2012年考研英语阅读理解及答案解析
法律类
GOING BACK AND GETTING IT RIGHT
By almost every measure, Paul Pfingst is an unntimental procutor. Last week the San Diego County district attorney said he fully intends to try suspect Charles Andrew Williams, 15, as an adult for the Santana High School shootings. Even before the tragedy, Pfingst had stood behind the controversial California law that mandates treating murder suspects as young as 14 as adults.
So nobody would have wagered that Pfingst would also be the first D.A. in the U.S. to launch his very own Innocence Project. Yet last June, Pfingst told his attorneys to go back over old murder and rape convictions and e if any unravel with newly developed DNA-testing tools. In other words, he wanted to revisit past victories--this time playing for the other team. "I think people misunderstand being conrvative for being biad," says Pfings
t. "I consider mylf a pragmatic guy, and I have no interest in putting innocent people in jail."
Around the U.S., flabbergasted defen attorneys and their jailed clients cheered his move. Among procutors, however, there was an awkward pau. After all, each DNA test costs as much as $5,000. Then there's the unspoken risk: if dozens of innocents turn up, the D.A. will have indicted his shop.
But nine months later, no budgets have been busted or procutors ousted. Only the rare ca merits review. Pfingst's team considers convictions before 1993, when the city started routine DNA testing. They discard cas if the defendant has been relead. Of the 560 remaining files, they have re-examined 200, looking for cas with biological evidence and defendants who still claim innocence.
They have identified three so far. The most compelling involves a man rving 12 years for molesting a girl who was playing in his apartment. But others were there at the time. Police found a small drop of saliva on the victim's shirt--too small a sample to test in 1991.
Today that spot could free a man. Test results are due any day. Inspired by San Diego, 10 other counties in the U.S. are starting DNA audits.
By Amanda Ripley ez ncisco sijevic rtwell; Lisa McLaughlin; Joph Pierro; Josh Tyrangiel and Sora Song
注 (1)跳跃的近义词本文选自耳塞式Time; 03/19/2001, Vol. 157 Issue 11, p62, 1p, 2c, 3bw
注 (2)本文习题命题模仿对象2004年真题text 1.
1.How did Pfingst carry out his own Innocence Project?
[A]By getting rid of his bias against the suspects.
[B]By revisiting the past victories.
[C]By using the newly developed DNA-testing tools.
[D]By his cooperation with his attorneys.
2.Which of the following can be an advantage of Innocence Project?
[A]To help correct the wrong judgments.
[B]To oust the unqualified procutors.
[C]To make the procutors in an awkward situation.
[D]To cheer up the defen attorneys and their jailed clients.
3.The expression “flabbergasted”(Line 1, Paragraph 3) most probably means _______.
[A]excited
[B]competent
[C]embarrasd
[D]astounded
4.Why was Pfingst an unntimental procutor?
[A]He intended to try a fifteen-year old suspect.
[B]He had no interest in putting the innocent in jail.
[C]He supported the controversial California law.
[D]He wanted to try suspect as young as fourteen.
5.Which of the following is not true according to the text?
[A]Pfingst’s move didn’t have a great coverage.
西大洋水库 [B] Pfingst写事的记叙文’s move had both the positive and negative effect.
[C] Pfingst’s move didn’t work well.
宪法宣誓仪式汗蒸 [D]Pfingst’s move greatly encouraged the jailed prisoners.
篇章剖析
本文采用的是记叙文的模式。第一段指出芬斯特作为一位铁面无私的检查官的一些做法;第二段指出芬斯特实施 “清白计划”的打算及做法;第三段指出实施“清白计划”造成的反应以及可能存在的问题;第四段和第五段是实施“清白计划”的结果和影响。
词汇注释
procutor [5prRsIkju:tE(r)]n.检察官 ,检察员,家乡的端午节起诉人,原告
controversial [kRntrE5v:F(E)l]adj.争论的, 争议的
mandate [5mAndeIt]v.批准制订一个训令，如通过法律豆腐饭;发布命令或要求：
