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Alexis de Tocqueville, the French political scientist, historian, philosopher and politician, is most famous for a four-volume b
Alexis de Tocqueville, the French political scientist, historian, philosopher and politician, is most famous for a four-volume b
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Alexis de Tocqueville, the French political scientist, historian, philosopher and politician, is most famous for a four-volume book he wrote called Democracy in America. He came to America in 1831 to study the American form of democracy and what it might mean to the rest of the world. After a visit of only nine months, he wrote a remarkable book which is regarded as a classic. De Tocqueville had unusual powers of observation. He described not only the democratic system of government and how it operated, but also its effect on how Americans think, feel, and act. Many scholars believe he had a deeper understanding of traditional American beliefs and values than anyone else who has written about the United States. What is so remarkable is that many of
these traits
which he observed nearly 200 years ago, are still visible and meaningful today. His observations are also important because the timing of his visit, the 1830s, was before America was industrialized. This was the era of the small farmer, the small businessman, and the settling of the western frontier. It was the period of history when the traditional values of the new country were newly established. In just a generation, some 40 years since the adoption of the U. S. Constitution, the new form of government had already produced a society of people with
unique
values. He was, however, a neutral observer and saw both the good and bad sides of these qualities.
The first part of Democracy in America was written in 1831—1832 and published in 1835. A highly positive and optimistic account of American government and society, the book was very well received. He attempted to get a glimpse of the essence of American society, all the while promoting his own philosophy: the equaling of the classes and the inevitable depth of aristocratic privilege. The rest of the book he labored on for four years, and in 1840 the second part was published. This was substantially more pessimistic than the first, warning of the dangers of despotism and governmental centralization, and applying his ideas and criticisms more directly to France. As a result, it was not received as well as the first part, except in England where it was acclaimed highly.
The primary focus of Democracy in America is an analysis of why republican representative democracy has succeeded in the United States while failing in so many other places. Tocqueville observes that the strong role religion played in the United States was due to its separation from the government, a separation all parties found agreeable. He contrasts this to France where there was what he perceived to be an unhealthy
antagonism
between democrats and the religions, which he relates to the connection between church and state. Tocqueville also outlines the possible excesses of passion for equality among men, foreshadowing the totalitarian states of the twentieth century. Tocqueville observed that social mechanisms have paradoxes, like in what later became known as the Tocqueville effect: "social frustration increases as social conditions improve". He wrote that this growing hatred of social privilege, as social conditions improve, leads to the state concentrating more power to itself.
Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
选项
A、The visit lasted only five months.
B、The visit coincided with American industrialization.
C、The first part was published in 1835; the second part in 1840.
D、The second part was more optimistic than the first.
答案
C
解析
事实细节题。第一段第三句提到,托克维尔在美国的游历持续了九个月,A项表述错误。第一段倒数第五句讲到,托克维尔游历美国时,美国尚未完成工业化,B项表述错误。第二段第一句和第四句中分别提到,《论美国的民主》的第一部分于1835年出版,第二部分于1840年出版,故C项为答案。第二段倒数第二句提到,书的第二部分比第一部分观点更消极,D项表述错误。
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