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
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
admin
2015-12-31
18
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.
We can learn from the last paragraph that______.
选项
A、neither the state nor the individual has the right to take a life
B、the state has the right to take a life but the individual does not
C、the death penalty has nothing to do with individual conscience and belief
D、the deterrence figures have added up and the execution rate has fallen
答案
A
解析
本题是一道引申推断题。问我们可以从最后一段中了解到什么。最后一段指出,反对死刑的其他理由主要是与人的思想意识和信仰有关。一种人认为:杀人就是杀人,国家和个人都无权杀害一条生命;另一种人认为:基督教劝人宽容,而不是报复。因此,本题的正确答案应是A“无论是国家还是个人都无权杀人”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/tzPO777K
0
在职攻硕英语联考
相关试题推荐
LeadersofChinacanexercisesoundjudgment,fortheyareall______acquaintedwiththedifficultiesfacingthecountry.
Visitorstothiscountryarenormallyadmittedforsixmonths,butforeignstudentscanusuallystayforoneyear.Theymust【B1
Historyhasdemonstratedthatcountrieswithdifferentsocialsystemscanjoinhandsinmeetingthecommonchallengestohuman_
InParagraph1,"I’msurpriseditwasthatmuch"meanstheauthorthinks______.Accordingtotheauthor,mostAmericans______
PatrickBlackburnthinkssoftwaretestingis______.WhyisiteasiertomotivateateamatMicrosoftthananyothercompany,
Theincreaseinhomehealthcare’aidsispartlydueto______.Thehighturnoverinthefieldofhomehealthcarereflects__
Theincreaseinhomehealthcare’aidsispartlydueto______.Itcanbeinferredthat______.
Woman:Areyoupreparedfortheexamtomorrow?Man:Oh,yeah,theexamwillbeapieceofcake.Question:Whatdoesthemanmean
SpeakerA:Firstly,allowmetointroducemyself.MynameisJane,managerofthecompany.SpeakerB:______
Britain’semissionsofgreenhousegases,blamedbymanyscientistsforcontributingtoglobalwarming,havefallenby14percent
随机试题
数字音频回放时,需要用()还原。
急性糜烂出血性胃炎
主要安装在风管靠近防火分隔处的是()。
在我国四大名绣中,以“双面绣”为其突出艺术特征的是()。
中国广播电视学会电视音乐研究会主办了一次百家城市电视台电视音乐节目______,收到很不错的效果。填入横线部分最恰当的一项是()。
A.溃疡长轴与肠轴平行B.溃疡呈环形与肠轴垂直C.溃疡呈烧瓶状口小底大D.溃疡呈地图状细菌性痢疾
Ininterviews,famouspeopleoftensaythatthekeytobecomingbothhappyandsuccessfulisto"dowhatyoulove."Butmasterin
若有以下定义:intx[10],*pt=x;则对x数组元素的正确引用是()。
ABiologicalClockEverylivingthinghaswhatscientistscallabiologicalclockthatcontrolsbehavior.Thebiologicalclo
HowtoKeepYourNewYear’sResolutions[A]AbouthalfofallAmericanadultssaytheyareatleastsomewhatlikelytomakeaNe
最新回复
(
0
)