2013年职称英语考试综合类完形填空练习(7)
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acute">acute</span>, <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> ___1___ <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="imposes">imposes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="brute">brute</span> <span word="force">force</span>; <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="by">by</span> __2__ <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="looting">looting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pillaging">pillaging</span>. <span word="Important">Important</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="respects">respects</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> __3__ <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calmly">calmly</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> __4__ <span word="violence">violence</span>- --<span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span></p><p> <span word="frightening">frightening</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="fills">fills</span> <span word="you">you</span> __5__ <span word="despair">despair</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realization">realization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crunch">crunch</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> __6__. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="collars">collars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="paint">paint</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="instincts">instincts</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> __7__ <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tedious">tedious</span> <span word="documentation">documentation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="never">never</span> __8__ <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="acute">acute</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="horror">horror</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloodshed">bloodshed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> __9__ <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dismally">dismally</span> <span word="contemplate">contemplate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="ruins">ruins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> __10_ <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> __11__ <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="despised">despised</span>, <span word="mistrusted">mistrusted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="persecuted">persecuted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> __12__ <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="outrageous">outrageous</span> <span word="things">things</span> __13__ <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="were">were</span> __14__, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slums">slums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ghettos">ghettos</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="living">living</span>-<span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> __15__ <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>.</p>
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