首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
The decline in moral standards—which has long concerned social analysts—has at last captured the attention of average Americans.
The decline in moral standards—which has long concerned social analysts—has at last captured the attention of average Americans.
admin
2012-02-02
72
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 the 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 come forward to improve it.
But the challenge is not to be underestimated. 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 attributed to the disintegration of traditional communities, in which neighbors looked out for one another, she says. With today’s greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self.
In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality topped 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 struggling with problems unheard 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 denied opportunities to women and minorities. Most people, in fact, favor the lessening of prejudice.
Moral decline will not be reversed 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. " (293 words)
Professor Elshtain is pleased to see that Americans______.
选项
A、have adapted to a new set of moral standards
B、are longing for the return of the good old days
C、have realized the importance of material things
D、are awakening to the lowering of their moral standards
答案
D
解析
本题属于细节题。由题干中的“pleased”定位到原文第一段的“glad”,而原文:“The decline in moral standards…has at last captured the attention of average Americans”(美国大众终于开始关注道德标准下降问题)中的“decline”对应选项D中的“lowering”(下降),另外,“captured the attention of average Americans”=“Americans are awakening to”,故选D“开始意识到道德标准的下降”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/O3na777K
本试题收录于:
艺术硕士(艺术基础)题库专业硕士分类
0
艺术硕士(艺术基础)
专业硕士
相关试题推荐
Toomanyvulnerablechild-freeadultsarebeingruthlessly(无情的)manipulatedintoparenthoodbytheirparents,whothinkthatha
Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengtho
Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengtho
Mostepisodesofabsent-mindedness—forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom—arecausedbya
Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhe
Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhe
Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhe
It’snosecretthatmanychildrenwouldbehealthierandhappierwithadoptiveparentsthanwiththeparentsthatnaturedealtt
Itwasnot“thecometofthecentury”expertspredicteditmightbeNevertheless,Kohoutekhasprovidedabonanzaofscientificinf
随机试题
创造“人本主义”治疗的学者是
按“五轮学说”上下眼睑所属脏腑是()
痄腮的病因是感受
盐酸地尔硫革符合下列哪些性质
会计从业资格证书是具备会计从业资格的证明文件,该证书在()范围内有效。
我国已形成了具有中国特色的地方政府债券市场,即以企业债券形式发行地方政府债券。()
某公司是一家由事业单位转而成的股份制企业。在转制之前,员工的薪酬基本上是按照职务、技术职称和工龄等来确定的,员工的工资差别不大,所以干多和干少一个样,尽管单位的效率不高,但大家觉得挺满足。但改制以后,由于企业要直接面对激烈的市场竞争,所以公司的领导层决定打
前进:倒退()
中华传统美德的根本要求是()
冯.诺依曼型体系结构的计算机硬件系统的5大部件是
最新回复
(
0
)