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考研英语阅读DAY66
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DAY66 Reading comprehension Direction: In this part, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the on e ...
DAY66 Reading comprehension Direction: In this part, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the on e that you think is the correct answer. Passage 1Johannesburg, South Africa — some call it desperation， others call it as inspiration. But South Africa is pushing ahead with its latest initiative to combat soaring crime and corruption: a nationwide crusade to build up its citizenrys moral fiber. “Many of our socioeconomic problems result to a large extent from moral degeneration,” Deputy President Jacob Zuma told Parliament last week. “There was a time in our history when people would provide guidance to children they did not even know, when the ruling ethic was “Any child is my child”. We need to revive that spirit. While character and integrity are familiar topics in U.S. politics, the ambition of institutionalizing and popularizing ethical behavior is unprecedented in South Africa. The crusade appears to be recognition that solving the crime problem here will require more fundamental changes than investing in better law enforcement. The aim is to steep all South Africans in the ethics of responsibility, selfreliance, and accountability to create a patriotic environment in which criminal behavior is not tolerated. In a report released in July, the Regeneration Committee said that laws in South Africa were sufficient, but that they were often either ignored or not implemented — because of government incompetence and ordinary South Africans compromised moral state. The blame for this lies with the countrys former apartheid government, Zuma told Parliament, in his speech kicking off the campaign. “Apartheid created a particular value system designed to deepen and perpetuate a twisted understanding of values and morality,” Zuma said. “It introduced extreme intolerance, and because it had to be maintained through extreme violence, it encouraged violence at every level of society.” This comes at a time when South Africans are increasingly impatient with a government that appears unable to tame a soaring crime rate, create jobs or stamp out corruption. Figures released last month show that crimes against children and assaults have doubled since the end of apartheids white minority rule, six years ago. Corruption within government is also seen as pervasive. But rather than reinvigorate public support of government efforts, the campaign seems to have confirmed some citizens suspicious that the government here is ineffectual. Some political observers agree, calling the crusade an alarming retreat from the black governments traditional cando approach. “These are vacuous statements, surprising from a party that has never before hesitates to tackle a problem, ” says Tom Lodge, a professor of politics at the University of the Witswatersrand in Johannesburg. Deputy Education Minister Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, who is spearheading the campaign, counters that it was an ambitious effort by the government to battle evil forces that had taken control of South African society. The campaign will include programs in school, efforts by businesses to curb corruption, and support from the entertainment industry, and the local media. 1. According to the passage, the first sentence of the first paragraph implies that A. Johannesburg is a underdeveloped city, and people there are neither wealthy nor ambitious. B. Johannesburg, as a capital, is not as prosperous as other countries capitals. C. South Africa has been facing various social problems for a long time. D. South Africa lets the rest of the world down. 2. The latest initiative in South Africa A. aims to resist the incompetent government. B. is not supported by the citizens. C. has the same purpose as the political topics in U.S. . D. intends to improve its citizens moral standard. 3. From the quotation of Jacob Zuma, we know that A. there were enormous aba
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