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1、广东外语外贸大学2003年硕士研究生入学考试英语写作与翻译Task1:SummaryWriting(40%)Directions:Readcarefullythefollowingpassageandsummarizeitscontentsin100-120words.Notethatyoumustnotcopycompletesentencesdirectlyfromtheoriginal.Failuretodosowouldincurdeductionofyourscores.PassageKillingforSport
2、Itwouldn’tbequitetruetosaythat“someofmybestfriendsarehunters.”Still,Idonumberamongmyrespectedacquaintancessomewhonotonlykillforthesakeofkillingbutcountitamongtheirkeenestpleasures.AndIcanthinkofnobetterillustrationofthefactthatmenmaybeseparatedatsomepointbyfathomle
3、ssabyssyetshareelsewheremuchcommonground.Tome,itisinconceivablethatanyonecanthinkananimalmoreinterestingdeadthanalive,Icanalsoeasilyprove,tomyownsatisfaction,thatkilling“forsport”istheperfecttypeofthatpureevilforwhichmetaphysicianshavesometimessought.Mostwickeddeed
4、saredonebecausethedoerproposessomegoodforhimself.Theliarliestogainsomeend;theswindlerandthethiefwantthingswhich,ifhonestlygot,mightbegoodinthemselves.Eventhemurdererisusuallyremovingsomeimpedimenttonormaldesires.Thoughalloftheseareselfishorunscrupulous,theirdeedsar
5、enotgratuitouslyevil.Butthekillerforsportseemstohavenosuchexcusablemotive.Heseemsmerelytopreferdeathtolife,darknesstolight.Heseemstogetnothingotherthanthesatisfactionofsaying:“Somethingwhichwantedtoliveisdead.BecauseIcanbringterrorandagony,IassuremyselfthatIhavepow
6、er.Becauseofmethereisthatmuchlessvitality,consciousnessandperhapsjoyintheuniverse.Iamthespiritthatdenies.”Whenamanwantonlydestroysoneoftheworksofman,wecallhim“Vandal.”WhenhewantonlydestroysoneoftheworksofGod,wecallhim“Sportsman.”Thehunter-for-foodmaybeaswickedandas
7、misguidedasvegetarianssometimessay,buthedoesnotkillforthesakeofkilling.Theranchersandthefarmerswhoexterminatealllivingthingsnotimmediatelyprofitabletothemmaysometimesbeworkingagainsttheirownbestinterests;butwhethertheyareornot,theyhopetoachievesomesupposedgoodbythe
8、exterminations,iftodoevil,notinthehopeofgainbutforevil’ssake,involvesthedeepestguiltbywhichmancanbestained,thenkillingforkilling’ssakeisaterrifyi
