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Many parents are hard pressed to explain to their youth why some music, movies, books, and magazines are not acceptable material
Many parents are hard pressed to explain to their youth why some music, movies, books, and magazines are not acceptable material
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2014-09-18
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问题
Many parents are hard pressed to explain to their youth why some music, movies, books, and magazines are not acceptable material for them to bring into the home or to listen to or see.
One parent came up with an original idea that is hard to refute. The father listened to all the reasons his children gave for wanting to see a particular "R" Rated movie. It had their favorite actors. Everyone else was seeing it. Even church members said it was great. It was only rated "R" because of the suggestion of sex. They never really showed it. The language was pretty good. The Lord’s name was only used in vain three times in the whole movie. The teens did admit there was a scene where a building and a bunch of people were blown up, but the violence was just the normal stuff. It wasn’t too bad.
Even if there were a few minor things, the special effects were fabulous and the plot was action packed. However, even with all the justifications the teens made for the "R" rating, the father still wouldn’t give in. He didn’t even give his children a satisfactory explanation for saying, "No." He just said, "No! "
A little later on that evening the father asked his teens if they would like some brownies he had baked. He explained that he’d taken the family’s favorite recipe and added a little something new. The children asked what it was. The father calmly replied that he had added dog poop.
However, he quickly assured them, it was only a little bit. All other ingredients were gourmet quality and he had taken great care to bake the brownies at the precise temperature for the exact time. He was sure the brownies would be superb.
Even with their father’s promise that the brownies were of almost perfect quality, the teens would not take any. The father acted surprised. After all, it was only one small part that was causing them to be so stubborn.
He was certain they would hardly notice it. Still the teens held firm and would not try the brownies.
The father then told his children how the movie they wanted to see was just like the brownies. Our minds are tricking us into believing that just a little bit of evil won’t matter. But, the truth is even a little bit of poop makes the difference between a great treat and something disgusting and totally unacceptable. The father went on to explain that even though the movie industry would have us believe that most of today’s movies are acceptable fare for adults and youth, they are not.
Now when this father’s children want to do something or see something they should not, the father merely asks them if they would like some of his special brownies... and they never ask about that activity again.
What did the father think about the brownies he made?
选项
A、Inedible.
B、Acceptable.
C、Distinctive.
D、Appetizing.
答案
A
解析
第7段第3句表明加入少量狗粪后原先美味的食物就变得disgusting and unacceptable了,由此可见,父亲虽然之前不断劝说孩子们尝尝他烤的饼干,但其实他是要借此说明一个道理而已,他本人是认为加了狗粪的饼干是不能吃的,因此本题应选A。本题最具干扰性的是C,虽然父亲制作饼干的过程很“独特”,但爸爸这样做并不是为了说明他的饼干很独特,而是为了说明为什么R级电影不能看,因此,C并非爸爸的看法,不能选。
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