2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(2)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="two">two</span></p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="contemptuously">contemptuously</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="relished">relished</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orgies">orgies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arenas">arenas</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="despise">despise</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mistook">mistook</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="goings">goings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="forgive">forgive</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="condescendingly">condescendingly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> 2000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="superiority">superiority</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="justified">justified</span>? <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>-<span word="thirsty">thirsty</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>? <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>? <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bloodthirsty">bloodthirsty</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="hungey">hungey</span> <span word="lions">lions</span> <span word="tearing">tearing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="age">age</span>; <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="barbarous">barbarous</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="hangings">hangings</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bearbaiting">bearbaiting</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bull">bull</span>-<span word="fighting">fighting</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="batter">batter</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pulp">pulp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="unmoved">unmoved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="crashing">crashing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bursting">bursting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="flames">flames</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="deceive">deceive</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="hypocrisy">hypocrisy</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="bring">bring</span>. <span word="Spectators">Spectators</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="heavyweight">heavyweight</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exquisite">exquisite</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="torture">torture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p>
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