考研英语

单选题 In the eyes of supporters for capital punishment,it is______that there are innocent people sentenced to death because of erroneous judgment.

A.unacceptable 
B.inevitable
C.rare
D.undeniable

参考答案:A进入在线模考
在死刑支持者的眼中,无辜的人因为误审而被判处死刑,这是_______。
[A]不能接受的  
[B]不可避免的
[C]少见的
[D]无可厚非的
【答案】A人物态度题
【解析】文章第四段中作者介绍了各州不再热衷于判处死刑的第一个原因,那就是冤假错案的增多。自1973年起,先前被判死刑后又被无罪赦免的事件共有139例之多。作者指出,即使是那些支持死刑的人(people who support capital punishment)在听到无辜的人被误判死刑的确凿证据的时候,也不免踌躇(balk)。本题题干问的正是这些人对于无辜的人被判死刑的感想,正确答案应该选[A]。他们虽然支持死刑,但是也认为这样的误判是无法容忍、不能接受的。

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A.confess the guilt
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C.execute the death
D.postpone the execution

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D.There is an economic consideration behind the trend of repealing death penalty.

3 It seems that the author the gradual abolition of death penalty.

A.is satisfied with
B.is concerned about
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D.is overwhelmed by