题目内容
阅读理解
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项.
In the United States everyone has the right to have a trial (审判) by jury(陪审团). If a person is charged with a crime(罪行) he says he did not do. He may have a trial. He is brought before a jury made up of twelve people. The members of the jury listen to facts about the crime. They decide whether the person is guilty(有罪的) or not guilty.
Long ago in England, people did not have trials by jury. Other ways were used to find whether or not a person was guilty.
A man might have a“trial by fire”. A piece of iron was heated and placed in his hand. He held the hot iron and took three steps. Then his hand was wrapped up. At the end of three days, the hard was unwrapped. If the hand was well, the man was set free. If the hand still hurt, the man was guilty.
In the 1100s, trial by jury began in England. Under King Henry Ⅱ, the first juries were chosen. Slowly, trials by fire became less common. A trial by jury was a better way to decide who was guilty and who was not guilty.
1.The story does not say so, but it makes you think that ________.
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A.trial by fire is used today in Europe
B.people in England still have trial by jury
C.people who burn their hands are guilty of a crime
D.people were fairly tried in the past
2.On the whole, this story is about ________.
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3.Why did trials by jury become more common?
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A.People wanted to see what was going on.
B.People wanted a better way to decide who was guilty.
C.England wanted to use iron for other things.
D.It was not worth too much to do that.
4.Which of these sentences do you think is right?
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A.People in England have always had trial by jury.
B.A jury is chosen by the president.
C.Fair trials came about slowly.
D.People thought trials by fire was fair.
解析:
1.B 导解:文章第一句已暗示. 2.C 3.B 导解:文章最后一句已表明. 4.C |
