八級英語100篇精讀薈萃（中級篇）

1、大家網專八論壇bbs.index_61.htmlPassageOne(ViolenceCanDoNothingtoDiminishRacePrejudice)Insomecountrieswhereracialprejudiceisacuteviolencehassocometobetakenfgrantedasameansofsolvingdifferencesthatitisnotevenquestioned.Therearecou

2、ntrieswherethewhitemanimposeshisrulebybrutefcetherearecountrieswheretheblackmanprotestsbysettingfiretocitiesbylootingpillaging.Imptantpeopleonbothsideswhowouldinotherrespectsappeartobereasonablemengetupcalmlyargueinfavof

3、violence–asifitwerealegitimatesolutionlikeanyother.Whatisreallyfrighteningwhatreallyfillsyouwithdespairistherealizationthatwhenitcomestothecrunchwehavemadenoactualprogressatall.Wemaywearcollarstiesinsteadofwarpaintbutour

4、instinctsremainbasicallyunchanged.Thewholeoftherecdedhistyofthehumanracethattediousdocumentationofviolencehastaughtusabsolutelynothing.Wehavestillnotlearntthatviolenceneversolvesaproblembutmakesitmeacute.Thesheerhrtheblo

5、odshedthesufferingmeannothing.Nosolutionevercomestolightthemningafterwhenwedismallycontemplatethesmokingruinswonderwhathitus.Thetrulyreasonablemenwhoknowwherethesolutionsliearefindingitharderherdertogetahearing.Theyarede

6、spisedmistrustedevenpersecutedbytheirownkindbecausetheyadvocatesuchapparentlyoutrageousthingsaslawenfcement.Ifhalftheenergythatgoesintoviolentactswereputtogooduseifourefftsweredirectedatcleaninguptheslumsghettosatimprovi

7、nglivingstardsprovidingeducationemploymentfallwewouldhavegonealongwaytoarrivingatasolution.Ourstrengthissappedbyhavingtomopupthemessthatviolenceleavesinitswake.Inawelldirectedefftitwouldnotbeimpossibletofulfilltheidealso

8、fastablesocialprogramme.Thebenefitsthatcanbederivedfromconstructivesolutionsareeverywhereapparentinthewldaroundus.Genuinelastingsolutionsarealwayspossibleprovidingwewkwithintheframewkofthelaw.Befewecanevenbegintocontempl

9、atepeacefulcoexistencebetweentheraceswemustappreciateeachother’sproblems.todothiswemustlearnaboutthem:itisasimpleexerciseincommunicationinexchanginginfmation.‘Talktalktalk’theadvocatesofviolencesay‘allyoueverdoistalkwear

10、enonethewiser.’It’sratherlikethestyofthefamousbarristerwhopainstakinglyexplainedhiscasetothejudge.Afterlisteningtoalengthyargumentthejudgecomplainedthatafterallthistalkhewasnonethewiser.‘Possiblemyld’thebarristerreplied‘

11、nonethewiserbutsurelyfarbetterinfmed.’Knowledgeisthenecessaryprerequisitetowisdom:theknowledgethatviolencecreatestheevilsitpretendstosolve.1.Whatisthebesttitlefthispassage[A]AdvocatingViolence.[B]ViolenceCanDoNothingtoDi

12、minishRacePrejudice.[C]ImptantPeopleonBothSidesSeeViolenceAsaLegitimateSolution.[D]TheInstinctsofHumanRaceAreThirstyfViolence.2.Recdedhistyhastaughtus[A]violenceneversolvesanything.[B]nothing.[C]thebloodshedmeansnothing.

13、[D]everything.3.Itcanbeinferredthattrulyreasonablemen[A]can’tgetahearing.[B]arelookeddownupon.[C]arepersecuted.[D]Havedifficultyinadvocatinglawenfcement.4.“Hewasnonethewiser”means[A]hewasnotatallwiseinlistening.[B]Hewasn

14、otatallwiserthannothingbefe.[C]Hegainsnothingafterlistening.[D]Hemakesnosenseoftheargument.5.Accdingtheauththebestwaytosolveraceprejudiceis[A]lawenfcement.[B]knowledge.[C]nonviolence.[D]Moppinguptheviolentmess.Vocabulary

15、大家網專八論壇bbs.index_61.htmlA.在傾聽別人上他一點也不聰明。B.他和以前一個樣。D.他聽不懂論點。5.A法制。第二段最后一句，如果我們在法律的構架中進行工作，真正的持久的解決總是能實現的。第二段第二句，他們遭到迫害是因為他們鼓吹法制這種顯然令人不能容忍的事。B.知識。C.非暴力。D.處理暴力帶來的混亂。PassageTwo(TheTouristTradeContributesAbsolutelyNothingtoIn

16、creasingUnderstingbetweenNations)Thetouristtradeisbooming.Withallthiscominggoingyou’dexpectgreaterunderstingtodevelopbetweenthenationsofthewld.Notabitofit!Superbsystemsofcommunicationbyairsealmakeitpossiblefustovisiteach

17、other’scountriesatamoderatecost.Whatwasoncethe‘grtour’reservedfonlytheveryrichisnowwithineverybody’sgraspThepackagetourteredflightsarenottobesneeredat.Moderntravelersenjoyalevelofcomftwhichtheldsladiesongrtoursintheoldda

18、yscouldn’thavedreamedof.Butwhat’sthesenseofthismassexchangeofpopulationsifthenationsofthewldremainbasicallyignantofeachotherManytouristganizationsaredirectlyresponsiblefthisstateofaffairs.Theydeliberatelysetouttoprotectt

19、heirclientsfromtoomuchcontactwiththelocalpopulation.Themoderntouristleadsacossetedshelteredlife.Helivesatinternationalhotelswhereheeatshisinternationalfoodsipshisinternationaldrinkwhilehegazesatthenativesfromadistance.Co

20、nductedtourstoplacesofinterestarecarefullycensed.Thetouristisallowedtoseeonlywhattheganizerswanthimtoseenome.Astrictschedulemakesitimpossiblefthetouristtoweroffonhisownanywaylanguageisalwaysabarriersoheisonlytoohappytobe

21、protectedinthisway.Atitsverywstthisleadstoanewhideouskindofcolonization.Thesummerquartersoftheinhabitantsoftheciteuniversitaire:aretemparilyreestablishedontheislofCfu.BlackpoolisrecreatedatTremolinoswherethetravelergoesn

22、ottoeatpaellabutfishchips.Thesadthingaboutthissituationisthatitleadstothepersistenceofnationalstereotypes.Wedon’tseethepeopleofothernationsastheyreallyarebutaswehavebeenbroughtuptobelievetheyare.Youcantestthisfyourself.T

23、akefivenationalitiessayFrenchGermanEnglishAmericanItalian.Nowinyourmindmatchthemwiththesefiveadjectives:musicalamouscoldpedanticnative.Farfromprovidinguswithanyinsightintothenationalacteristicsofthepeoplesjustmentionedth

24、eseadjectivesactuallyactasbarriers.Sowhenyousetoutonyourtravelstheonlyacteristicsyounoticearethosewhichconfirmyourpreconceptions.Youcomeawaywiththehighlyuniginalinaccurateimpressionthatsay‘AngloSaxonsarehypocrites’ofthat

25、‘Latinpeoplesshoutalot’.Youonlyhavetomakeafewfeignfriendstoundersthowabsurdharmfulnationalstereotypesare.ButhowcanyoumakefeignfriendswhenthetouristtradedoesitsbesttopreventyouCarriedtoanextremestereotypescanbepositivelyd

26、angerous.Wildgeneralizationsstirupracialhatredblindustothebasicfact—howtriteitsounds!–Thatallpeoplearehuman.Weareallsimilartoeachotheratthesametimeallunique.1.Thebesttitlefthispassageis[A]tourismcontributesnothingtoincre

27、asingunderstingbetweennations.[B]Tourismistiresome.[C]Conductedtourisdull.[D]tourismreallydoessomethingtoone’scountry.2.Whatistheauth’sattitudetowardtourism[A]apprehensive.[B]negative.[C]critical.[D]appreciative.3.Whichw

28、dinthefollowingisthebesttosummarizeLatinpeopleshoutalot[A]silent.[B]noisy.[C]lively.[D]active.4.Thepurposeoftheauth’scriticismistopointout[A]conductedtourisdisappointing.[B]thewayoftouringshouldbechanged.[C]whentraveling