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9107阅读理解
1991Text1
Awisemanoncesaidthattheonlythingnecessaryforthetriumphofevilisforgoodmentodonothing.So,asapoliceofficer,Ihavesomeurgentthingstosaytogoodpeople.
DayafterdaymymenandIstruggletoholdbackatidalwaveofcrime.SomethinghasgoneterriblywrongwithouronceproudAmericanwayoflife.Ithashappenedintheareaofvalues.Akeyingredientisdisappearing,andIthinkIknowwhatitis:
accountability.
Accountabilityisn'thardtodefine.Itmeansthateverypersonisresponsibleforhisorheractionsandliablefortheirconsequences.
Ofthemanyvaluesthatholdcivilizationtogether—----honesty,kindness,andsoon—--accountabilitymaybethemostimportantofall.Withoutit,therecanbenorespect,notrust,nolaw,and,ultimately,nosociety.
Myjobasapoliceofficeristoimposeaccountabilityonpeoplewhorefuse,orhaveneverlearned,toimposeitonthemselves.Butaseverypolicemanknows,externalcontrolsonpeople'sbehaviorarefarlesseffectivethaninternalrestraintssuchasguilt,shameandembarrassment.
Fortunatelytherearestillcommunities—---smallertowns,usually—---whereschoolsmaintaindisciplineandwhereparentsholdupstandardsthatproclaim:
“Inthethisfamilycertainthingsarenottolerated—theysimplyarenotdone!
”
Yetmoreandmore,especiallyinourlargercitiesandsuburbs,theseinnerrestraintsareloosening.Yourtypicalrobberhasnone.Heconsidersyourpropertyhisproperty;hetakeswhathewants,includingyourlifeifyouenragehim.
Themaincauseofthisbreak-downisaradicalshiftinattitudes.Thirtyyearsago,ifacrimewascommitted,societywasconsideredthevictim.Now,inashockingreversal,it'sthecriminalwhoisconsideredvictimized:
byhisunderprivilegedupbringing,bytheschoolthatdidn'tteachhimtoread,bythechurchthatfailedtoreachhimwithmoralguidance,bytheparentswhodidn'tprovideastablehome.Idon'tbelieveit.Manyothersinequallydisadvantagedcircumstanceschoosenottoengageincriminalactivities.Ifwefreethecriminal,evenpartly,fromaccountability,webecomeasocietyofendlessexcuseswherenooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything.
WeinAmericadesperatelyneedmorepeoplewhobelievethatthepersonwhocommitsacrimeistheoneresponsibleforit.
31.Whatthewisemansaidsuggeststhat_________.
A.it'sunnecessaryforgoodpeopletodoanythinginfaceofevil
B.it'scertainthatevilwillprevailifgoodmendonothingaboutit
C.it'sonlynaturalforvirtuetodefeatevil
D.it'sdesirableforgoodmentokeepawayfromevil
32.Accordingtotheauthor,ifapersonisfoundguiltyofacrime__________.
A.societyistobeheldresponsible
B.moderncivilizationisresponsibleforit
C.thecriminalhimselfshouldbeartheblame
D.thestandardsoflivingshouldbeimproved
33.Comparedwiththoseinsmalltowns,peopleinlargecitieshave__________.
A.lessself-disciplineB.bettersenseofdiscipline
C.moremutualrespectD.lesseffectivegovernment
34.Thewriterissorrytohavenoticedthat___________.
A.peopleinlargecitiestendtoexcusecriminals
B.peopleinsmalltownsstillsticktoolddisciplineandstandards
C.today'ssocietylackssympathyforpeopleindifficulty
D.peopleindisadvantagedcircumstancesareengagedincriminalactivities
35.Thekeypointofthepassageisthat_________.
A.stricterdisciplineshouldbemaintainedinschoolsandfamilies
B.moregoodexamplesshouldbesetforpeopletofollow
C.morerestrictionsshouldbeimposedonpeople'sbehavior
D.morepeopleshouldacceptthevalueofaccountability
1991Text2
Theperiodofadolescence,i.e.theperiodbetweenchildhoodandadulthood,maybelongorshort,dependingonsocialexpectationsandonsociety'sdefinitionastowhatconstitutesmaturityandadulthood.Inprimitivesocietiesadolescenceisfrequentlyarelativelyshortperiodoftime,whileinindustrialsocietieswithpatternsofprolongededucationcoupledwithlawsagainstchildlabor,theperiodofadolescenceismuchlongerandmayincludemostoftheseconddecadeofone'slife.Furthermore,thelengthoftheadolescentperiodandthedefinitionofadulthoodstatusmaychangeinagivensocietyassocialandeconomicconditionschange.ExamplesofthistypeofchangearethedisappearanceofthefrontierinthelatterpartofthenineteenthcenturyintheUnitedStates,andmoreuniversally,theindustrializationofanagriculturalsociety.
Inmodernsociety,ceremoniesforadolescencehavelosttheirformalrecognitionandsymbolicsignificanceandtherenolongerisagreementastowhatconstitutesinitiationceremonies.Socialoneshavebeenreplacedbyasequenceofstepsthatleadtoincreasedrecognitionandsocialstatus.Forexample,gradeschoolgraduation,highschoolgraduationandcollegegraduationcons
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