大学英语四六级考试精读荟萃100篇(35)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Five">Five</span></p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="beget">beget</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>? <span word="After">After</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Ugandan">Ugandan</span> <span word="cult">cult</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Restoration">Restoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="Commandments">Commandments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suicidal">suicidal</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kanungu">Kanungu</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="found">found</span> 153 <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cult">cult</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Buhunga">Buhunga</span>, 25 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cult">cult</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> 155 <span word="bodies">bodies</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cult">cult</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="poisoned">poisoned</span>; <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="often">often</span>-<span word="young">young</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="strangled">strangled</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="Ugandan">Ugandan</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> 924 <span word="victims">victims</span><span word="including">including</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 530 <span word="who">who</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="church">church</span><span word="exceeding">exceeding</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1978 <span word="Jonestown">Jonestown</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="followers">followers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cult">cult</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> 913 <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p> <span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cults">cults</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Kibwetere">Kibwetere</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 68-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="catechism">catechism</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cult">cult</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1987, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="prophetess">prophetess</span>,<span word="Credonia">Credonia</span> <span word="Mwerinde">Mwerinde</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prostitute">prostitute</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Virgin">Virgin</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 31, 1999. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="followers">followers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surrender">surrender</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cult">cult</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="systematically">systematically</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ugandan">Ugandan</span> <span word="carnage">carnage</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proliferation">proliferation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="cults">cults</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africas">Africas</span> <span word="impoverished">impoverished</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="slums">slums</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="researches">researches</span> <span word="cults">cults</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sects">sects</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5,000 <span word="indigenous">indigenous</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="apocalyptic">apocalyptic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="leanings">leanings</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobis">Nairobis</span> <span word="Kawangwara">Kawangwara</span> <span word="slums">slums</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Snaida">Snaida</span>-<span word="Akatsa">Akatsa</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mommy">mommy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="followers">followers</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="prophesies">prophesies</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accuses">accuses</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="witches">witches</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="church">church</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Sikh">Sikh</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="followers">followers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repent">repent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>.</p>
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