War is the social cancer of mankind. It is a pernicious form of ignorance, for it destroys not only its "enemies", but also the whole superstructure of what it is a part—and thus eventually it defeats itself.（）
A: baneful
B: optimal
C: paradoxical
D: perilous
A: baneful
B: optimal
C: paradoxical
D: perilous
举一反三
- Cancer cells destroy not only all rival cells, in their ruthless biological warfare, but also destroy the larger organization—the body itself—signing their own suicide warrant. A: refined B: random C: merciless D: perpetual
- Combating climate change is a (n) ______ not only for us but also for the future of mankind. A: objective B: subjectivity C: objectiveness D: subjective
- The author probably believes that a monkey uses its prehensile tail especially for_________ A: running over a grassy plain B: supporting itself while eating C: swimming across a river D: defending itself against enemies
- Selfishness is the one of her many faults which ............... (defeats, defeat) itself.
- In the following sentence “The newspaper---and probably the whole country---will wait its time and see how the new faces perform before judging them”, what is the form of synecdoche?