A) its growing wealth
B) the self-centeredness of individuals
C) underestimating the impact of social changes
D) the prejudice against women and minorities(B)
38. Which of the following characterizes the traditional communities?
A) Great mobility.
B) Concern for ones neighbors.
C) Emphasis on individual effort.
D) Ever-weakening social bonds.(B)
39. In the 1950s, classroom violence ________.
A) was something unheard of
B) was by no means a rare occurrence
C) attracted a lot of pubic attention
D) began to appear in analysts data(A)
40. According to Elshtain, the current moral decline may be reversed ________.
A) if people can return to the golden age
B) when women and mean enjoy equal rights
C) when people rid themselves of prejudice
D) if less emphasis is laid on material things(D)
这篇材料讲的是美国社会的道德衰落问题。第一个小段首先提到社会道德衰落的问题终于受到了普通民众的关注(at last captured the attention of average Americans)。之后的一段则说明了这种现象的出现会带来什么影响:is reason to hope that new ideas will come forward to improve it,意思是普通民众的关注会促进新想法的产生,从而有助于解决道德衰落问题。
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