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  3. With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most【C1】______ issue across the United States today is the death penalt

With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most【C1】______ issue across the United States today is the death penalt

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问题     With the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most【C1】______ issue across the United States today is the death penalty. Many argue that it is an effective deterrent(威慑)to murder,【C2】______ others maintain there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty reduces the number of murders.
    The principal argument【C3】______ by those opposed to the death penalty, basically, is that it is cruel and inhuman punishment, that it is the mark of a【C4】______ society, and finally that it is of questionable effectiveness as a deterrent to crime anyway.
    In our opinion, the death penalty is a【C5】______ evil. Throughout recorded history there have always been those extreme individuals in every society who were【C6】______ of terribly violent crimes such as murder. But some are more extreme than others.
    For example, it is one thing to【C7】______ the life of another in a fit of blind rage, but quite another to coldly plot and【C8】______ the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher. Thus, murder,【C9】______ all other crimes, is a matter of relative degree. While it could be argued with some conviction, that the【C10】______ in the first instance should be merely isolated from society, such should not be the fate of the latter type of murderer.
【C5】
选项 A、dreadful
B、necessary
C、fierce
D、prevalent
答案B
解析 本句是以作者为代表的一部分人的观点。通过下文的线索，即第四段中作者对两种杀人方式的区分和提出的惩罚措施，可以推断出作者对死刑是支持的。B项necessary(必要的)符合上下文的意思，因此是正确答案。A项dreadful意为"可怕的"，C项fierce意为"凶猛的"，都与文意相冲突。D项prevalent意为"流行的，普遍的"与文意相差甚远。
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