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全国2012年10月高等教育自学考试
高级英语试题
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I．Each of the following ntences is given four choices of words or expressions．Choo the right one to complete the ntence．(15 points，1 point for each)
折纸赛车1．The presiding judge described the terrorist attack as an ______ crime．
A．alluring B．abusive
C．abnormal D．abominable
2．The billionaire ______ his only daughter his entire estate．
A．deprived B．entrusted
C．prented D．bequeathed
3．Through ______ teeth she told her ex-supervisor to leave immediately．
A．sneezing B．clenched
C．shivering D．drenched
4．Despite all the goodwill in the world，the Middle East peace process remains as ______ and frustrating as ever．
A．elusive B．evasive
C．inclusive D．conducive石家庄经济学院
5．The two great tennis players together make a(n) ______ combination．
A．sizeable B．affordable鸡蛋番茄面的做法
C．perishable D．formidable
6．He lived quietly with a woman who was neither young nor old，neither ______ nor pretty．
A．sociable B．irritable
C．homely D．snobbish
7．The TV viewers show a(n) ______ lack of understanding．
A．generous B．irresistible
C．lamentable D．good-natured
8．He showed great ______ of character when he refud to accept the bribes．
A．force B．ability
C．strength D．potential
9．I will go back to my peaceful hou although it is humble and ______．
A．cozy B．mean
C．worn D．shabby
10．When the authority of fathers begins to ______，political power generally collaps，as well．
A．falter B．filter
C．rumble D．ramble
11．The glass remained ______ after being dropped．
A．intact B．content
C．abstract D．compact
12．I ______ this speech to the memory of the women and children．
A．devote B．promote
C．dedicate D．indicate
13．Try to do some physical activity three times a week for ______ health．
A．opium B．optimum
C．minimum D．maximum
14．They need to be ______ at collaborating with colleagues outside their own department．
A．adopt B．adept
C．adapt D．abrupt
赛尔号蒙塔15．He determined who would go first with a coin ______．
A．toss B．fling高二会考
C．twist D．throw
Read the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items II，III，IV.
To Kill or Not to Kill
(1)Capital punishment has been in effect since the 1600’s．However, in 1972 the U．S．
Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was cruel and unusual punishment，which was unconstitutional according to the Eighth Amendment． It was public opinion that the current methods of execution，hanging， electrocution，and facing a firing squad，were too slow and painful upon the person to be executed．The U．S．Supreme Court reverd this decision when a cleaner way to bring about death was found in 1976．This cleaner way is death by lethal injection，which is quick and painless if administered right．
(2)Many people have argued for and against capital punishment since it was reinstituted．Some say the death penalty is what the criminal derves while others object to it becau death is irreversible．I feel the death penalty is a good form of justice becau only about 250 people a year get the death penalty and they are guilty beyond a doubt and don’t derve living with the possibility of parole．
(3)The ntencing judge or jury are ordered by the Supreme Court to look for specific aggravating and mitigating factors in deciding which convicted murderers should be nte
nced to death．Some of the mitigating factors are the defendant’s motivation, character, personal history, and most of all remor．Every year approximately 250 new offenders are added to death row．In 1994 there were 2，850 persons awaiting execution．Yet no more than thirty-eight people have been executed a year since 1976．This is a ridiculously low number compared to 199 persons executed in 1935．
(4)The reason for this slow execution rate is the process of appeals．From ntencing to execution there is about a ven-小米开发者选项在哪里to-eight-year wait．The convicts’ cas are reviewed by the state courts and through the federal courts．With all this opportunity for the ca to be turned over or the ntence to be changed it is almost impossible for an innocent person to be executed．Only two people have been proved innocent after their execution in the United States．The wrongful deaths occurred in 1918 and 1949．Since then the justice system has undergone a lot o f fine tuning making this extremely unlikely to day.
(5)One argument against the death penalty is that it costs less to imprison someone for life than to execute them．This is a good point that has a 1ot of impact on a lot of people’
s views regarding capital punishment since they are the ones footing the bill．through taxes．I personally would not mind paying the 公务员复习计划little bit extra just so I know for sure that there’s one 1ess murderer on our planet．If the death penalty was done away with，prisoners who should have been executed will be mixed in with other inmates．It would be possible and not too unlikely for them to kill another inmate or possibly a prison guard．If someone is lined up for execution then they more than likely derve it．They have caud a great deal of grief to the family and friends of the victim or victims and it ems like the only way justice could be rved is for the criminal to die.
