听力题 Would you (36) 1 that you are in the position of a parent. Would you allow your children to read any book they wanted without first checking its (37) 2? Would you take your children to see any film without first finding out whether it is (38) 3 for them? If your answer to these questions is "yes", then you are just plain (39) 4. If your answer is "no", then you are exercising your right as a parent to protect your children from what you consider to be (40) 5 influences. In other words, by acting as an (41) 6 yourself, you are (42) 7 that there is a strong case for . Now, of course, you will say that it is one thing to exercise (43) 8 where children are concerned and quite another to do the same for adults. Children need protection and it is the parents'' responsibility to provide it. But what about adults? Aren''t they old enough to decide what is good for them? (44) 9. Censorship is for the good of society as a whole. Like the law, it contributes to the common good. Some people think that it is a shame that a censor should interfere with works of art. (45) 10. When laws are relaxed, dishonest people are given a chance to produce virtually anything in the name of "art". One of the great things that does is (46) 11. To argue in favour of absolute freedom is to argue in favour of anarchy. Society would really be the better if it were protected by correct . Would you (36) 12 that you are in the position of a parent. Would you allow your children to read any book they wanted without first checking its (37) 13? Would you take your children to see any film without first finding out whether it is (38) 14 for them? If your answer to these questions is "yes", then you are just plain (39) 15. If your answer is "no", then you are exercising your right as a parent to protect your children from what you consider to be (40) 16 influences. In other words, by acting as an (41) 17 yourself, you are (42) 18 that there is a strong case for . Now, of course, you will say that it is one thing to exercise (43) 19 where children are concerned and quite another to do the same for adults. Children need protection and it is the parents'' responsibility to provide it. But what about adults? Aren''t they old enough to decide what is good for them? (44) 20. Censorship is for the good of society as a whole. Like the law, it contributes to the common good. Some people think that it is a shame that a censor should interfere with works of art. (45) 21. When laws are relaxed, dishonest people are given a chance to produce virtually anything in the name of "art". One of the great things that does is (46) 22. To argue in favour of absolute freedom is to argue in favour of anarchy. Society would really be the better if it were protected by correct .
Would you (36) suppose that you are in the position of a parent. Would you allow your children to read any book they wanted without first checking its (37) contents? Would you take your children to see any film without first finding out whether it is (38) suitable for them? If your answer to these questions is "yes", then you are just plain (39) irresponsible. If your answer is "no", then you are exercising your right as a parent to protect your children from what you consider to be (40) undesirable influences. In other words, by acting as an (41) examiner yourself, you are (42) admitting that there is a strong case for . Now, of course, you will say that it is one thing to exercise (43) where children are concerned and quite another to do the same for adults. Children need protection and it is the parents'' responsibility to provide it. But what about adults? Aren''t they old enough to decide what is good for them? (44) The answer is that many adults are, but don''t make the mistake of thinking that all adults are like yourself. Censorship is for the good of society as a whole. Like the law, it contributes to the common good. Some people think that it is a shame that a censor should interfere with works of art. (45) But we must bear in mind that the great proportion of books, plays and films which come before the censor are very far from being "works of art". When laws are relaxed, dishonest people are given a chance to produce virtually anything in the name of "art". One of the great things that does is (46) to prevent certain people from making fat profits by corrupting the minds of others. To argue in favour of absolute freedom is to argue in favour of anarchy. Society would really be the better if it were protected by correct .