[单项选择]America put more people in prison in the 1990s than in any decade in its history. That started a debate over the wisdom of spending billons of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1, 983, 084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase nearly 840, 000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prison population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about MYM20, 000 a year, the cost in 1999 keeping all these prisoners behind bar is about MYM39 billion. Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind back doesn’t seem much in comparison to the cost of crime to society. They also point out that the rise in the prisoner population in the 1990s coincided with(与……相一致)a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years continuously. "There are a noticeable number
A. America has put 2 million people in prison.
B. the cost for housing a prisoner keeps rising
C. billions of dollars has been spent on prisoners
D. the prisoner population is the largest in the world

[单项选择]America put more people in prison in the 1990s than in any decade in its history. That started a debate over the wisdom of spending billons of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1, 983, 084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase nearly 840, 000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prison population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about MYM20, 000 a year, the cost in 1999 keeping all these prisoners behind bar is about MYM39 billion. Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind back doesn’t seem much in comparison to the cost of crime to society. They also point out that the rise in the prisoner population in the 1990s coincided with(与……相一致)a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years continuously. "There are a noticeable number
A. the number of prisoners in America is increasing
B. America has the largest prison in the world
C. crime in America is getting much more serious
D. it is easy for a person to be locked up in America

[单项选择]In America, people are faced with more and more decisions every day, (1) it’s picking one of thirty-one ice cream (2) , or deciding whether and when to get married. That sounds like a (3) thing, but as a recent study has shown, too many choices can make us confused, even paralyzed (4) indecision. "That’s particularly true (5) it comes to the work place," says Barry Schwartz, an author of six books about human behavior. Students (6) with a variety of skills and interests, but often find themselves (7) when they are to choose an ultimate career (8) . In a study, Schwartz observed decision-making among college students (9) their senior year.
Based on answers to questions (10) their job hunting strategies and career decisions, he divided the students into two groups: maximizers, who (11) every possible option, and satisricers, who look until they find an option th
A. equal
B. average
C. terms
D. percentage