| What our society suffers from most
today is the absence of consensus about what it and life in it ought to be; such
consensus cannot be gained from society’s present stage, or from fantasies about
what it ought to be. For that the present is too close and too diversified, and
the future too uncertain, to make believable claims about it. A consensus in the
present hence can be achieved only through a shared understanding of the past,
as Homer’s epics informed those who lived centuries later what it meant to be
Greek, and by what images and ideals they were to live their lives and organize
their societies. Most societies derive consensus from a long history, a language all their own, a common religion, common ancestry. The myths by which they live are based on all of these. But the United States is a country of immigrants, coming fr A. the non-existence of consensus on the forms the society should take B. the lack of divergence over the common organizations of social life C. the non-acceptance of a society based on individual diversity D. the pervasive distress caused by national morale decline [填空题]What our company values most in employing people is their basic quality and practical skills.
A. A．我们公司的最大价值在于它所雇用的员工具备了基本素质和实用技能。 B．在培训员工时，我们公司大多会重视人的基本素质和实际技能。 C．在招聘员工时，我们公司最看重的是人的基本素质和实际技能。 D．我们公司最值得称道的是它培训员工的基本素质和实用技能。 [单项选择]
Passage 5 [单项选择]What might surprise us about birds’ nests according to the speaker（）
A. Some are built underground. B. Some can be eaten. C. Most are sewed with grasses. D. Most are dried by the sun. [单项选择]What our society suffers from most today is the absence of consensus about what it and life in it ought to be. Such consensus cannot be gained from society’s present stage, or from fantasies about what it ought to be. For that the present is too close and too diversified, and the future too uncertain, to make believable claims about it. A consensus in the present hence can be achieved only through a shared understanding of the past, as Homer’s epics (史诗) informed those who lived centuries later what it meant to be Greek, and by what images and ideals they were to live their lives and organize their societies.
Most societies derive consensus from a long history, a language all their own, a common religion, common ancestry. The myths by which they live are based on all of these. But the United States is a country of immigrants, coming from a great variety of nations. Lately, it has been emphasized that an asocial, narcissistic (自我陶醉的) personality has become characteristic of America A. an earnest nationalist B. an advanced psychologist C. a radical reformer D. a social historian 我来回答: 提交
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