. A. adds to B. adds up C. adds up to D. adds in
55. A. limit B. help C. distance D. time
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