六级深度讲义—阅读理解Passage six 20100930
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Six">Six</span></p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="classless">classless</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="clichs">clichs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>: <span word="monarchy">monarchy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="discredited">discredited</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="monarchies">monarchies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="Inherited">Inherited</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="savagely">savagely</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taxation">taxation</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="millennium">millennium</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="Close">Close</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fallacy">fallacy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="leveled">leveled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="dispenses">dispenses</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="disregard">disregard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jungle">jungle</span>, <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fittest">fittest</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Rewards">Rewards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="merit">merit</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="aristocracy">aristocracy</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="meritocracy">meritocracy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>, <span word="society">society</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="unaltered">unaltered</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rigidly">rigidly</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span>.</p><p> <span word="Genuine">Genuine</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>, <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="cunning">cunning</span>, <span word="skill">skill</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knack">knack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seizing">seizing</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>? <span word="They">They</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lip">lip</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Private">Private</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="educate">educate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="meritocracy">meritocracy</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="perpetuate">perpetuate</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="extent">extent</span>: <span word="an">an</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span>. <span word="Wealth">Wealth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="indiscriminately">indiscriminately</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="ends">ends</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="backing">backing</span>. <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>.</p>
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