Detectives are rather cynical because___________

A．hardly anyone tells them the truth

B．too many criminals escape from jail

C．nine-tenths of their work involves arresting people

D．society does not punish criminals severely enough

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【设题处】因果处设题
【解析】选[D]。根据末段最后两句可知，侦探愤世嫉俗正是因为他们的工作有90％都是在重复逮捕那些曾经被关在监狱里的人，因此答案为[D]。[A]是他们cynical的表现，非原因；[B]文中没有提及；[C]是对末段倒数第二句的错误理解，原文是re—catching people who have stayed behind bars，而不是简单地arresting people。

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B．fairness

C．wakefulness

D．goodness

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