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The question of whether war is inevitable is one which has concerned many of the world’s great writers, Before considering this
The question of whether war is inevitable is one which has concerned many of the world’s great writers, Before considering this
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2011-02-28
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The question of whether war is inevitable is one which has concerned many of the world’s great writers, Before considering this question, it will be useful to introduce some related concepts. Conflict, defined as opposition among social entities directed against one another, is distinguished from competition, defined as opposition among social entities independently striving for something which is in inadequate supply. Competitors may not be a ware of one another, while the parties to a conflict are. Conflict and competition are both categories of opposition, which has been defined as a process by which social entities function in the disservice of one another. Opposition is thus contrasted with cooperation, the process by which social entities function in the service of one another. These definitions are necessary because it is important to emphasize that competition between individuals or groups is in- evitable in a world of limited resources. But conflict is not. Conflict, nevertheless, is very likely to occur, and is probably an essential and desirable element of human societies.
Many authors have argued for the inevitability of war from the premise that in the struggle for existence among animal species, only the fittest survive. In general, however, this struggle in nature is competition, not conflict. Social animals, such as monkeys and cattle, fight to win or maintain leadership of the group. The struggle for existence occurs riot in such fights, but in the competition for limited feeding areas and for the occupancy(占有)of areas free from meat-eating animals. Those who fail in this competition starve to death or be come victims to other species. This struggle for existence does not resemble human war, but rather the competition of individuals for jobs, markets, and materials. The essence of the struggle is the competition for the necessities of life that are insufficient to satisfy all.
Among nations there is competition in developing resources, trades, skills, and a satisfactory way of life. The successful nations grow and prosper(繁荣);the unsuccessful decline. While it is true that this competition may induce efforts to expand territory at the expense of others, and thus lead to conflict, it cannot be said that war-like conflict among nations is inevitable, although competition is.
The author indicates in the passage that conflict ______.
选项
A、is an inevitable struggle resulting from competition
B、reflects the struggle among social animals
C、is an opposition among individual social entities
D、can be avoided
答案
D
解析
根据文章的最后一句:“…It cannot be said that war—like conflict among nations is in-evi- table...”可知,conflict 不是不可避免的,这正是作者的结论。因此,[D]对。[A]说它是不可避免的,显然不对;[B]是文中没有的内容,[C]的表述与第一段conflict 的定义字面上在些相似,但意思完全不同,conflict 并不是“单个社会实体内部的抗争”[C],而是“社会实体之间的抗争”。
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