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
外语
Throughout history people have been put to death for various forms of wrongdoing. The death penalty is the most controversial pe
Throughout history people have been put to death for various forms of wrongdoing. The death penalty is the most controversial pe
admin
2012-12-13
52
问题
Throughout history people have been put to death for various forms of wrongdoing. The death penalty is the most controversial penal practice in the modem world. Other harsh, physical forms of criminal punishment—referred to as corporal punishment (体罚) —have generally been eliminated in modem times. In the majority of countries, contemporary methods of punishment—such as imprisonment or fines—have abandoned infliction (施加) of physical pain. Although imprisonment and fines are universally recognized as necessary to the control of crime, the nations of the world are split on the issue of capital punishment. About 90 nations have abolished the death penalty and an almost equal number of nations retain it.
The trend in most industrialized nations has been to first stop executing prisoners and then to substitute long terms of imprisonment for death as the most severe of all criminal penalties. The United States is an important exception. The federal government and a majority of U.S. states provide for the death penalty, and on average 75 executions occur each year throughout the United States.
Since ancient times most governments have punished crimes by death as a routine part of the administration of criminal law. However, in the nfid-18th century, social critics began to criticize government practices they considered unjust, including capital punishment. The debate over whether governments should utilize the death penalty continues today.
Critics of capital punishment argue that it is cruel and insulting; while supporters assert that it is a uniquely effective punishment that prevents crime. However, advocates and opponents of the death penalty dispute the proper interpretation of statistical analyses of its preventing effect. Opponents of capital punishment see the death penalty as a human fights issue involving the limits of governmental power. In contrast, the advocates tend to regard capital punishment as an issue of criminal justice policy. Because of these alternative viewpoints, there will be further debate not only about what is the right answer on capital punishment, but about what type of question is being asked when the death penalty becomes a public issue.
In most countries, ______.
选项
A、people are split on the issue of capital punishment
B、death penalty has been abolished
C、death penalty has been retained
D、imprisonment and fines are believed to be effective penal practice
答案
D
解析
文章第一段提到“尽管监禁和罚款普遍被看做是一种控制犯罪的必要手段,世界上的国家在死刑问题上还是有分歧。大约90个国家已经废除了死刑,而几乎同样多的国家还在执行死刑。”可见,我们无法说绝大多数国家究竟是废除了还是保留了死刑;我们只能肯定绝大多数国家将监禁和罚款看做一种有效的惩罚手段。注意universally和most countries在意思上是对等的。因此,选项D是正确的。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bqw7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
Inadditiontosomemoneyinasavingbankaccount,my______includepropertyinheritedfrommyfather.
Theenginehasmorethanthreehundred______,madeofalotofdifferentmaterials.
A、Thepopulationofelderlypeople.B、Nuclearweapon.C、Violenceincrime.D、Livingstandards.C根据短文开头提到的Duringthepastdecade,
VegetarianismVegetarianism(素食主义)seemsmorepopularthanever.About8millionAmericansconsiderthemselvesvegetarians,
VegetarianismVegetarianism(素食主义)seemsmorepopularthanever.About8millionAmericansconsiderthemselvesvegetarians,
Everyonemusthavehadatleastonepersonalexperiencewithacomputererrorbythistime.Bankbalancesaresuddenlyreported
A、Peopledon’tofteneatEnglishfood.B、Peopledon’tlikeEnglishfood.C、PeoplewhotraveltoBritaineatEnglishfoodinEngl
A、We’llbeveryexcited.B、We’llfeelunfortunate.C、We’llhaveasenseofhonor.D、We’llfeelsorryfortheclerk.C选项中的We’llf
NewYearintheUnitedStatesiscelebratedonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheGregorianCalendar.Thisisafederal【B1】______i
NewYearintheUnitedStatesiscelebratedonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheGregorianCalendar.Thisisafederal【B1】______i
随机试题
下列哪项对哮与喘的鉴别诊断无意义
A.草绿色溶血环B.清晰透明的溶血环C.无溶血环D.形成菌膜E.出现沉淀细菌在血琼脂上三种类型溶血的特征为β溶血为菌落周围形成
关于先天性甲状腺功能减低症的治疗,以下哪项是错误的
信息的特点包括( )。
信托投资公司自1999年9月1日起不再从事股票承销业务。()
李某放假回老家,在乘坐客运汽车的途中,被车窗外飞进的一块小石头击中左眼球,当场出血,被送往就近医院治疗,但因伤情严重导致失明。李某要求运输公司赔偿,但运输公司拒绝赔偿,理由是:李某的伤是外来的原因造成的,运输公司没有过错。对于李某的伤,应该由谁来承担赔
瓷都:景德镇
有三个关系R、S和T如下:则由关系R和关系s得到关系T的操作是()。
HowardJohnson______abetterbrandoficecreamandanewwaytosellit.
A、ChildrenandTV.B、TVchildrenandtheirteachers.C、TVchildren’seducation.D、TVchildren’swork.C
最新回复
(
0
)