A person becomes part of the Christian community through baptism — it is a matter of choice 【21】______ birth. The Christian c

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问题       A person becomes part of the Christian community through baptism — it is a matter of choice  【21】______   birth. The Christian community is a gathered community  【22】______   who believe that Jesus is the Christ and that they have salvation  【23】______   . It is open to males and females of any age, race, or  【24】______   . A Christian is normally affiliated with a particular parish or congregation that is  【25】______   the care of a particular clergy-person A baptized person is usually  【26】______   a Christian by all Christians everywhere: however, there may be some additional requirements to meet if a person  【27】______   to a church of a different tradition.
      Giving money and goods needed by others  【28】______   a part of Christian living. Some Christians engage in tithing, the  【29】______   of 10 percent of their income to support the work of the church,  【30】______   includes charitable services of those in need. Other Christians give smaller  【31】______   of their income to the church but contribute either directly to those in need or to organizations that serve human beings or lower animals.
      Although some Christians believe the world will continue to become more evil until Christ returns to earth,  【32】______   think that they  【33】______   improve the world. Christian service to God means,  【34】______   , not only charity to meet current needs but also altering institutions and structures of society in order to  【35】______   poverty, illness, and injustices, For some Christians, the social implications of the gospel are almost as important as the religion. John Woolman visited the slaveholders in the United States to  【36】______   them to free their slaves. Henry Ward Beecher openly supported a campaign to free all the slaves. Walter Rauschenbusch labored to improve living and working conditions for poor people in cities. Albert Schweitzer brought modern medicine to people in Africa. Martin Luther King used the  【37】______   resistance methods  【38】______   by Mohandas K. Gandhi to win recognition of civil right for black people of the United States. Mother Teresa worked to save abandoned children in Calcutta. These few examples give some idea of the  【39】______   of activities  【40】______   have fostered to improve the living conditions of their fellow humans.  
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选项 A、the poor people
B、the black
C、Jesus
D、Christians

答案D

解析 考查上下文理解。由于前文所述的都是基督教徒让世界得到改善的例子,且这一段第一句即说许多基督教徒认为他们有义务来使世界得到改善,因此此处当然也是总结说他们用于改善其他人生活状况的活动多种多样,故选D 。
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