Many authors have argued for the inevitability of war from the premise that in the struggle for existence among animal species, only the fittest survive. In general, however this struggle in nature s competition, not conflict. Social animals, such as monkeys and cattle, fight to win or maintain leadership of the group. The struggle for existence occurs not in such fights but in the competition for limited feeding areas and for the occupancy of areas free from meet-eating animals. Those who fail in competition starve to death or become victims to other species. This struggle for existence does not resemble human war, but rather the competition of individuals for jobs, markets, and materials. The essence of the struggle is the competition for the necessities of life that are insufficient to satisfy all.
Among nations there is competition in developing resources trades, skills. and a satisfactory way of life. The successful nations grow and prosper; the unsuccessful decline While it is true that this competition may induce efforts to expand territory at the expense of others, and thus lead to conflict, it cannot be said that war-like conflict among nations is inevitable, although competition is.
26. In the first paragraph, the author gives the definitions of some term in order to _______.
A) argue for the similarities between and human societies
B) smooth out the conflicts in human societies
C) distinguish between two kinds of opposition
D) summarize the that characteristic features of opposition and cooperation
27 . According to the author, competition differs from conflict in that _______.
A) it results in war in most cases
B) it induces efforts to expand territory
C) it is kind of opposition among aria entities
D) it is essentially a struggle for existence
28. The phrase "function in the disservice of one another" ( Para. 1)most probably means "_______".
