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
外语
The question remains: must we conform? Or can we, somehow, resist the powers that conspire to domesticate us? And if so, with wh
The question remains: must we conform? Or can we, somehow, resist the powers that conspire to domesticate us? And if so, with wh
admin
2008-12-13
68
问题
The question remains: must we conform? Or can we, somehow, resist the powers that conspire to domesticate us? And if so, with what arms are we to redeem our almost-lost manhood? Where are we to find the weapons of resistance?
I believe that the question of conformity, in the long run, answers itself. I think that if there was a possibility, once, of a yes or no -- if at one time humans could decide "we must conform" or "we must not"-- that possibility has been lost in the long reaches of evolution, far back along the corridors of time. The simple truth is that we cannot conform.
Built into man, is an instinct. I have chosen to call it the "instinct of rebellion", since it reveals itself as a drive or urge toward mastery over every obstacle, natural or man-made, that stands as a barrier between man and his distant, perhaps never-to-be-achieved but always striven-after goals. It is this instinct that underwrites his survival, this instinct from which he derives his nature -- a great and powerful dynamic that makes him what he is -- restless, seeking, curious, forever unsatisfied, eternally struggling and eventually victorious. Because of the instinct of rebellion man has never been content with the limits of his body; it has led him to extend his senses almost infinitely, so that his fingers now probe space, his eyes magnify the nuclei of atoms, and his ears detect whispers from the bottoms of seas. Because of the instinct of rebellion man has never been content with the limits of his mind; it has led him to inquire the secrets of the universe, to gather and learn and manipulate the fabulous inventory of the cosmos, to seek the very mysteries of creation.
Man is a rebel. He is committed by his biology not to conform, and herein lies the paramount reason for the awful tension he experiences today in relation to society. Unlike other creatures of earth, man cannot submit, cannot surrender his birthright of protest, for rebellion is one of his essential dimensions. He cannot deny it and remain man. In order to live he must rebel. Only total annihilation of humanity as species can eliminate this in-built necessity. Only with the death of the last man will the revolt that is the essence of his nature also die.
选项
A、persuasive
B、descriptive
C、narrative
D、expository
答案
A
解析
此题为快速浏览题。文章一开始就提出了一连串问题:人类是否必须顺从?或者人类能否抵抗那些企图驯化人类的力量?若要抵抗,用什么武器来挽救几乎丧失殆尽的人性?到什么地方去寻找那些用以抵抗的武器?作者对这些问题提出了自己的认识。判断的依据有第2段中的I believe,I think等常出现在议论文中的表达。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/jOSO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
MembersoftheI.M.F.approvedreformmeasuresaimingatincreasingthevotingpowerofcountrieswithgrowingeconomies.Theyf
MembersoftheI.M.F.approvedreformmeasuresaimingatincreasingthevotingpowerofcountrieswithgrowingeconomies.Theyf
MembersoftheI.M.F.approvedreformmeasuresaimingatincreasingthevotingpowerofcountrieswithgrowingeconomies.Theyf
A、Theycantalkwithacademicelitefromothercountries.B、TheycanmaketheirEnglishmoreproficient.C、Theycanmaintainweb
Listentothefollowingpassage.WriteashortEnglishsummaryofaround150—200wordsofwhatyouhaveheard.Youwillhearthe
A、Thelibraryisnotjustaplaceforquietreadingasbefore.B、Moreandmorepeoplegotothelibrary,butfewerandfewerof
A、tomato-throwingB、unemployedpeopleinGermanyC、throwingyellowtomatoesD、throwingyellowtomatoesforajokeC通过上下文语义进行合理推断
A、Theydeliveroxygenandnutrientstotherestofthebody.B、Theykillthemosquitoes.C、Theyareresistanttomalaria.D、They
Oursocietyisnowbeingreshapedbyrapidadvancesininformationtechnologies—computers,telecommunicationsnetworks,andot
要想成功,跨国公司的经理们不能坐等,而是应该主动采取措施,抓住机遇应对挑战。关键词汇:sitbackandwaitforthingstohappen:坐等事情发生;rather:相反地;approachto:处理的方法。难点:句子的语言组织
随机试题
王先生前些年下岗后,自己创办了一家公司。公司开始只有不到十个人,所有人都直接由王先生负责。后来,公司发展很快,王先生就任命了一个副总经理,由他负责公司的日常事务并向他汇报,自己不再直接过问各部门的业务。在此过程中,该公司沟通网络的变化过程是(
局部反应的时间总和是指
β半乳糖苷酶的底物是A.邻苯二胺B.四甲基联苯胺C.ABTSD.对硝基苯膦酸酯E.4-甲基伞酮-β-D-半乳糖苷
胃的上口、下口分别称为
男性,34岁,被车撞伤胸腹部人院。查体:血压80/60mmHg,心率120次/分,鼻翼扇动,胸骨区吸气时凹陷,呼气时凸出,全腹压痛、反跳痛、肌紧张,移动性浊音(+)。腹穿抽出不凝血。X线检查:胸骨上端骨折,左右第3、4、5肋骨骨折。其主要的病理生理改变
主要工艺设备选择和配置的基本要求有()等。
在Visual:Basic的立即窗口内输入以下语句:X=65<CR>PrintChr$(x)<CR>在窗口中显示的结果是
Whenworkersareorganizedintradeunions,employersfindithardtolaythem______.
WriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:Jane,yourclassmate,isthinking
在中国,交通安全是一个难题。据公安部(theMinistryofPublicSecurity)统计,去年有6.2万人死于交通事故。最近出台的新交规(newtrafficregulations)正是改善交通安全的最新举措。新修订的交规大大加重了对
最新回复
(
0
)