首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most controversial issue across the United States today is the death pe
With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most controversial issue across the United States today is the death pe
admin
2005-06-26
139
问题
With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most controversial issue across the United States today is the death penalty. Many argue that it is an effective deterrent(威慑)to murder, while others maintain there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty reduces the number of murders.
The principal argument advanced by those opposed to the death penalty, basically, is that it is cruel and inhuman punishment, that it is the mark of a brutal society, and finally that it is of questionable effectiveness as a deterrent to crime anyway.
In our opinion, the death penalty is a necessary evil. Throughout recorded history there have always been those extreme individuals in every society who were capable of terribly violent crimes such as murder. But some are more extreme than others.
Fox example, it is one thing to take the life of another in a fit of blind rage, but quite another to coldly plot and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher. Thus, murder, like all other crimes, is a matter of relative degree. While it could be argued with some conviction that the criminal in the first instance should be merely isolated from society, such should not be the fate of the latter type murderer.
The value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime may be open to debate. But the overwhelming majority of citizens believe that the death penalty protects them. Their belief is reinforced by evidence which shows that the death penalty deters murder. For example, from 1954 to 1963, when the death penalty was consistently imposed in California, the murder rate remained between three and four murders for each 100,000 population. Since 1964 the death penalty has been imposed only once, and the murder rate has risen to 10. 4 murders for each 100,000 population. The sharp climb in the state’s murder rate, which began when executions stopped, is no coincidence(巧合). It is convincing evidence that the death penalty does deter many murderers. If the bill reestablishing the death penalty is vetoed(否决), innocent people will be murdered—some whose lives may have been saved if the death penalty were in effect. This is literally a life or death matter. The lives of thousands of innocent people must be protected.
The author’s response to those who urge the death penalty for all degrees of murder would most likely be______.
选项
A、supportive
B、hostile
C、negative
D、friendly
答案
C
解析
文章第四段提到“…it is one thing to take the life of another in a fit of blind rage,but quite another to coldly plot and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher.Thus,murder,like all other crimes,is a matter of relative degree.”从这句话我们可以看出,作者认为杀人也是有多种原因的,杀人的主观意识不一样,它的社会危害性就不同,所以不能对所有程度的谋杀都定死刑。C项与文章的意思相符。所以应该选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/TUmi777K
0
在职申硕(同等学力)英语
相关试题推荐
What’syourearliestchildhoodmemory?Canyourememberlearningtowalk?Ortalk?Thefirsttimeyou【C1】______thunderorwatche
AttheKyotoconferenceonglobalwarminginDecember1997,itbecameabundantlyclearhowcomplexithasbecometoworkoutint
Don’t______whileI’mtalking.Youcansaywhatyouwantlater.
Musiccomesinmanyforms;mostcountrieshaveastyleoftheirown.【C1】______theturnofthecenturywhenjazz(爵士乐)wasborn,Am
Learningdisabilitiesareverycommon.Theyaffectperhaps10percentofallchildren.Fourtimesasmanyboysasgirlshavelea
Insomeways,theUnitedStateshasmadespectacularprogress.Firesnolongerdestroy18,000buildingsastheydidintheGreat
Forthispart,youaretowriteacompositionof120-150wordsonthefollowingtopic:TheGreatestInventio
Beforeyoudecideonavocation,itmightbeagoodideatoconsultafewgoodfriends.
TheSecurityCouncilisthemostpowerfulbodyintheUN.Itisresponsibleformaintaininginternationalpeace,andforrestori
Sometimesthemessagesareconveyedthroughdeliberate’consciousgestures’,othertimes,ourbodiestalkwithoutourevenknowi
随机试题
颈丛由第一~四颈神经的前支构成。()
男性,58岁,右侧腹股沟肿块,站立过久出现,平卧消失无痛,有时肿块可进入阴囊。检查发现右侧阴囊内梨形肿块10cm×8cm大小,可还纳,压内环腹压增加肿物不出现,透光实验阴性。术前灌肠的原因是
散客旅游团,导游人员应陪同旅游团边游览边讲解,不需回答旅游者的提问。()
在学习过程中,学习者针对所学内容画出网络关系图,这种学习策略属于认知策略。()
东方明珠对于()相当于()对于澳门
2011年全国农民工总量同比增速约为:
构成课程的核心部分是()
内部动机与外部动机
甲、乙和丙三人喝酒,他们每人要的不是啤酒就是白酒。(1)如果甲要的是啤酒,那么乙要的就是白酒。(2)甲或丙要的是啤酒,但是不会两人都要啤酒。(3)乙和丙不会两人都要白酒。请问昨天要啤酒并且今天要白酒的是哪位?
What’stheproblemtheworldisnowfacing?Theworldisnotonlyhungrybutitisalso______.
最新回复
(
0
)