单选题
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】固定搭配题。go wrong with…意为“……出了问题”。其他三个选项虽然与wrong近义，但均不能用于此结构中。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】名词辨义题。本句对前文所说现象进行分析。ingredient“成分，要素”，incident“事件；事变”，illusion“错觉，幻想；假象”，impression“印象；想法，看法”。结合上下文可知，A为正确答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】动词辨义题。根据后一句中的it means判断，此句是说给责任感“下定义”不难，故选define。deteriorate“恶化，变坏”；defy“公然反抗，不服从”，deduce“推论，演绎”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】固定搭配题。填入的形容词与介词for搭配，语义与responsible并列，故选liable“有法律责任的，有义务的”。innovative“创新的”，vulnerable“易受伤的；脆弱的”，subjective“主观的”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】语义复现题。由句中的honesty，kindness可知，填人的词应能涵盖这些方面，故选values。此外，第2段第2句中提及，问题出现在values领域，也可由此判断正确答案。concepts“概念；观念”，goals“目标”，customs“习惯，风俗；惯例”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】动词辨义题。填入动词与不定式连用，语义与never learned并列，故选refuse“拒绝”。intend“意欲，打算”，compete“竞争”，pursue“追求”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】逻辑关系题。前句说“警察的职责要让那些拒绝承担责任或者从来没有学会承担责任的人负起责任来”，后句说“所有的警官都知道，对人的行为进行外部控制远没有比人的自律来得有效”，因此选转折词But。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】名词辨义题。填入名词与control近义，同时结合后面的guilt，shame，embarrassment，可知restraints“抑制，遏制，克制”为正确答案。norms“标准”，reflections“映像；反映；深思，考虑”，behaviors“行为”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】语义逻辑题。由后面的信息可大概了解到，在很多社区，学校和家长还是很重视对孩子的行为进行教育。由此可推知填入的词应表积极的含义，故选Fortunately“幸运的是”。Accurately“正确地，精确地”，Ultimately“最后，最终”，Deliberately“故意地”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】名词辨义题。填入名词与学校有关，且与standard语义并列，故选discipline“纪律；训导”。budget“预算额，经费”，attendance“出席，参加”，principal“负责人；本金”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】动词辨义题。stimulate“刺激；激励”，accommodate“容纳；使适应，顺应”，exaggerate“夸大，夸张”，tolerate“忍受，容忍”。只有选项D符合句意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】形容词辨义题。此处的these restraints指的就是前文中提到的internal restraints such as guilt，shame and embarrassment，此处的形容词与internal同义，故选inner“内心的”。interior“内部的；内地的”，该词主要指的是具体事物的内部，如the interior room“内室”；indispensable“不可少的，必需的”；exterior“外部的，外面的”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】名词辨义题。根据下文对30年前的情况与现在的情况进行对比，可知人们的态度/观点发生了变化，故选attitudes。insights“洞察力，洞悉；深刻的见解”，emotions“情感，感情”，conditions“状况，条件”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】动词固定搭配题。与crime连用表示“犯(罪)”的动词用commit。confine“限制，局限于；禁闭”，submitted“提交；主张”，recorded“记录”，这三个选项均不符文意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】名词辨义题。根据now前后句的信息对比，可推知填入的词应表示“相反”，A正确。disposal“清除；处理，处置”，conflict“冲突”，contradiction“矛盾；反驳”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】动词辨义题。填入动词与不定式搭配，相当于前后句中的didn't，故选failed“未能(做某事)”。managed(与不定式搭配时)表示“设法做了某事”，expected“期望”，bothered(与不定式搭配时)表示“操心做某事”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】形容词辨义题。填入形容词修饰home，表示“稳定的家庭”，选stable。stationary“不动的，静止的”，steady“稳的，稳定的”，不能修饰home，still“不动的，静止的”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】动词辨义题。四个选项均能与介词in搭配。indulge in“沉溺于”，invest in“在……上投资”，engage in“从事于，参与”，interest in“对……感兴趣”。只有选项C符合句意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】介词搭配题。free…from表示“免除……的，不受……拘束的”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】语法题。此处定语从句的先行词是society，故选关系副词where。