职称英语考试综合类(B级)试题及答案(5)

第三篇Valuing Childhood

The value of childhood is easily blurred(变得模糊不清)in today world．Consider some recent developments：The child．murderers in the Jonesboro,Ark．schoolyard shooting case were convicted and sentenced．Two boys,7 and 8，were charged in the murder of an 11-year-old girl in Chicago．Children who commit horrible crimes appear to act of their own will．Yet, as 1egal proceedings in Jonesboro showed，the one．boy who was able to address the court couldn't begin to explain his acts．though he tried to apologize．There may have been a motive-youthful jealousy(妒忌)and resentment．But a deeper question remains：Why did these boys and others in similar trouble apparently 1ack any inner,moral restraint?

That question echoes for the accused in Chicago，young as they are．They wanted the girl's bicycle，a selfish impulse common enough among kids．

Redemption(拯救)is a practical necessity．How can value be restored to young lives distorted(扭曲)by acts of

violence? The boys in Jonesboro and in Chicago will be confined in institutions for a relatively short time．Despite horror at what was done．children are not-cannot be-dealt with as adults．not if a peopie wants to consider itself civilized．That's why politicians'cries for adult treatment of youthful criminals ultimately miss the point．

But the moral void(真空)that invites violence has many sources . Family instability(不稳定)contributes．So does economic stress．That void，however,can be filled．The work starts with parents，who have to ask themselves whether they're doing enough to give their children a firm sense of right and wrong．Are they really monitoring their activities and their developing processes of thought?

Schools，too，have a role in building character．So do youth organizations．So do law enforcement agencies，which can do more to inform the young about laws，their meaning，and their observance(遵守)．

The goal,ultimately,is to allow all children a normal passage from childhood to．adulthood(成年)，so that tragic gaps in moral judgement am less likely to occur. The relative few who fill such gaps with acts of violence hint at many others who don't go that far,but who lack the moral foundations

childhood should provide-and which progressive human society relies on．

41 The two boys in Chicago were

A shot．

B murdered．

C accused．

D sentenced．

42 The boys in Jonesboro and Chicago apparently lacked a sense of

A right and wrong．

B discipline．

C sharne．

D safety．

43 According to politicians，when children comm．it crimes，they should be tmated in the same way as

A murderers．

B criminals．

C victims．

D adults．

44 Which ofthe following does the writer cite as a source of moral void?

A Official corruption．

B Social injustice．

C Family instability．

D Racial discrimination

45 Which of the statements is NOT true according to this passage?

A Parents should strengthen moral instruction．

B Schools should help create a moral sense in children．

C Law enforcement agencies should do more to help children understand laws．

D Youth organizations play no role in building character．

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