OG4 阅读 Q38

Choice D is the best answer. Paine concludes Passage 2 with the argument that because social issues change over time, the living should not try to adhere to decisions made by former generations (lines 73-80,"The... the dead"). Burke, however, states that living citizens exist within a "universal kingdom" (line 35,"The municipal ...kingdom") comprised of the living, the dead, and those who are not yet born. Burke argues that the living do not have the right to change their government based on "their speculations of a contingent improvement" (lines 36-37,"on... improvement,"). Therefore, Burke would disapprove of Paine's concluding argument, as he believes the living do not have sufficient justification for changing the existing governmental structure.
Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because they do not accurately describe how Burke would likely have responded to Paine's remarks in the final paragraph of Passage 2.