Iswarunavoidable?Canwarbeprevented?

Historytellsthattherewerewarsgreatorsmallineverycenturyineverydecade.ThroughouttheagesfromtheStoneagetotheAtomicAgemenhavebeenfightingfirstwithswordsandshields(盾)thenwithgunsandcannonsandnowhydrogenbombsandmissilesareusedformilitarypurpose.Butinspiteofalltheseitisstillmybeliefthatwarcanbepreventedandpeacecanbewonbutitrequirestheeffortofeveryoneofus.

Iamsurethatwewouldnotliketoexperienceanotherworldwar.Ifiteverhappenstwo-thirdsoftheworldandmuchofthecivilizationwhichmenhavegainedthroughtimepatienceandeffortwillbedestroyed.Willthentheremainingone-thirdoftheworldbeabletosurviveonitsown?

Ourtasknowisnottoblamethepastbuttoplanforthefuture.

Ifthereispeaceintheworldmencanusetheirrocketstoexplorethemysteryofspacetheirsubmarinestoexplorethedepthoftheseatheirmissilestodelivermailsandtheirfineequipmenttopenetrate(穿透)thejunglesofAfricainsteadofusingthemmilitary.

Governmentscanusetheirmoneytobuildmoreschoolssothatmorechildrencanbeeducatedtobeusefulcitizens.Scientistscanuseatomicenergytopropel(推动)steamshipsandplanes.Theycanalsodesignnewmachinestoincreasetheproductionofgoodsandthusimprovethewayoflivingofthepeople.

Howcanapeacefulworldbeachieved?Itrequiresinmyopiniontheunderstandingandfriendshipbetweenallpeoplefromallnations.Letnoonesufferdiscriminationbyreasonofcolorracereligionornationalorigin.Lettherichsupportthepoorandthestronghelptheweak.

Weknowthatneitherpeacenorsuchadreamworldcancometrueinadayoramonth.Itmayeventakedecadesorcenturies.Butletusplanandbeginnow.

1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_________.

A.ThePastandtheFuture

B.ToDieorToSurvive

C.WarandPeace

D.UnderstandingandFriendship

2.Inthewriter’sopinion__________.

A.itistoodifficulttoachievepeace

B.peacecanbewonthroughtheeffortsofallhumanbeings

C.anotherworldwarisinevitable

D.warswillalwaysexistintheworld

3.Wecaninferfromthepas