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1、第 六 讲：阅读理解 复旦 2006An expert suggested that certain criminals should be sent to prison in their own home. When the scheme was first put forward publicly, many people opposed it or hand serious reservations about it. One very experienced social worker opposed the scheme in a television interview. When
2、 asked to explain the basis for his opposition, he thought for a moment and finally confessed, Well, I guess, because its new. Thats my only reason.Advocates of the scheme pointed out that courts frequently sentenced first offenders to community service of some kind rather than send them to prison.
3、The stigma of having a criminal record was an adequate deterrent, and nothing positive was achieved by sending some types of convicted people to prison.Some critics rushed to take extreme cases. If a murderer is allowed free in the community like this, what is to prevent him from killing somebody el
4、se? This argument ignored the fact that nobody proposed to allow convicted murderers to use the bracelet system. One criticism put forward was that an offender could take off his bracelet and leave it at home or give it to a friend to wear while he himself wet off to commit another crime. The reply
5、to this was that the bracelet would be made so that the computer would immediately detect any attempts to take it off or tamper with it.A more serious objection to the scheme was that the harsh life of prison was intended to be part of the deterrent to crime. A prisoner who was allowed to live at ho
6、me would suffer no particular discomfort and thus not be deterred from repeating his crime.No immediate action was taken on the proposal. It was far too revolutionary and needed to be examined very carefully. However, the idea was not rejected. Several governments appointed experts to investigate th
7、e scheme and make recommendations for or against it.49Peoples opinions are divided on the suggestion that .Asome criminals should serve their terms at homeBsocial workers can express themselves on TVC. first offenders should be sentenced to community serviceD. old offenders should be imprisoned50A s
8、ocial worker opposed the proposal for the reason that .Ait is uniqueBit is creativeCit is novel Dit is out-of-date51We can learn from the passage that the “bracelet” is supposed to .A. keep the track of the offendersB. detect the offenders attempt of murderC. be worn for decorationD. be worn by offe
9、nders friends occasionally52The supporters of the scheme will probably agree that _. Athe hard life of prison may prevent some people from repeating a crime推荐精选 Bthe life at home is too comfortable for the prisoners Chigh-technology should be deterrent to crime Dimprisonment will not achieve much to
10、 some offenders53The prospect of the advice is that _. Ait will be put into practice immediately Bit will be declined by the government Cit will be further carefully looked into Dit will be confirmed by appointed experts Dr Adams was tired and suffering from jet lag. His temper was not improved when
11、 he was told, on arriving more than three hours late at New Delhi, that his plane to Colombo had already gone and that there would not be another until the next day. The airline staff were very sympathetic and assured him that they had already booked him into the best hotel in the city, to which the
12、 airline bus would take him straight away. In the meantime. They hoped that Dr Adams would take the opportunity of seeing something of their historic city. The only things Dr Adams felt he needed at that point were a bath, a change of clothes, a good breakfast and then a long sleep. The hotel was lu
13、xurious and very cool and comfortable. After he had eaten he pulled down the blinds to shut out5 the glaring Indian sun and then slept for most of the day. About 6.30 p.m. he dr4essed and went down to the hotel bar, where he got into conversation with another delegate to the Conference who came from
14、 Zambia and who would be traveling with him on the Colombo plane the next morning. They decided to dine together and explore some of the sights and sounds of India at night. The journey to Colombo was completed without mishap and Dr Adams and his companion were met at the airport by the Conference S
15、ecretary, Mr. Mahaveli, who had been informed of their impending arrival by the airline. Mr. Mahaveli took them to their hotel, where many other delegates were already installed, and made sure that they had the program for the opening session. On the morning of the second day of the Conference, Dr Adams read his paper, which was received with much interest. He was asked many questions by delegates in whose countries many of the problems he had discussed were commonly found. During the five days of the Conference he had opportunities to talk to agriculture e
