首页
登录
职称英语
The decline in moral standards--which has long concerned social analysts--ha
The decline in moral standards--which has long concerned social analysts--ha
游客
2024-02-24
17
管理
问题
The decline in moral standards--which has long concerned social analysts--has at last captured the attention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain ,for one ,is glad.
The fact that ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about the nation’s moral climate, says this ethics(伦理学)professor at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will【S1】______forward to improve it.
But the challenge is not to be【S2】______. Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles. "The thought that ’I’m in it for me’ has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness, "Ms. Elshtain says.
Some of this can be【S3】______to the disintegration of traditional communities, in which neighbors【S4】______out for one another, she says. With today’s greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been【S5】______,replaced by a greater emphasis on self.
In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality【S6】______the list of the biggest problems facing the U. S. And Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans are【S7】______with problems uuheard of in the 1950s,such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers. The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament(挽歌)for some nonexistent "golden age", Elshtain says, nor is it a wishful(一厢情愿的)longing for a time that【S8】______opportunities to women and minorities. Most people ,in fact ,favor the【S9】______of prejudice.
Moral decline will not be【S10】______until people find ways to counter the materialism in society, she says. "Slowly, you recognize that the things that matter are those that can’t be bought."
A)strengthened B)weakened C)contributed
D)attributed E)look F)come
G)underestimated H)topped I)struggling
J)concedes K)denies L)lessening
M)reversed N)disagrees O)overestimated [br] 【S10】
选项
答案
M
解析
reverse意为“颠倒,倒转”,原文的语境是:道德水准下降的局面只有找到解决社会物质主义的良方才会扭转。所以reverse 符合原文的要求。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3479483.html
相关试题推荐
Thegreatestrecentsocialchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringt
Manypeoplebelievethatasfarasagricultureisconcerned,warmplaces________
Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople—thelearnedpatternsfor
Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople—thelearnedpatternsfor
Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople—thelearnedpatternsfor
Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople—thelearnedpatternsfor
Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople—thelearnedpatternsfor
Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople—thelearnedpatternsfor
Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople—thelearnedpatternsfor
Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople—thelearnedpatternsfor
随机试题
"Nomanisanisland,"wrotethepoetJohnDonneseveralcenturiesago.Hew
数字出版产业发展中的重要关系包括( )。A.技术与内容的关系 B.传统内容资
下列哪条因素与污水处理系统格栅的过栅水头损失计算无关?( )A.格栅设置倾角
患者恶寒发热,头身疼痛,无汗,鼻塞流涕,脉浮紧。其舌苔应是A:白厚B:薄白C
破伤风最早出现的临床表现是A.牙关紧闭 B.呼吸困难 C.高烧 D.苦笑面
状况良好的设备测试值应在200mΩ以下
一位教师教“因式分解”这一单元时,发现学生的知识基础差别较大,于是对八位成绩好的
成熟曲线的作用不包括()。A.明确企业工资水平的市场地位 B.明确企业工资水平
()在批发环节加征一次消费税。A.酒 B.卷烟 C.小汽车 D.高档化妆
C
最新回复
(
0
)