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  3. In the USA, 85% of the population over the age of 21 approve of the death penalty. In the many states which still have the death

In the USA, 85% of the population over the age of 21 approve of the death penalty. In the many states which still have the death

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问题     In the USA, 85% of the population over the age of 21 approve of the death penalty. In the many states which still have the death penalty, some use the electric chair, which can take up to 20 minutes to kill, while others use gas or lethal injection.
    The first of these was the case of Ruth Ellis who was hanged for shooting her lover in what was generally regarded as a crime of passion. The second was hanged for murders which, it was later proved, had been committed by someone else.
    The pro-hanging lobby (赞成极刑的院外活动集团) uses four main arguments to support its call for the reintroduction of capital punishment. First there is the deterrence theory, which argues that potential murderers would think twice before committing the act if they knew that they might die if they were caught. The armed bank robber might, likewise, go back to being unarmed.
    The other two arguments are more suspect. The idea of retribution demands that criminals should get what they deserve: if a murderer intentionally set out to commit a crime, he should accept the consequences. Retribution, which is just another word for revenge, is supported by the religious doctrine of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
    The arguments against the death penalty are largely humanitarian (人道主义的). But there are also statistical reasons for opposing it; the deterrence figures do not add up. In Britain, 1903 was the the record year for executions and yet in 1904 the number of murders actually rose. There was a similar occurrence in 1946 and 1947. If the deterrence theory were correct, the rate should have fallen.
    The other reasons to oppose the death penalty are largely a matter of individual conscience and belief. One is that murder is murder and that the state has no more right to take a life than the individual. The other is that Christianity advises forgiveness, not revenge.
All of the following death penalty methods are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT______.
选项 A、the electric chair
B、the lethal injection
C、the poisonous gas
D、the shooting
答案D
解析 本题是一道具体细节题。问文章中没有提到的施行死刑的方法是什么。利用查阅式阅读法，我们可以在文章第一段第二句中找到相关信息。这部分指出，在许多还施行死刑的州里，有些州用电椅对犯人处以死刑，这种方式只需要20分钟就可以使犯人毙命；有些州使用毒气或致命的注射针剂对犯人施以死刑。因此，本题的正确答案应是D“枪毙在本文未提到”。
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