1、新视野大学英语 book4 unit2 快速阅读答案Part 4 Skimming and Scanning (Multiple Choice + Blank Filling)(每小题： 分)Directions: Read the following passage and then answer the questions. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with
2、the information given in the passage.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.Locked Away ForeverThe Sad Case of Rebecca FalconOne night when she was just 15, Rebecca Falcon got drunk and made the decision that ruined her entire life. Now, she is serving a life sentence without chance of
3、 parole (假释)at the Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala, Florida. Looking back, Falcon faults her choice of friends.“I was like a magnet for the wrong crowd,“ she says.At the time, Falcon was living with her grandmother in Panama City, Florida. On November 19, 1997, upset over an ex-boyfriend, s
4、he downed a large amount of alcohol and hailed a taxi with an 18-year-old friend. Her friend had a gun and, within minutes, the taxi driver was shot in the head. The driver, Richard Todd Phillips, 25, died several days later. Each of the teenagers later said the other had done the shooting.In Falcon
5、s case, she was found guilty of murder, though it was never known precisely what happened. “It broke my heart,“ says Steven Sharp, one of the people who made the decision to send Falcon to prison. “Tough as it is, based on the crime, I think its appropriate. Still, its terrible to put a 15-year-old
6、behind bars forever.“Falcons case is not so uncommon in the US, but it is rare around the world. About 9,700 American prisoners are serving life sentences for crimes they committed before age 18. More than a fifth have no chance for parole. Life without parole is available for young criminals in abo
7、ut a dozen countries, but a recent report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International found only 12 young criminalsin Israel, South Africa, and Tanzaniaserving such sentences. In the U.S., more than 2,200 people are serving life without parole for crimes they committed before turning 18. More th
8、an 350 are 15 or younger.Cruel Garner stepped on the knife, nearly cutting off her head.Morton was sentenced to death. Garner, like Kane, a young offender, was given a life sentence with no possibility of parole for 50 years. Kane was also sentenced to life, but he may be able to get parole after se
9、rving 25 years. He doubts that the parole board will ever let him out.Kane grows emotional when talking about that January night. “I witnessed two people die,“ he says. “I regret that every day of my life, being any part of that and seeing that.“ He does not dispute that he deserved punishment but s
10、ays his sentence is harsh. His days at Sumter Correctional Institution in Bushnell, Florida, are spent in the prison print shop making 55 cents an hour. “You have no hope of getting out,“ Kane says. “You have no family. You have no moral support here. This can be hard.“Will the court do anything to
11、help?In deciding whether “evolving standards“ have turned against a particular punishment, the Supreme Court looks at what the states are doing. Life without parole for young offenders is widely used, and only three states specifically ban it. If this form of punishment is to be banned by virtue of
12、its violating the Eighth Amendment, it will likely happen only when a majority of the states first get rid of it.Robert W. Attridge, the lawyer in Kanes case, says he feels sorry for him. “But he had options,“ Attridge says. “He had a way out. Two other boys decided to leave.“Could Tim Kane be your
13、kid, being in the wrong place at the wrong time?“ the lawyer asks. “I think he could. It only takes one night of bad judgment and, man, your life can be ruined.“1. What happened on November 19, 1997?A. Falcons boyfriend drank alcohol.B. A taxi driver was shot.C. Falcon drove into a taxi.D. Phillips
14、killed Falcons friend.2. In the U.S., the number of people who are serving life sentence with no parole for crimes they committed before age 18 is _.A. more than 2,200B. about 9,700C. only 12D. more than 3503. Giving the death penalty to people under 18 goes against _.A. the Supreme CourtB. standard
15、s of decency in 1791C. the Eighth AmendmentD. The New York Times4. The Supreme Court ruled that young criminals under 18 _.A. are pressured by the death penaltyB. are guilty of terrible crimesC. are hopelessly evilD. are less blameworthy than adults5. Falcon feels that she should have received _.A.
16、an unfair sentenceB. the death penaltyC. some time in prisonD. a lifetime in prison6. Florida is one of the states with the most _.A. criminals on paroleB. central figures involved in crimesC. young offenders with life sentencesD. young people with no hope7. Who stuck a knife in Madeline Weissers ne
17、ck and killed her?A. Timothy Kane.B. Alvin Morton.C. Bobby Garner.D. John Bowers.8. Even though he was not a central figure in the killing, Garner was given a life sentence without possibility of 01_MYVARIABLE.9. Kane has had a hard time in prison because he has no family, no moral support, and no hope of 01_MYVARIABLE.10. According to Robert W. Attridge, a young persons life can be permanently affected for the worst from simply one night of 01_MYVARIABLE.
