首页
登录
职称英语
Let us suppose that you are in the position of a parent. Would you allow your
Let us suppose that you are in the position of a parent. Would you allow your
游客
2024-06-04
40
管理
问题
Let us suppose that you are in the position of a parent. Would you allow your children to read any book they wanted to without first checking its contents? Would you take your children to see any film without first finding out whether it is suitable for them? If your answer to these questions is "yes", then you are either extremely permissive. If your answer is "no", then you am exercising your right as a parent to protect your children from what you consider to be undesirable influences. In other words, by acting as a censor yourself, you are admitting that there is a strong case for censorship.
Now, of course, you will say that it is one thing to exercise censorship where children are concerned and quite another to do the same for adults. Children need protection and it is the parents’ responsibility to provide it. But what about adults? Aren’t they old enough to decide what is good for them? The answer is that many adults are, but don’t make the mistake of thinking that all adults are like you. Censorship is for the good of society as a whole. Like the law, censorship contributes to the common good.
Some people think that it is disgraceful that a censor should interfere with works of art. Who is this person, they say, to ban this great book or cut that great film? No one can set himself up as a superior being. But we must remember two things. Firstly, where genuine works of art are concerned, modern censors are extremely liberal in their views—often far more liberal than a large section of the public. Artistic merit is something which censors clearly recognize. And secondly, we must bear in mind that the great proportion of books, plays and films which come before the censor are very far from being "works of art".
When discussing censorship, therefore, we should not confine our attention to great masterpieces, but should consider the vast numbers of publications and films which make up the bulk of the entertainment industry. When censorship laws are relaxed, immoral people are given a license to produce virtually anything in the name of "art". There is an increasing tendency to equate artistic with "pornographic". The vast market for pornography would rapidly be exploited. One of the great things that censorship does is to prevent certain people from making fat profits by corrupting the minds of others. To argue in favor of absolute freedom is to argue in favor of anarchy.
Society would really be the poorer if it deprived itself of the wise counsel and the restraining influence which a censor provides. [br] Which of the following statements is NOT true?
选项
A、Some adults can’t tell right from wrong.
B、Censorship is compared to the law because both of them perform good service to society as a whole.
C、Censors pay attention only m genuine works of art.
D、Censorship is necessary because many books, plays and films are far from being "works of art".
答案
C
解析
推断题。由文章第三段可知,审查者并不只是关注真正的艺术作品,故选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3619164.html
相关试题推荐
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacomposition
[originaltext]M:Friday’sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.Areyougoingt
[originaltext]M:Friday’sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.Areyougoingt
[originaltext]M:Friday’sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.Areyougoingt
[originaltext]M:Friday’sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.Areyougoingt
[originaltext]M:Friday’sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.Areyougoingt
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacomposition
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacomposition
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionon
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacomposition
随机试题
正常情况下,每个月依照法定程序延长的工作时间不能超过()。A.34小时 B.
2014年全国居民人均可支配收入20167元,比上年增长10.1%,收入来源如下
A.水肿限于踝部和小腿 B.全身水肿或伴腹水 C.水肿延及大腿 D.水肿延
各种运输方式内外部的各个方面的构成和联系,就是( )。 A.运输系统
在金融交易中,“逆向选择”和“道德危害”产生的根源是( )。A.信息不对称
赵某、钱某、孙某三人共同出资设立甲普通合伙企业(以下简称“甲企业”)。赵某个人欠
下列哪些公式是必须定义的()。A、计算公式 B、审核公式 C、舍位平衡公式
设备采购实施阶段的工作不包括()。A.报价与评审 B.接收请购文件 C
1986年以来,我国已有百余所医院定期上报、反馈医院内感染与病原菌耐药的信息,这
焦某,女,38岁,甲状腺肿大伴多汗、多食、消瘦、心悸、烦躁,根据同位素扫描及血T
最新回复
(
0
)