Isitpossibletopersuademankindtolivewithoutwar?Warisanan...

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Is it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient institution which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past the human race managed to live with it. Modem creativity has changed this. Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological (使用細菌的)or chemical weapons, may soon offer an even greater threat. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in abolishing war. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look upon international problems in a new way, not by contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is the most skillful in killing people, but by arbitration (仲裁) according to agreed principles of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.

There are those who say that the adoption(採納)of this or that ideology (意識形態) would prevent war. I believe this to be a big error. All ideologies are based on statements which are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their followers believe in them so that they are willing to go to war in support of them.

The movement of world opinion during the past few years has changed so much that we can welcome it. It is believed that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course very difficult problems remain in the world, but the attitude towards them is a better one than it was several years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that people should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important conflict nowadays is not between different countries, but between man and the atom bomb.

25. It is implied in the first paragraph that war now is .

A. as bad as in the past B. as necessary as in the past .

C. worse than in the past D. not so dangerous as in the past

26. The underlined word "this" in Paragraph l probably refers to " "

A. improving weapons B. abolishing war

C. solving international problems D. living a peaceful life

27. From Paragraph 2, we learn that the author____.

A. is a supporter of some modern ideologies

B. has no doubt about the truth of any ideology

C. believes the adoption of some ideologies could prevent war

D. does not think the adoption of any ideology could stop war

28. Which of the following words can best describe the author’s feeling in writing this passage?