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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.
【C4】
选项 A、brutal
B、civilized
C、democratic
D、liberal
答案A
解析 本题所在的that从句和前后其他两个that从句一起是反对死刑者所提出的三个论点，因此由上下文的线索可知，这里不可能填入B项civilized(文明的)、C项demo—cratic(民主的)或D项liberal(自由的)，而应填入A项brutal(残忍的)。本从句的意思是：它(死刑)是残忍社会的标志。
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