考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇二十八
<p> <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="messenger">messenger</span> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="poison">poison</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morals">morals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sofas">sofas</span> <span word="immersed">immersed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span>. <span word="That">That</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="levelled">levelled</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="daft">daft</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restrict">restrict</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="Criticism">Criticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonise">demonise</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unfamiliar">unfamiliar</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1816 <span word="waltzing">waltzing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="contagion">contagion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="promiscuity">promiscuity</span>; <span word="in">in</span> 1910 <span word="films">films</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="denounced">denounced</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="interchange">interchange</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="n">n</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="worshippers">worshippers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="addicts">addicts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>: <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>, <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spooked">spooked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="unfamiliarity">unfamiliarity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span>-<span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mistaken">mistaken</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="gamers">gamers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="twothirds">twothirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gamers">gamers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="over">over</span> 18 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="gamer">gamer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="around">around</span> 30. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assumption">assumption</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gamers">gamers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>. <span word="Violent">Violent</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unsuitable">unsuitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="understood">understood</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="Arent">Arent</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interactive">interactive</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="videogaming">videogaming</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="longterm">longterm</span> <span word="aggression">aggression</span>. <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="agerated">agerated</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="adultrated">adultrated</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="adultrated">adultrated</span> <span word="films">films</span>. <span word="Ratings">Ratings</span> <span word="schemes">schemes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adultrated">adultrated</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="minors">minors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="Oddly">Oddly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gaming">gaming</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="emphasised">emphasised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="ratings">ratings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="outright">outright</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wish">wish</span>.</p>
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