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
26
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.
According to the first four paragraphs, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
选项
A、Ruth Ellis was shot by his lover, which was regarded as a crime of passion.
B、The death penalty may help the potential murderers to arouse moral awareness.
C、The intentional murderer should eat his own bitter fruit.
D、According to the religious doctrine, punishment should be as severe as the injury suffered.
答案
A
解析
本题是一道判断是非题。问根据前四段内容,下面哪个说法是不正确的。仔细阅读文章的前四段,我们发现文章第二段指出,死刑案例之一是露丝·埃丽斯案件,露丝·埃丽斯因枪杀自己的情人被处以绞刑,这类犯罪通常被视为“因情犯罪”。可见,受害者应该是露丝·埃丽斯的情人,而不是她自己。因此,本题的正确答案应是A“露丝·埃丽斯被其情人枪杀,这种犯罪被视做因情犯罪”,这个说法是不对的。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/jzPO777K
0
在职攻硕英语联考
相关试题推荐
Firstofall,I’lltalkabouttheevolutionoftheseconcepts______introduction.
AccordingtotheUnitedStatesgovernment,peopleareclassifiedashomelessiftheyhavenoplacetostayandnoexpectationof
Accordingtothepassage,thetotalsupplyoffoodinAmericaeveryyearreaches______.AproblemforAmerica’sSecondHarvest
Accordingtothepassage,thetotalsupplyoffoodinAmericaeveryyearreaches______.By"thisimproperdistributionofreso
Ifthework______bytheendofthismonthisdelayed,theconstructioncompanywillbeheavilyfined.
Howdoeswaterscarcityaffectpeople?Firstofall,it【B1】______theirhealth.Itisnotthattheywilldieofthirst;rather,
Inflationisaneconomicconditioninwhichpricesforconsumergoodsincrease,andthevalueofmoneyor【51】powerdecreases.Th
Britain’semissionsofgreenhousegases,blamedbymanyscientistsforcontributingtoglobalwarming,havefallenby14percent
Englandisnotabigcountry:fromnorthtosouthandfromeasttowestitisonlyaboutthreehundredmilesacross.Butforas
TheelectromagnetwasinventedinEnglandbyWilliamSturgeon,whotookanironrodandbentitintotheshapeofahorseshoe.T
随机试题
除锈的方法分为物理除锈和化学除锈。物理除锈有手工除锈和机械除锈,化学除锈主要是指()。
属于初级胆汁酸的是
A.赫依B.希日C.巴达干D.血E.皇水三根中为生命活动动力的支配者是
设备购置费的组成为()。
近年中国内地多所高校纷纷开设“淑女班”,旨在培养在校女大学生成为“既懂国学礼仪,又会服装搭配,兼具艺术修养”的现代淑女。有人认为“淑女班”可以提升女大学生自身修养,也有人认为这是大学教育对世俗的迎合。请谈谈你对“淑女班”的看法。
曹雪芹通过贾府的衣食住行把________人家的富贵之相刻画得淋漓尽致。一屋一室,或雕梁画栋,或________,或金碧辉煌,或简约古朴,相映成辉,相映成画;一餐一饮精烹细作,食不厌精;________,雀衣彩绣,美轮美奂。但仍然没有宴席上的浅斟深酌更能体
政府为了保护农业生产者,对部分农业产品规定了保护价格。为了采取这种价格政策,应采取相应的措施是()。
(2005年单选22)宪法规范区别于普通法律规范的首要特点是()。
简述危害国家安全罪的共同特征。
A、anamedfavoritemusicianB、thefavoritemotionpictureactorC、thefavoritedramaticactorD、thefavoritecomicactorA
最新回复
(
0
)