He became quite ___________（agitate) when he was asked about his criminal past.

The criminal was released in () of his good behavior.

A、case

B、way

C、view

D、event

What was Molly's father afraid of?

A．He feared he might lose his position as a doctor.

B．He suspected Molly wanted him to do something criminal.

C．He thought Molly would encourage his old bad habits.

D．He believed Molly was trying to make him leave his wife.

The criminal was brought in, with his hands ______ behind his back.

A．tied

B．being tied

C．to be tied

D．having tied

A.work

B.practice

C.devote

D.deal

听力原文：In the local newspaper of my community recently there was a story about a man nam听力原文： In the local newspaper of my community recently there was a story about a man named Mike Smith. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served 5 years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Smith couldn’t find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and no one trusted him. Finally in desperation, he calmly walked in- to a local barber shop where he was well-known, pulled out a gun and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime. But then something unusual happened. Mr. Smith didn’t try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of his town and waited for the police. When they called him, he made only one request. He turned to arresting policemen and said, ’Would you please ask the court to put my family on welfare as soon as possible ’ （）

A．His criminal recorD

B．The high unemployment rate in New York．

C．The long distance between his home town and New York．

D．His unpopular character．

Historically, execution has served as a significant form. of punishment for deviance from social norms and criminal behavior. Capital punishment is no longer in use in Great Britain, but King Henry VIII executed an estimated 72,000 thieves and vagabonds during his long reign. When the American colonists came from England in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, they brought some of, but not all, the English laws concerning punishment for capital crimes.

For centuries, the death penalty was used in North America for murder, alleged witchcraft, and a few other crimes. Little thought was given to its justification; capital punishment was assumed to be morally and religiously justified. The first critical challenge to this practice came in 1821 when a study of the Louisiana criminal code recommended repeal of the death penalty. This suggestion was not adopted in Louisiana, but, ironically, it led to abolition of capital punishment in several South American countries.

In 1834, Pennsylvania became the first American state to end its use of executions. Although certain states followed Pennsylvania's lead, the history of the death penalty in the United States over the last 100 years has been rather uneven. As some states abolish capital punishment, others reinstate it. Currently, 37 states, the military, and federal statutes provide for execution for selected crimes.

The debate over the death penalty has traditionally focused on its appropriateness as a form. of punishment and its value in deterring criminals. Viewed from the functionalist perspective of Emile Durkheim, sanctioning of deviant acts helps to reinforce the standards of proper behavior. within a society. In this light, supporters of capital punishment insist that fear of execution will prevent at least some criminals from committing serious offenses. Moreover, in their view, the death penalty is justified even if it does not serve as a deterrent, because such criminals deserve to die for their crimes.

By contrast, opponents of capital punishment have long attacked it as "legalized murder". For example, in the last weeks of his term as governor of New Mexico in 1986, Toney Anaya commuted the death sentences of all five men awaiting execution in the state. Anaya called the death penalty "inhumane, immoral, and anti-God" and added that "my personal beliefs do not allow me to permit the execution of an individual in the name of the state."

Opponents of the death penalty point out that a 1985 report identified 343 Americans wrongly convicted of offenses punishable by death since 1900, 25 of whom were actually executed. For example, in 1979 a black man was sentenced to death for the murder of a 4 year-old white girl. He received a stay only days before his scheduled execution when the victim's mother implicated another person; the man's conviction was subsequently overturned. Critics argue that the possibility of error in the criminal justice system in itself makes capital punishment morally offensive. They also insist that the death penalty violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against "cruel and unusual punishment." Thus far, they have failed to persuade the Supreme Court that their constitutional argument is valid.

In 1976, in the case of Gregg vs. Georgia, the Court held that executions can be appropriate so long as they do not involve needless pain or suffering and are not grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime. This ruling and others were especially significant, since no executions had taken place since 1967. In part, this reflected a lull in the criminal justice system as officials waited to see how the Supreme Court would assess the constitutionality of the death penalty. In the aftermath of the Court's decisions, one execution took place amidst national publicity in 1977 and another in 1979. Executions became more common in the early 1980s; in 1987, there were 25. Moreover,

A．Pennsylvania

B．New York State

C．New Mexico

D．Arizona

A.He was an American physician.

B.He was injured during the Civil War.

C.He had passed away when the dictionary came out.

D.He faced various criminal charges.

Humans are unique in the extent to which they can reflect on themselves and others. Humans are able to (21) , to think in abstract terms, to reflect on the future. A meaningless, (22) world is an insecure world. We do not like extensive insecurity. When it (23) to human behavior. we infer meaning and (24) to make the behavior. understandable.

(25) all this means is that people develop "quasi theories" of human behavior, that is, theories that are not developed in a (an) (26) , scientific manner. When doing so, people believe they know (27) humans do the things they do.

Let's consider an example. In the United States people have been (28) with the increasing amount of crime for several years. The extent of crime bothers us; we ourselves could be victims. But it (29) bothers us that people behave in such ways. Why can such things happen? We develop quasi theories. We (30) concerned about the high crime rate, but we now believe we (31) it: our criminal justice system is (32) ; people have grown selfish and inconsiderate as our moral values weaken (33) the influence of liberal ideas; too many people are (34) drugs. These explanations suggest possible solutions. (35) the courts; put more people in jail as examples to other lawbreaker. There is now hope that the problem of crime can be solved if only we (36) these solutions. Again, the world is no longer meaningless nor (37) so threatening. These quasi theories (38) serve a very important function for us. But how accurate are they? How (39) will the suggested solutions be? These questions must be answered with (40) to how people normally go about developing or attaining their quasi theories of human behavior.

A．reason

B．consider

C．understand

D．regard