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When a society turns to finger-pointing, which seems to be a pastime in America these days, the rush to blame can obscure progre

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问题     When a society turns to finger-pointing, which seems to be a pastime in America these days, the rush to blame can obscure progress. Partisan battles over the pandemic, protests over racial injustice, and contested election results portray, to one point of view, a house divided.
    Yet plenty of evidence exists that American society is striving to be more democratic and compassionate. The most obvious example is the diligent effort by local officials and countless volunteers to ensure an orderly, fair, and transparent election. A less apparent but no less significant example is the momentum to reform police departments in order to prevent unjust killings like that of George Floyd.
    Ten cities and four counties put 20 police reform measures on the Nov.3 ballot across eight states. Voters approved all of them. Those initiatives are by no means a complete list of the reforms underway. Local governing councils across the country are taking steps without direct voter initiative. The most popular reform involves closer citizen review of police policies and actions through advisory commissions. Such commissions are not new. There are more than 150 nationwide. Many serve as a check on the power of police unions that often lead to the protection of errant officers.
    Polls show a majority of Americans seek to strengthen rather than "defund" police departments. "For me, it’s about the kind of world we want to leave behind and how policing would look 10 or 20 years from now," the Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler, a co-director of Power Interfaith in Philadelphia, told Vox News. His colleague, Bishop Dwayne Royster, is more succinct. "I think the community wants healing," he told the Los Angeles Times.
    The recent videos of fatal encounters between police and civilians have stirred action to reduce an experience far too common for Black citizens. A new space has opened to understand and address the way America’s racial history has shaped policing. Yet just as important is what police face on the streets. In the two weeks following the election, there were more than 2,500 incidents of violence involving guns, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Gun sales have surged over the past year. Just since the election, 15 officers have been shot or killed in the line of duty.
    From the streets to the ballot box to city hall, this year has brought overdue scrutiny to law enforcement. Debates over how officers conduct themselves should ripen into new partnerships between citizens and police. Demonizing the police is no more productive than demonizing the protesters of police brutality. Re-imagining the nature of policing in a just and compassionate society is a project all Americans can serve and protect.
The current situation in America is characterized by its__________.
选项 A、rush to blame progress
B、struggle for racial discrimination
C、fair and transparent election
D、pursuit of democracy and compassion
答案 D
解析 由题干关键词current situation定位至原文前两段。首段描述了当前美国因疫情、种族不平等和选举等引发的相互指责的情形，第二段以Yet引起转折：但是，仍然有大量证据表明，美国社会正在努力变得更加民主和富有同情心(American society is striving to be more democratic and compassionate)，说明这是美国社会当前的特征。选项[D]中的pursuit对应原文中的is striving to，democracy对应原文中的democratic，compassion对应原文中的compassionate，因此答案为选项[D]“追求民主和同情心”。
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