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ValuingChildhood
Thevalueofchildhoodiseasilyblurred(变得模糊不清)intoday'
sworld.Considersomerecentdevelopments:
Thechild-murderersintheJonesboro,Ark.schoolyardshootingcasewereconvictedandsentenced.Twoboys,7and8,werechargedinthemurderofan11-year-oldgirlinChicago.
Childrenwhocommithorriblecrimesappeartoactoftheirownwill.Yet,aslegalproceedingsinJonesboroshowed,theoneboywhowasabletoaddressthecourtcouldn'
tbegintoexplainhisacts,thoughhetriedtoapologize.Theremayhavebeenamotivemyouthfuljealousy(妒忌)andresentment.Butadeeperquestionremains:
Whydidtheseboysandothersinsimilartroubleapparentlylackanyinner,moralrestraint?
ThatquestionechoesfortheaccusedinChicago,youngastheyare.Theywantedthegirl'
sbicycle,aselfishimpulsecommonenoughamongkids.
Redemption(拯救)isapracticalnecessity.Howcanvalueberestoredtoyounglivesdistortedbyactsofviolence?
TheboysinJonesboroandinChicagowillbeconfinedininstitutionsforarelativelyshorttime.Despitehorroratwhatwasdone,childrenarenot—cannotbemdealtwithasadults,notifapeoplewantstoconsideritselfcivilized.That'
swhypoliticians'
criesforadulttreatmentofyouthfulcriminalsultimatelymissthepoint.
Butthemoralvoid(真空)thatinvitesviolencehasmanysources.Familyinstabilitycontributes.Sodoeseconomicstress.Thatvoid,however,canbefilled.Theworkstartswithparents,whohavetoaskthemselveswhetherthey'
redoingenoughtogivetheirchildrenafirmsenseofrightandwrong.Aretheyreallymonitoringtheiractivitiesandtheirdevelopingprocessesofthought?
Schools,too,havearoleinbuildingcharacter.Sodoyouthorganizations.Sodolawenforcementagencies,whichcandomoretoinformtheyoungaboutlaws,theirmeaning,andtheirobservance(遵守).
Thegoal,ultimately,istoallowallchildrenanormalpassagefromchildhoodtoadulthood(成年),sothattragicgapsinmoraljudgementarelesslikelytooccur.Therelativefewwhofillsuchgapswithactsofviolencehintatmanyotherswhodon'
tgothatfar,butwholackthemoralfoundationschildhoodshouldprovide—andwhichprogressivehumansocietyrelieson.
WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?
AParentsshouldstrengthenmoralinstruction.
BSchoolsshouldhelpcreateamoralsenseinchildren.
CLawenforcementagenciesshoulddomoretohelpchildrenunderstandlaws.
DYouthorganizationsplaynoroleinbuildingcharacter.
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
3.0分
第2题
TheboysinJonesboroandChicagoapparentlylackedasenseof
Arightandwrong.
Bdiscipline.
Cshame.
Dsafety.
A
第3题
ThetwoboysinChicagowere
Ashot.
Bmurdered.
Caccused.
Dsentenced.
C
第4题
Accordingtopoliticians,whenchildrencommitcrimes,theyshouldbetreatedinthesamewayas
Amurderers.
Bcriminals.
Cvictims,
Dadults.
第5题
Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterciteasasourceofmoralvoid?
AOfficialcorruption.
BSocialinjustice.
CFamilyinstability.
DRacialdiscrimination.
第6题
Hacking
Peopletendtothinkofcomputersasisolatedmachines,workingawayallbythemselves.Somedo--personalcomputerwithoutanoutsidelink,likesomeone'
shideaway(隐蔽的)cabininthewoods.Butjustasmostofhomesaretiedtoacommunitybystreets,busroutesandelectriclines,computersthatexchangeintelligencearepartofacommunity—local,nationalandevenglobalnetworkjoinedbytelephoneconnections.
Thecomputernetworkisacreationoftheelectricage,butitisbasedonold-fashionedtrust.Itcannotworkwithouttrust.Arogueloose(为所欲为的无赖)inacomputersystemcalledhacker(黑客)isworsethanathiefenteringyourhouse.Hecouldgothroughanyone'
selectronicmailoraddto,change,distortordeleteanythingintheinformationstoredinthecomputer'
smemory.Hecouldeventakecontroloftheentiresystembyplacinghisowninstructionsinthesoftwarethatrunsit.Hecouldshutthecomputerdownwheneverhewished,andnoonecouldstophim.Thenhecouldprogramthecomputertoeraseanysignofhiseve~havingbeenthere.
Hacking,ourelectronic-agetermforcomputerbreak-in,ismoreandmoreinthenews—brainykidsvandalizinguniversityrecords,evenpranking(胡闹)aboutinsupposedlysafeguardedsystems.Tothosewhounderstandhowcomputernetworksareincreasinglyregulatinglifeinthelate20thcentury,thesearenotlaughingmatters.Apotentialfordisasterisbuilding:
Adissatisfiedformerinsurance-companyemployeewipesoutinformationfrompayroll(工资表)files.Astudentsendsouta"
virus"
asecretanddestructivecommand,overanational