同等学力英语每日一练(2013-12-27)——学苑教育
同等学力英语每日一练2013122——学苑教育
同等学力英语每日一练（2013-12-2）2014年参加同等学力的考生们，学苑教育献上同等学力英语每日一练，我们将每天发布1--5道习题，帮助大家夯实基础。
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So many of us hold on to little resentments that may have stemmed from an argument, a misunderstanding, or some other painful event. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to us—believing this is the only way we can forgive or rekindle (重新激起) a friendship or family relationship.An acquaintance of mine whose health isn’t very good recently told me that she hasn’t spoken to her son in almost three years. “Why not?” I asked. She said that she and her son had had a disagreement about his wife and that she wouldn’t speak to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she resisted initially and said, “I can’t do that. He’s the one who should apologize.” She was literally willing to die before reaching out to her only son. After a little gentle encouragement, however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out. To her amazement her son was grateful for her willingness to call and offered an apology of his own.As is usually the case when someone takes the chance and reaches out, he wins. Whenever we hold on to our anger we turn “small stuff” into really “big stuff”in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more important than our happiness. They are not. If you want to be a more peaceful person you must understand that being right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy.The way to be happy is to let go and reach out. Let other people be right. This doesn’t mean that you’re wrong. Everything will be fine. You’ll experience the peace of letting go as well as the joy of letting others be right. You’ll also notice that as you reach out and let others be “right” they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. They might even reach back. But if for some reason they don’t that’s okay too. You will have the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your part to create a more loving world and certainly you’ll be more peaceful yourself.1. In the sentence “Stubbornly we want for someone else to reach out to us...”the phrase “reach out” is closest in meaning to ______.A. offer helpB. be in pursuit ofC. offer an apologyD. offer one’s hand2. According to the passage, the author’s friend never spoke to her son for three years because ______.A. she had got an argument with her daughter-in-lawB. she had disagreed about her son’s marriageC. she had got an argument about her daughter-in-lawD. she had disliked her son’s wife for many years3. By telling the story about a mother and her son, the author wants us to learn that ______.A. it’s fine to be the first one to apologizeB. his friend is very stubbornC. if taking the chance we’ll all winD. position is more important than happiness4. Which of the following is NOT the reason for people to be unwilling to apologize first?A. People believe that they are always right.B. People always wait for others to offer an apology first.C. People consider the position more important than happiness.D. People want to get an inner satisfaction.5．The purpose of the passage is to ______.A．instruct the readers how to apologizeB．teach the readers how to gain inner peaceC．inform the readers the importance of being forgivingD．tell the readers to reach out first when there is resentment答案：1．[C]词义推断题。
2013年同等学力申硕考试：英语基础练习(一)
同等学力成绩查询/2013年同等学力申硕：英语基础练习（一）第一部分：1.______ oil has to be refined before being put to actual use in motors and planes.A. coarse B .cruel C .crystal D .crude2.A practical plan involves taking into ______ potential difficulties and resources availableA .convictionB .contradiction C. consideration D. comprehension3.The mother will try to ______ the child’s interest in learning.A .arouse B. arrest C. arrange D. afford4.Any country, whether it be Iraq or the United States, would think national ______ of primary importance.A. dignity B .commodity C. inferiority D. sincerity5.Being quite young, this guy has the freedom to take any job that ______ himA .appeals to B. takes to C .turns to D .amounts to答案及解析1. D。
原油必须经过提炼才能用于机动车和飞机的使用中。
coarse: 指某物质地低劣或编织、加工等不精细。
也指(言谈)粗俗。
cruel：残忍的crude: 主要指未经加工处理尚处于自然状态的物质；食物或水果的不熟。
2013年同等学力申硕考试：英语基础练习(三)
同等学力成绩查询/2013年同等学力申硕考试：英语基础练习（三）第一部分：1. We have to ask them to quit talking in order that all people present could hear us clearly.A. decreaseB. ceaseC. continueD. keep2. The Klondike was the scene of one of the biggest gold rushes the world has ever known.A. locationB. viewC. eventD. landscape3. She has been the subject of massive media coverage.A. extensiveB. negativeC. expensiveD. active4. The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.A. rejectedB. investigatedC. proposedD. postponed5. The sea was calm and still.A. quiteB. quietC. yetD. rough参考答案：1．B. 划线词和四个被选项这5个动词都是C级应该掌握的常见词汇。
其中除A以外，其余的被选项都可以跟动名词结构：quit doing.. = cease doing../停止...，continue doing../继续..，keep doing../一直…。
该句的含义是“我们得要求他们停止说法以便所有在场的人都能清楚地听见我们的声音。
”2．A. 划线词和四个被选项这5个名词都是较为常见词汇。
其中，scene是“现场，场面，情景，景色”；view是“景色，风景，观点，见解”；event是“事件”， landscape“风景，山水画，地形”。
同等学力英语模拟练习精选
同等学力英语词汇练习精选1. In some western countries， demand for graduates from MBA courses has reduced.A。
turned down B。
turned over C. fallen down D。
fallen over2. Only sovereign states are able to make treaties.A。
constitutional B. powerful C。
legitimate D. independent3。
Soils are not renewable resources that support all mankind。
A。
gentlemen B。
humans C. structures D。
culture4。
Calipers (测径仪) are instruments that can be used to gauge the distance between two surfaces.A. create B。
measure C。
fill D。
enclose5。
It was foolish of him to look at his notes during that important test， and as a result， he got punished.A。
stick to B。
refer to C。
keep to D。
point to6. Unlike his brother,who is truly a handsome person,Adam is quite ill—favored.A。
ugly B。
good—looking C。
pretty D。
attractive7。
It is absurd to spend more money on highways。
学苑教育同等学力入学水平测试卷A 答案及解析
学苑教育同等学力英语入学测试卷 A 答案一、词汇摸底题答案（0.5*40=20分）Section A1.怀疑的2.衰退3.影响4.令人惊讶的5.培养6.成就、功绩7.假装8.主要的9.消灭10.重要的11.企业12.容忍13.(税收等的）收入14.引起15.永恒的16.使迷惑17.改进、提高18.忽略19.出现20.取消Section B1. negative2. budget3. waste4. enjoy5. declare6. emotion7. imbalance 8. fake9. exaggerating10. database11. sensitive12. fluctuation13. trade14. crisis15. profit16. pirate17. stagger18. silent19. investment20. satisfy二、语法改错答案（1*10=10分）1.C great→ greatly 形容词、副词的用法2.C when→ which 主从句复合句3.C to post-posting 非谓语动词4.D are not→ would not be 虚拟语气5.A has→ have 主谓一致6. reached→ arrived 近义词区别7. can’t→ can 情态助动词8. change the fir st “she” into “it” 代词9. I made→ did I make 倒装10. change the first “in”into “with” 固定搭配三、阅读答案（文章翻译与答案解析见文档最后）（35分）A. （2*10=20分）1-5: DABCD6-10: DABBAB. （3*5=15分）翻译文章句子答案请见后文所附文章翻译的划线部分四、写作题答案（35分）A 翻译答案（2*5=10分）1.They are familiar with the opinion that all matter consists of atoms.2.It is always Mrs. White that makes the decision in her family.3.I hope my salary will be raised next month.4.Criticism and self-criticism is necessary in that it helps us correct our mistakes.5.The trouble is that we are short of money.B 完成句子答案与解析（2.5*10=25分）1. who eat the most。
同等学力英语每日一练(2013-3-30)
2013年参加同等学力的考生们，学苑教育献上同等学力英语每日一练，供考生学习与参考。
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Andrea had never seen an old lady hitchhiking（搭车）before.However，the weather and the coming darkness made her feel sorry for the lady.The old lady had some difficulty climbing in through the car door，and pushed her big brown canvas shopping bag down onto the floor under her feet.She said to Andrea，in a voice that was almost a whisper，“Thank you，dearie-I’m just going to Brockbourne”.Something in the way the lady spoke，and the way she never turned her head，made Andrea uneasy about this strange hitchhiker.She didn’t know why，but she felt instinctively that there was something...wrong，something odd，something... dangerous.But how could an old lady be dangerous？It was absurd.Careful not to turn her head，Andrea looked sideways at her passenger.She studied the hat，the dirty collar of the dress，the shapeless body，the arms with their thick black hairs...Thick black hairs？Hairy arms？Andrea’s blood froze.This wasn’t a woman.It was a man.At first，she didn’t know what to do.Then suddenly，an idea came into her racing，terrified brain.Swinging the wheel suddenly，she threw the car into a skid （刹车），and brought it to a halt.“My God！”she shouted，“A child！Did you see the child？I think I hit her！”The“old lady”was clearly shaken by the sudden skid，“I didn’t see anything，dearie，”she said.“I don’t think you hit anything.”“I’m sure it was a child！‘insisted Andrea.’Could you just get out and have a look？Just see if there’s anything on the road？”She held her breath.Would her plan work？It did.The passenger slowly climbed out to investigate.As soon as she was out of the vehicle，Andrea gunned the engine and accelerated madly away，and soon she had put a good three miles between herself and the awful hitchhiker.It was only then that she thought about the bag lying on the floor in front of her.Maybe the bag would provide some information about the real identity about the man.Pulling into the side of the road，Andrea opened the heavy bag curiously.It contained only one item——a small hand axe，with a razor-sharp blade.The axe and the inside of the bag were covered with the dark red stains of dried blood. Andrea began to scream.46.Andrea allowed the hitchhiker to take a ride in her car mainly because.A.the hitchhiker was an old womanB.she was curious about the old ladyC.the lady had a heavy bagD.she knew the old lady47.What made Andrea afraid when she looked at the old lady？A.She had a shapeless body.B.She had a harsh voice.C.She wore a dirty dress.D.She had hairy arms.48.Andrea suddenly stopped the car because.A.she thought she had hit a child on the roadB.she skidded on some ice on the roadC.she wanted to trick the passenger into getting outD.she couldn’t concentrate and nearly had a crash49.Andrea looked in the passenger’s bag to.A.examine what was in itB.find out where the passenger livedC.50.A.B.C.D.“我可以肯定那是一个孩子。
同等学力英语每日一练(2013-12-7)——学苑教育
同等学力英语每日一练（2013-12-7）2014年参加同等学力的考生们，学苑教育献上同等学力英语每日一练，我们将每天发布1--5道习题，帮助大家夯实基础。
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The communications explosion is on the scale of the rail, automobile or telephone revolution. Very soon you’ll be able to record your entire life electronically—anything a microphone or a camera can sense you’ll be able to store. In particular, the number of images a person captures in a lifetime is sure to rise dramatically. The thousand images a year I take of my children on a digital camera are all precious to me. In a generation's time, my children's children will have total image documentation of their entire lives—a visual diary of tremendous personal value.In Cambridge, we’re already working on millimeter-square (平方毫米) computing and sensing devices that can be linked to the Internet through the radio network. This sort of connectivity will expand dramatically as tiny communications devices become dirt-cheap and multiply. Just imagine what the paint on the wall could do if it had this sort of communications dust in it: change color, play music, show movies or even speak to you.Falling costs raise other possibilities too. Because launching space vehicles is about to become very much cheaper, the number of satellites is likely to go up greatly. There’s lots of space up there so we could have millions of them. And if you have millions of low-orbit satellites you can establish a global communications network that completely does away with towers and poles.Speech is so flexible that I expect voice communication to become almost free eventually: you’ll pay just a monthly fixed charge and be able to make as many calls as you want. By then people will also have fixed links with business contacts, friends and relatives. One day I anticipate being able to keep in touch with my family in Poland on an optical-fiber audio-video link; we’ll be able to sit down “together”to eat.Cars are an interesting IT-platform because they have big batteries and lots of so far unconnected digital devices. Soon each one will be on the Internet so your children can play games while you’re traveling and your partner can deal with their email. And every lamppost could be on the Internet too—each one with sensors to monitor light, pollution, air quality and traffic flow.1. By saying that he takes many images of his children, the author wants to_______.A. show his great interest in photographyB. compare his own life with his children'sC. display the influence of communications on lifeD. demonstrate the ease of enjoying life electronically2. The author most probably thinks that the communications dust is_______.A. worthlessB. amazingC. smallD. cheap3. Which of the following statements about the low-orbit satellites is true?A. The low-orbit satellites can help reduce the costs of communications network.B. The low-orbit satellites will enable all the communications networks to combine.C. The low-orbit satellites would replace towers and poles functionally.D. There will be more low-orbit satellites than other kinds of satellites.4. According to the passage, an optical-fiber audio-video link can enable us to_______.A. talk and see each other no matter where we areB. eat with our family no matter where we areC. talk or see anyone we want free of chargeD. fred more business partners and friends5. The phrase “each one” (Line 2, Para. 5) can be best replaced by _______.A. each digital deviceB. each carC. each batteryD. each person答案：1．[C]主旨大意题。
同等学力英语阅读理解练习及解析2-学苑教育
同等学力英语阅读理解练习及解析(二)-学苑教育Millions of Americans lie awake at night counting sheep - or have a stiff drin kor pop an allergy pill, hoping it will make them drowsy. But experts agree all that self-medicating is a bad idea, and the causes of chronic insomnia remain mysterious.Almost a third of adults have trouble sleeping, and about 10 percenthave symptoms of daytime impairment that signal true insomnia. Sufferers readi lycite the resulting problems: walking around in a fog, as memory and other cognitive functions slow. Dozingoff at the wheel or at work. Depression. Lack o fenergy. But for all the complaints, scientists know surprisingly little about what causes chronic insomnia, its health consequences and how best to treat it,a panel of specialists brought together by the National Institutes of Health concluded Wednesday.Two things are clear, the panel found: Chronic insomnia is a major publichealth problem. And too many people are using unproven therapies, even while there are a few treatments that do work.The hope is that the report will dispel some of what panelist Dr. Sean Caples of the Mayo Clinic decried as "misinformation and myths."Among the panel's findings:_Cognitive/behavioral therapy - a psychology-based treatment that trains p eople to reduce anxiety and take other sleep-promoting steps - is very effectiv e, and doesn't cause side effects. But it can be hard to findhealth providers trained in the techniques. Insomniacs should check with board-certified sleep specialists and psychologists._Newer prescription sleep pills called Sonata, Ambien and Lunesta work without many of the side-effect concerns of older agents known as benzodiazepin es.One study of Lunesta showed effectiveness with six months of use, but moreresearch on long-term use of all three is needed, as chronic insomnia canlinger for years._The most commonly used treatments are alcohol and over-the-counter sedatin gantihistamines like Benadryl. Alcohol use actually disrupts quality sleep, andantihistamines can cause lingering daytime sedation and other cognitive problem s._The most common prescription insomnia medicine is an older, sedating antidepressant called trazodone, even though there's no good evidence that it offers more than a two-week benefit, and it comes with side effects._There is no evidence backing the effectiveness of the popular dietary supplements melatonin and valerian to fight insomnia.1.One of most effective ways to deal with choric insomnia is_______.A. to have a stiff drinkB. to pop an allegry pillC. to sleep and get up earlyD. Cognitive/behavioral therapy2. Which of the following symptoms does NOT belong to insomnia?A. Walking around in a fogB. Lack of energyC. nap at noonD. cognitive functions loss3. The National Institutes of Health found that ________.A. unproven therapies are commonly used by people.B. chronic insomnia is just a minor healthy problem.C. the side effects of cognitive/behavioral therapy deserve our attentionD. dietary supplements can be introduced to insomnia sufferers4. "over-the-counter" means_______.A. Non-prescriptionalB. counter offeringC. cheap and easy-to-getD. illegal5. From the passage we can infer that ________A. unproven medicines can not treat chronic insomnia at allB. insomnia sufferers have found curable medicinesC. sleep specialists and psychologists can not be trustedD. Chronic insomnia still baffles sleep experts。
同等学力英语每日一练(2013-12-6)——学苑教育
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For centuries, in the countries of south and Southeast Asia the elephant has been an intimate part of the culture, economy and religion, and nowhere more so than in Thailand. Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated (驯化). The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the authority of kingship to its rulers and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background. To the early Western visitors the country's romantic name was “Land of the White Elephant”.Today, however, the story is very different. Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it. The elephant has found itself more or less abandoned by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a westernized society. And while the elephant's problems began many years ago, now it rates a very low national priority.How this reversal from national icon (圣像) to neglected animal came about is a tale of worsening environmental and the changing lives of the Thais themselves. According to Richard Lair, Thailand’s experts on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the century there may well have been as many as 100,000 domestic elephants in the country. In the north of Thailand alone it was estimated that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen. This was at a time when 90 per cent of Thailand was still forest—a habitat (栖息地) that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people. Nothing ploughs through dense forest better than a massive but sure-footed elephant.By 1950 the elephant population had dropped to a still substantial 13,397, but today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another 1,350 roaming free in the national parks. But now, Thailand’s forest covers only 20 per cent of the land.This deforestation (采伐森林) is the central point of the elephant's difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work. This century, as the road network grew, so the elephant's role as a beast of burden declined.1. What can we know about African elephants from the passage?A. It is easy to tame them.B. It is hard to tame them.C. They are living a better life than Asian elephants.D. Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants.2. Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because_______.A. white elephant is rarely seen and thus very specialB. white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920sC. white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authorityD. this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors3. Why is the Thai elephant “out of work”, according to the author?A. Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners.B. Because their owners are westernized and neglect them.C. Because the government pays little attention to the problem.D. Because there are too many elephants and too few jobs.4. Which of the following statements is true about the elephant population at various times?A. There were 100,000 tamed elephants at the turn of the century.B. 20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century.C. By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small.D. Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150.5. The passage is most probably from_______.A. a travel magazineB. a history bookC. a research reportD. an official announcement答案：1．[B]事实细节题。
同等学力英语每日一练(2013-12-8)——学苑教育
同等学力英语每日一练（2013-12-8）2014年参加同等学力的考生们，学苑教育献上同等学力英语每日一练，我们将每天发布1--5道习题，帮助大家夯实基础。
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For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to look at. Only recently have they come to think of it as something to look through. Stores display their goods in large glass windows. Glass bottles and jars that hold food and drink allow us to see the contents. Glass is used to make eyeglasses, microscopes, telescopes, and many other extremely useful and necessary objects.Until the Second World War, most of the glass used for optical instruments was imported from Europe. However, during the war Americans could not get European glass, and they were forced to make their own. As a result, new kinds of glasses were developed that had been previously unknown. These new effects were achieved by mixing other chemical elements with the sand. Some of these new glasses are very strong and can resist many kinds of shocks. Legend has it that a very hard glass was invented by a Roman who showed his discovery to the Emperor. When the Emperor saw the glass he feared that it would become more valuable than gold and silver, making his treasure worthless. Therefore, he had the glassmaker killed, and the secret was not discovered again for hundreds of years.In the present century, safety glass was invented for use in modem cars and planes. Safety glass is made by placing a layer of plastic between two layers of plate glass. When the outside layer of glass is broken, the pieces do not scatter and injure people. Some glass of this type is strong enough to resist bullets. .Although in recent years plastics have replaced glass under conditions where glass might be easily broken, there are new uses being developed, for the greatest advantage of glass is that its component narts are inexpensive and can be found all over the world.1. With the passage of time, glass_______.A. is regarded as transparentB. is no longer seen as decorationC. is used to make things look pleasantD. is widely used to replace steel in making containers2. Why did Americans make their own glass during the Second World War?A. The war blocked the way of glass import.B. They refused to use the European glass.C. The glass made in Europe was out of date.D. They were able to make a new kind of glass.3. By telling the legend, the author wants to_______.A. prove that the Roman was the first inventor of hard glassB. support that the Americans were as clever as the RomansC. give some interesting information about hard glassD. provide a historical event concerned with hard glass4. All of the following concerning the safety glass are discussed in the text EXCEPT_______.A. its usesB. its strengthC. its structureD. its limitations5. New uses of glass are being developed on the ground that_______.A. glass is not as safe as plasticsB. glass is not as strong and durable as plasticsC. glass is easily obtainable and inexpensiveD. glass is more and more widely used答案：1．[B]推理判断题。
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With the possible exception of equal rights，perhaps the most controversial issue across the United States today is the death penalty. Many argue that it is an effective deterrent（威慑）to murder，while others maintain there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty reduces the number of murders.The principal argument advanced by those opposed to the death penalty，basically，is that it is cruel and inhuman punishment，that it is the mark of a brutal society，and finally that it is of questionable effectiveness as a deterrent to crime anyway. In our opinion，the death penalty is a necessary evil. Throughout recorded history there have always been those extreme individuals in every society who were capable of terribly violent crimes such as murder. But some are more extreme than others. For example，it is one thing to take the life of another in a fit of blind rage，but quite another to coldly plot and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher. Thus，murder，like all other crimes，is a matter of relative degree. While it could be argued with some conviction that the criminal in the first instance should be merely isolated from society，such should not be the fate of the latter type murderer.The value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime may be open to debate. But the overwhelming majority of citizens believe that the death penalty protects them. Their belief is reinforced by evidence which shows that the death penalty deters murder. For example，from 1954 to1963，when the death penalty was consistently imposed in California，the murder rate remained between three and four murders for each 100000 population. Since 1964 the death penalty has been imposed only once，and the murder rate has risen to 10.4 murders for each 100000 population. The sharp climb in the state’s murder rate，which began when executions stopped，is no coincidence. It is convincing evidence that the death penalty does deter manymurderers. If the bill reestablishing the death penalty is vetoed，innocent people will be murdered—some whose lives may have been saved if the death penalty were in effect. This is literally a life or death matter. The lives of thousands of innocent people must be protected.61. The principal purpose of this passage is to .A. speak for the majorityB. initiate a vetoC. criticize the governmentD. argue for the value of the death penalty62. The passage attempts to establish a relationship between .A. the murder rate and the imposition of the death penaltyB. the effects of execution and the effects of isolationC. the importance of equal rights and that of the death penaltyD. executions and murders63. The author’s response to those who urge the death penalty for all degrees of murder would most likely be .A. negativeB. friendlyC. supportiveD. hostile64. In the passage the author is primarily concerned with .A. analyzing a problem objectivelyB. settling a disputeC. supporting a positionD. describing an event65. It can be inferred that the author thinks that .A. the death penalty is the most controversial issue in the United States todayB. the second type murderers（in Paragraph 4）should be sentenced to deathC. the veto of the bill reestablishing the death penalty is of little importanceD. the value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime is not to be debated答案解析：1.可能除了平等权，如今在美国最有争议的问题就是死刑。
许多人认为，死刑是震慑凶杀的一种最有效的办法，而其他人则坚持认为，没有令人信服的证据表明死刑降低了凶杀案的数量。
2.基本上，由反对死刑的人提出的主要的论据是：死刑是一种残酷的、不人道的惩罚手段；死刑是野蛮社会的标志；最后，不管怎样，死刑作为震慑犯罪的力量让人感到质疑。
3.我们认为，死刑是一种灾祸。
从历史记录来看，每个社会都存在一些极端的个体，这些人能够犯下恐怖暴力的罪行，比如谋杀。
但是，一些人比其他人更极端。
4.比如，因一时无法控制的愤怒而杀掉另一个人是一回事，但是，深思熟虑并像屠夫一样谋杀一个或更多人则是另一回事。
因此，谋杀像所有其他犯罪一样，也是一个有关尺度的问题。
虽然我们可以争论有关“第一种案例中的罪犯只应该隔离于社会”这样的宣判，但是后一种杀人犯的结局不应该是这样。
死刑作为震慑罪犯的力量，它的价值可以公开辩论。
但是，大多数公民坚信死刑保护了他们。
表明死刑阻止了凶杀案的证据，增强了他们的信念。
比如，从1954~1963年，当加利福尼亚始终停止执行死刑时，其凶杀犯罪保持在十万分之三到十万分之四的比率。
自1964年起，死刑只被停止执行了一次，凶杀犯罪率就上升到了十万分之十点四。
当该州停止执行死刑时凶杀犯罪率就开始迅速上升，绝不是巧合。
这是一个令人信服的证据：死刑确实阻止了许多杀人犯。
如果否决恢复死刑的法案，无辜的人们将被谋杀。
如果执行死刑，一些人的生命就可能被拯救。
确切地说，这是一个生还是死的问题。
成千上万无辜者的生命必须得到保护。
61. 【正确答案】D【考点类型】主旨判断【解析过程】本文的主要目的是。
A. 为大多数人代言B. 启动一个反对议案C. 批评政府D. 争论死刑具有价值线索1：文章的第5段提到“But the overwhelming majority of citizens believe that the death penalty protects them.”线索2：文章的第3段提到“In our opinion，the death penalty is a necessary evil.”线索1和线索2比较明确地表明了作者的态度，支持死刑。
【考点提示】主旨题是文章的核心词和作者态度的结合。
很明显本文作者讨论的核心词是死刑的问题，而作者的态度是有保留地支持死刑。