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阅读下列短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The decline in moral standardswhich has long concerned social analystshas at last caught the at tention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad.

　　The fact that ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about the nation's moral climate, says this ethics (伦理学) professor at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will come forward (提出来) to improve it.

　　But the challenge is nut to be underestimated. Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles. “The thought that ‘I'm in it for me’, has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness, ”Ms. Elshtain says.

　　Some of this can be attributed to the disintegration of traditional communities, in which neighbors looked out for one another, she says, With today's greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self.

　　In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality topped the list of the biggest problems facing the U.S. And Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans are struggling with problems unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom violence and high rate of births to unmarried mothers.

　　The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament(挽歌) for some nonexistent “golden age”, Elshtain says, nor is it a wishful (一厢情愿的) longing for a time that denied opportunities to women and minorities. Most people, in fact, favor the lessening of prejudice.

　　Moral decline will not be reversed until people find ways to counter the materialism in society, she says, “Slowly, you recognize that the things that matter are those that can't be bought.”

1．Professor Elshtain is pleased to see that Americans ________.

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A．have adapted to a new set of moral standards

B．are longing for the return of the good old days

C．have realized the importance of material things

D．are awakening to the lowering of their moral standards.

2．The moral decline of American society is caused mainly by ________.

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A．its growing wealth

B．the self - centeredness of individuals

C．underestimating the impact of social changes

D．the prejudice against women and minorities

3．In the 1950s, classroom violence

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A．was something unheard of

B．was by no means a rare occurrence

C．attacted a lot of public attention

D．began to appear in analysts' data

4．According to Elshtain, the current moral decline may be reversed ________.

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A．if people can return to the “golden age”

B．when women and men enjoy equal rights

C．when people rid themselves of prejudice

D．if less emphasis is laid on material things

Answer 1

答案：D;B;A;D