阅读理解 In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned. There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force, there are countries where the black man protests by setting fire to cities and by looting and pillaging. Important people on both side who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence—as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other, what is really frightening, what really fills you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all. We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged. The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute. The sheer horror, the bloodshed and the suffering mean nothing. No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us.
The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing. They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement. If half the energy that goes into violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution. Our strength is undermined by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake. In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social program. The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us. Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing we work within the framework of the law.
Before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between the races, we must appreciate each other's problems. And to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exercise in communication, in exchanging information. "Talk, talk, talk," the advocates of violence say, "all you ever do is talk, and we are none the wiser. " It's rather like the story of the famous barrister who painstakingly explained his case to the judge. After listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser. "Possible, my lord," the barrister replied, "none the wiser, but surely far better informed. " Knowledge is the necessary prerequisite to wisdom; the knowledge that violence creates the evils it pretends to solve.

单选题 1.Which can best replace the word "acute"(Line 1, Para. 1)?

单选题 2.What does the author intend to convey in the first paragraph?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】根据文章第一段的“The whole of the recorded history of the human race，that tedious documentation of violence，has taught us absolutely nothing．We have still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute．”可知，作者在整个第一段中对“暴力成为解决种族歧视毋庸置疑的方法”而痛心疾首，处在种无限的绝望和痛苦当中，对人们的意识麻木深表心痛。该段的中心句是：人们仍然没有觉察到，暴力不但永远解决不了问题，反而会使问题变得更加严重。据此判断，答案是A。

单选题 3.What does the author think of our energy and strength?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】根据文章第二段第三、四、五句“If half the energy that goes into violent acts were put to good use，if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos，at improving livingstandards and providing education and employment for all，we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution．Our strength is undermined by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake．In a well directed effort，it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social program．”可知，在作者看来，如果能把实施暴力的半精力用于清理贫民窟、改善人民生活水平、创造就业和受教育机会，经过长期努力，会取得有意义的成果的。据此判断，答案是A。

单选题 4.What do truly reasonable men advocate to solve the problem of race prejudice?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】根据文章第二段第、二句“The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing．They are despised，mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement．”可知，在作者看来，那些真正的智者很难找到追随者，因为他们提倡依法治理等方案。在同类看来，这是肆无忌惮的行为，因而被自己的同类轻视、误解甚至迫害。据此判断，答案是A。