单选题 Everyone is exposed to it, so naturally some people will imitate what they see on TV, what they read in the newspapers and what they witness every day. It is better to prevent violence than to try to stop it. Dentists tell you to brush your teeth to prevent cavities so they won"t have to fill the cavity later. People and lawmakers all over the world realize this. The next question is, "How do you prevent violence from happening?"
To answer this question, you may ask yourself, "What causes violence?" Guns are definitely something used in acts of violence, but just about anything will do. Bare hands are often the weapons. What we have to do is to work together as a community and make violence wrong but not to tolerate. We"ve got to find a better solution than jails, and we"ve got to do it now. It"s not something that can wait. The message "Violence is wrong" has got to be everywhere you look on TV, on street signs, buses, radio, in every kind of language—English, Spanish, French, Hebrew, you name it, so that it can reach all kinds of people. People need to be cool. Violence needs to be labeled as foolish. It cannot be machismo (大男子气概) and toughness.
We can reach people in all kinds of ways. Little reminders that "Violence is wrong" can show up in any way, shape or form: chain letters, a million dollars to anyone who can make a video showing 30 acts of kindness, flyers, newspaper ads, contests in schools, a free TV ad to the most peace-loving company and much more. To do so, lots of people have to be willing to work together and break the cycle.
单选题 The pronoun "it" in the first paragraph refers specifically to ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 词语理解题。提问第一段中代词it特指什么。根据第一段的第二句话可以判断出，这里的it指代的是violence，所以答案为B。
单选题 What do lawmakers all over the world realize?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。本题问的是世界上的法律制定者意识到什么。作者在第一段说预防暴力要比试图阻止暴力好，然后用刷牙预防龋齿打比方说明这一点。指示代词this通常前指，所以立法者认识到的这一点即前面第二句话“It is better to prevent violence than to try to stop it.”所以答案为C。
单选题 According to the passage, what is the total solution to violence?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。该问题是针对文章第二段的总结，提问的是什么是消除暴力之道。在这一段里作者讲到：我们需要做的是让全社会齐心协力使暴力成为错误的东西。“暴力是错误的”这句话必须无处不见。所以D选项“让每个人都认识到暴力是错误的”才是解决暴力问题的办法。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to remind people of the concept "Violence is wrong"?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。本题问的是关于提醒人们“暴力是错误的”的方法，下列哪项在文中未被提及。文章最后一段提及许多提醒人们“暴力是错误的”这一警示的办法，其中虽然提到广告，但未明确说明时间，所以B选项是没有被提及的。
单选题 We can learn from the passage that ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。提问的是我们从文中可获知什么。文章第二段中“It"s not something that can wait.”说明让人们认识到“暴力是错误的”这一观念的紧迫性。所以选项A为正确答案。