2013年大学英语六级考试阅读的训练题7
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="noun">noun</span> <span word="religio">religio</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="denotes">denotes</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="earnest">earnest</span> <span word="observance">observance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inward">inward</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reverence">reverence</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="usage">usage</span>, <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="spectrum">spectrum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="believers">believers</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>, <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="worship">worship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="believers">believers</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="nevertheless">nevertheless</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="vague">vague</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="idealizing">idealizing</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="true">true</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enlightenment">enlightenment</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span>, <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="equated">equated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span>, <span word="fanaticism">fanaticism</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wishful">wishful</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="Religion">Religion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span>, <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="boundaries">boundaries</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="intersect">intersect</span>, <span word="incorporate">incorporate</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="transcend">transcend</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawbacks">drawbacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="limiting">limiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="biblical">biblical</span> <span word="categories">categories</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="monotheism">monotheism</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="universal">universal</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="societies">societies</span>, <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="pervades">pervades</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p>
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