| 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 [单项选择]What do we know from the passage about Asian immigrants
A. They were looked down upon by European immigrants. B. They had a hard time seeking equal job opportunities. C. They worked very hard to earn a decent living. D. They strongly opposed continued immigration. [填空题]From the passage, what do you think a country’s economy mostly depends on
[单项选择]Passage Six
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