六级冲刺备考阅读练习2
<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><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span>? <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="uncivilized">uncivilized</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="spiritually">spiritually</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotionally">emotionally</span><span word="admittedly">admittedly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="tolerate">tolerate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="madmen">madmen</span> <span word="cooped">cooped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cages">cages</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="floggings">floggings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countless">countless</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="barbaric">barbaric</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="Prisons">Prisons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="forbidding">forbidding</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unaccountably">unaccountably</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="exert">exert</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="civilizing">civilizing</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="degrading">degrading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unworthy">unworthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>.</p>
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