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r in mind that the great proportion of books, plays and films which e before the censor are very far from being “works of art”.When discussing censorship, therefore, we should not confine our attention to great masterpieces, but should consider the vast numbers of publications and films which make up the bulk(大 部分 )of the entertainment censorship laws are relaxed, dishonest people are given a licence to produce virtually anything in the name of “art”.There is an increasing tendency to equate “artistic” with “pornographic”(** 的 ).So one of the great things that censorship does is to prevent certain people from making fat profits by corrupting the minds of would really be poorer if it deprived itself of the wise counsel and the restraining influence which a censor . A censor39。s duty is )to see there is no filthy content in publications or films B)to ban books and cut films C)to distinguish works of art from others D)to make sure that no licence is given to dishonest people 52. Some people are against censorship for the reason that )censorship is not consistent with the ideals of democracy B)censors prevent people from making profits C)censors are conservative and cannot appreciate artistic merit D)censorship limits the way people feel and think 53. When the writer says “to equate 39。artistic39。 which 39。pornographic39。, he means )there is no clear distinction between what is artistic and what is pornographic B)masterpieces are sometimes offensive to decency C)many pornographic works will be published in the name of art D)artistic works and pornographic works have the same market value 54. According to the writer, a society free from censorship )would be poor materially B)would expose its people to dangers of being corrupted C)could not develop its entertainment industry D)would allow only a small section of people to make profits 55. All the following are the writer39。s views except that )censors are fully qualified for their job B)masterpieces even with pornographic content are still masterpieces C)society will not do without censorship D)many books, plays and films are not works of art Passage 2 Question 56 to 60 are based on the following passage: A few weeks ago I was talking to a school inspector in one of the more fashionable districts of astonished me by saying that if she had young children today, she39。d probably send them to a private had devoted 25 years of her life to the ideal of free public education, she said, but the truth was the state system was in a are two main problems: State schools in France have to accept whatever teachers are assigned to them by the Ministry of my school inspector friend put it, ”one year a school may be excellent。three or four years later, half the teachers may be incapable!“ That is not v ery reassuring if you39。re a schools can choose their own other problem is discipline or, rather, the lack of long ago a school in Birmingham made headlines in Britain because the teachers were being terrorized by their the desolate suburbs of lowcost apartment blocks, thrown together in the 1960s on the outskirts of most big French cities, such stories are (破壞他人財(cái)產(chǎn)的行為 ), drugtaking and extortion aren39。t limited to schools in poor areas recent poll found that 88 per cent of French children rate as the biggest problem of their school lives the prevalence(流行 , 猖獗 )of factions and gangs which spend all their time fighting one wonder, then, that the private schools, with their emphasis on traditional values, are undergoing a new surge of popularity(despite disapproval from France39。s new socialist leaders), and petition to get into the best of them has now bee . The French school inspector has long been a supporter of )pulsory education B)free private education C)private schools D)the state school system 57. The French state education system )does not guarantee the petence of teachers B)seems to have no serious difficulties C)is running smoothly D)promises to maintain high standards 58. Private schools in France today )are generally undergoing changes for the worse B)enjoy the prestige(聲望 )of being the place to send one39。s children to C)have bee victims of vandalism D)never hire teachers who stress traditional values 59. Lack of discipline among students is rampant in state schools )in the Paris slums, but not in other areas B)noticeably and solely in the poorer areas in French cities C)almost everywhere