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　　In my opinion, the Indian struggle for freedom bears in its consequences(結(jié)果)not only upon India and England but upon the whole world. It contains one fifth of the human race. It represents one of the most ancient civilizations. It has traditions handed down from tens of thousands of years, some of which, to the astonishment of the world, remain intact. No doubt the ravages of time have affected the purity of that civilization as they have that of many other cultures and many institutions.

　　If India is to revive the glory of her ancient past, she can only do so when she attains(獲得)her freedom. The reason for the struggle having drawn the attention of the world, I know, does not lie in the fact that we Indians are fighting for our liberty, but in the fact that the means adopted by us for attaining that liberty are unique and, as far as history shows us, have not been adopted by any other people of whom we have any record.

　　The means adopted are not violence, not bloodshed, not diplomacy(外交)as one understands it nowadays, but they are purely and simply truth and non－violence. No wonder that the attention of the world is directed toward this attempt to lead a successful bloodless revolution. Hitherto, nations have fought in the manner of the brute. They have wreaked vengeance upon those whom they have considered to be their enemies.

　　We find in searching national anthems adopted by great nations that they contain imprecautions upon the so－called enemy. They have vowed destruction and have not hesitated to take the name of God and seek divine assistance for the destruction of the enemy. We in India have endeavored to reverse the process. We feel that the law that, governs brute creation is not the law that should guide the human race. That law is inconsistent with human dignity.

　　I, personally, would wait, if need be, for ages rather than seek to attain the freedom of my country through bloody means. I feel in the innermost of my heart, after a political extending over an unbroken period of close upon thirty－five years, that the world is sick into death of bloodspilling. The world is seeking a way out, and I flatter myself with the belief that perhaps it will be the privilege of the ancient land of India to show the way out to the hungering world. (Gandhi)

1．What is Gandhi's main purpose in the passage?

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A．To demonstrate that India represents one of the most ancient civilizations.

B．To demonstrate that India has to struggle for her freedom in order to revive the glory of her ancient past.

C．To demonstrate that the means to achieve freedom should nor be violent.

D．To demonstrate that the national anthems adopted by great nations contain imprecations upon the so－called enemy.

2．According to Gandhi, why India's struggle for freedom have drawn the attention of the world?

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A．India has traditions handed down from tens of thousands of years.

B．The means adopted by the Indians for attaining the liberty are non－violent.

C．The Indians are fighting for their liberty.

D．It is a struggle to revive the glory of India's ancient past.

3．According to the third paragraph, India is attempting to ________.

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A．lead a successful bloodshed revolution

B．a(chǎn)chieve freedom by means of diplomacy

C．a(chǎn)chieve freedom by means which are purely and simply truth and non－violence

D．wreaked vengeance upon those whom the Indians have considered to be their enemies

4．In the fourth paragraph, Gandhi uses the national anthems of great nations to demonstrate that ________.

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A．until then, nations have fought in the W anner of the brute

B．the Indians feel that the law that governs brute creation is not the law that should guide the human race

C．that the law that governs brute is inconsistent with human indignity

D．that Indians are endeavoring to reverse the process

5．Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A．Gandhi would not seek to attain the freedom of his country through bloody means.

B．Gandhi feels that the world is sick into death of bloodspilling.

C．Gandhi believes that India will be able to solve the problem of famine in the world.

D．Gandhi believes that India will have the privilege to show the world the way out of bloodspilling.

Answer 1

答案：C;B;C;A;C
解析：

1．C　　甘地是印度民族運(yùn)動領(lǐng)袖，提供非暴力抵抗運(yùn)動。本篇演講主要目的也是宣傳他的非暴力抵抗的思想。答案A、B、D雖然內(nèi)容上并沒有錯誤，但并非本篇演講的目的。故應(yīng)選C。 　　2．B　　文章第二段指出，印度的斗爭之所以引起世界的注意，并非是因為印度正在為其解放而戰(zhàn)，而是因為其爭取解決的手段獨(dú)一無二。下文中提到其手段是非暴力的，答案B與其一致，故應(yīng)選B。 　　3．C　　文章第二段中寫道“The means adopted are not violence，not bloodshed，not diplomacy（外交）as one understands it nowadays，but they are purely and simply truth and non－violence．”。其后作者又指出其革命是不流血的。故應(yīng)選C。 　　4．A　　第四段緊接上文，證明迄今為止所有國家的斗爭方式都是野蠻的。正因為如此，印度人才需要扭轉(zhuǎn)這種進(jìn)程。文中各國國歌是這種野蠻進(jìn)程的證據(jù)，故應(yīng)選A。 　　5．C　　本題要求找出錯誤陳述。文章最后一句“The world is seeking a way out，and I flatter myself with the belief that perhaps it will be the privilege of the ancient land of India to show the way out to the hungering world．”中“饑餓”一詞為引申意，與開頭“世界正在尋找出路”呼應(yīng)，并非指具體的饑荒，故應(yīng)選C。