At its best, any prison is so unnatural
a form of segregation from normal life that-- like too-loving parents and too
zealous religion and all other well-meant violations of individuality-it helps
to prevent the vicitims from resuming when they are let out, any natural role in
human society. At its worst, the prison is almost scientifically designed to
develop by force--ripening every one of the antisocial traits for which we
suppose ourselves to put people into prison (I say "suppose", because actually
we put people into prison only because we don’t know what else to do with them).
The prison makes the man who is sexually abnormal, sexually a maniac. The prison
makes the man who enjoyed beating fellow drunks in a bar-room come out wanting
to kill a policeman. Probably we cannot tomorrow turn all the
so-called criminals loose a A. makes prisoners violent B. makes criminal characteristics worse C. causes sexual problems in most prisoners D. destroys prisoners’ spirits
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[单项选择] Passage Four
At its best, any prison is so unnatural
a form of segregation from normal life that-- like too-loving parents and too
zealous religion and all other well-meant violations of individuality-it helps
to prevent the vicitims from resuming when they are let out, any natural role in
human society. At its worst, the prison is almost scientifically designed to
develop by force--ripening every one of the antisocial traits for which we
suppose ourselves to put people into prison (I say "suppose", because actually
we put people into prison only because we don’t know what else to do with them).
The prison makes the man who is sexually abnormal, sexually a maniac. The prison
makes the man who enjoyed beating fellow drunks in a bar-room come out wanting
to kill a policeman. Probably we cannot tomorrow turn all the
so-called criminals loose a A. makes people incapable of living independently B. doesn’t train people for useful work C. is too kind for people to live freely D. is too strict for people to live freely
[单项选择] Passage Three
As America’s prison population has
exploded, hard-pressed officials have relied on private prisons to house about 5
percent of the nation’s 1.7 million prisoners. But a number of recent incidents
have strengthened accusations that for-profit prisons do not always measure up
on security and reliability. A judge ordered a Youngstown, Ohio, prison for
criminals from Washington, D. C. to remove violent prisoners after 13
stabbings(刺伤案), two of them fatal. Colorado closed a center for teen lawbreakers
after a suicide and evidence that prisoners had been abused. Tennessee
legislators have now put on hold a plan to privatize most of that state’s prison
system. Last week, the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees issued a report charging that private prisons save taxpayers
little money and are full of waste and A. There are not enough public prisons. B. Private prisons are for making money. C. Private prisons are not as good as public prisons. D. 5% of the prisoners in the US now live in private prisons.
[单项选择]Passage OneA. When they first arrive at a prison. B. When they are leaving the prison. C. When they behave themselves. D. When they break the rules.
[填空题]China is trying its best to speed up its (economy) ______ development.
[单项选择]
Passage Four
Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree could, find a good career quite easily. Companies toured the academic institutions, competing with each other to select graduates. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs.
Most careers organizations highlight three stages for graduates to follow in the process of securing a suit- able career: recognizing abilities, matching these to available jobs and presenting them well to possible employers,
Job seekers have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skills within their subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes. An honest assessment of personal interests and abilities such as creative skills, or skills acquired from work exp A. finding a good career used to be easier in Hong Kong than elsewhere B. now everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good job C. graduates now face stronger competition in Hong Kong than elsewhere D. even in Hong Kong companies tour universities trying to select graduates
[填空题]Switzerland is best known for its majesty mountain range and thousands flock tothe Alps each year to take advantage of their ideal skiing conditions. - A.best
- B.majesty
- C.thousands
- D.their
[单项选择]Choose the best topic sentence from the four options below. A. One argument is that no one has the right to take another person’s life. B. Citizens believe that society is also responsible for the crime. C. Many citizens argue that serious criminals should be executed. D. The punishment of criminals has always been a problem for society.
[简答题]by a product / from its manufacturer / any person / is injured / may recover damages / who
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