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1、精品文檔Freedom and ResponsibilityFreedom ' s challenge in the Digital Age is a serious topic. We are facing today a strange new world and we are all wondering what we are going to do with it.Some 2,500 years ago Greece discovered freedom. Before that there was no freedom. There were great civilizat
2、ions, splendid empires, but no freedom anywhere. Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies, one very powerful man ruling over helpless massed犬語 .In Greece, in Athens(雅典 ) ,a little city in a little country,there were no helpless masses. And Athenians willingly obeyed thewritten laws which they themselve
3、s passed定語 ,and theunwritten, which must be obeyed if free men live together定語.They must showeach other間接賓語kindness and pity and themany qualities直接賓語without which life would be verypainful unless one chose to live alone in the desert狀語 . TheAthenians never thought that a man was free if he could do
4、 what hewanted. A man was free if he was self-controlled.主語 To makeyourself obey what you approvedwas freedom. They weresaved from looking at their lives as their own private affair. Each精品文檔精品文檔one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens,狀語精品文檔精品文檔not because it was forced on him from the outsid
5、e, but because the citywas his pride and his safety.主語 The essential belief of the first freegovernment in the world was liberty for all men themselves and would take responsibility for the state定語who could control.But discovering freedom is not like discovering computers.It cannot be discovered onc
6、e for all. If people do not prize it, and work for it, itwill go. Constant watch is its price. Athens changed. It was a change定語that took place without being noticed though it was of the extremeimportance,同位語a spiritual change which affected the whole state.Ithad been the Athenian 'psde and joy
7、to give to their city.That they could getmaterial benefits from her主語 never entered their minds. There had to bea complete change of attitude before they could look at the city as anemployer who paid her citizens for doing her work定語 .Now instead ofmen giving to the state, the state was to give to t
8、hem. What the people wanted was a government 定語 which would provide a comfortable life forthem ; and 狀語 with this as the primary object,主語 ideas of freedomand self-reliance and responsibilitywere neglected to the point ofdisappearing. Athens was more and more looked on主木卜as acooperative精品文檔精品文檔busin
9、ess定語 possessed of great wealth定語in which all citizens had a rightto share.Athens reached the point when the freedom she really wanted主語 wasfreedom from responsibility. There could be only one result.狀語If meninsisted on being free from the burden of self-dependence andresponsibility for the common g
10、ood,they would cease to be free.Responsibility is the price定語every man must pay for freedom. It is to behad on no other terms. Athens, the Athens of Ancient Greece, refused responsibility; she reached the end of freedom and was never to have it again.But, “ the excellent becomes the permanent” , Ari
11、stotle said.Athens lost freedom forever, but freedom was not lost foreverfor the world. A great American, James Madison, referred to:“ Theapacity(能力 )of mankind for self-government. No doubt he had not an idea同位語that he was speaking Greek.Athens was not in the farthest background of his mind, but on
12、ce man has agreat and good idea, it is never completely lost. TheDigital Age cannot destroy it.Somehow in this or that man's thought狀語such an idea livesthough unconsidered by the world of action狀語 .One cannever be sure that it is not on the point of breaking out into action ,only sure thatit wil
13、l do so sometime.65. What does the underlined word“tyrannies ” in Paragraph 2精品文檔精品文檔refer to?A. Countries where their people need help.B. Powerful states with higher civilization.C. Splendid empires where people enjoy freedom.D. Governments ruled with absolute power.66. People believing in freedom
14、are those who _ .A. regard their life as their own business B. seek gains as their primary objectC. behave within the laws and value systems D. treat others with kindness and pity67. What change in attitude took place in Athens?A. The Athenians refused to take their responsibility.B. The Athenians n
15、o longer took pride in the city.C. The Athenians benefited spiritually from the government.D. The Athenians looked on the government as a business.精品文檔精品文檔68. What does the sentence“There could be only one result.Paragraph 5 mean?A. Athens would continue to be free.B. Athens would cease to have free
16、dom.C. Freedom would come from responsibility.D. Freedom would stop Athens from self-dependence.69. Why does the author refer to Aristotle and Madison?A. The author is hopeful about freedom.B. The author is cautious about self-government.C. The author is skeptical of Greek civilization.D. The author is proud of man's capacity.70. What is th
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