单选题 Two apparently contradictory statements are made about what Zimring thinks will be the out come of the debate about the death penalty: one, "that Americans' ambivalence about capital punishment can never be resolved" and two, that "Americans will eventually abolish the death penalty". What can we infer about this?

A、 That Zimring believes that the death penalty can't ever be abolished in America even if, in time, a majority of Americans would like it to be.
B、 That Zimring is confused and doesn't know what he thinks.
C、 That Zimring is sceptical that it will ever be abolished but maybe it will one day.
D、 That Zimring believes that it will eventually be abolished but that the decision will not be easily agreed and when it is it will still be deeply unpopular.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】文章倒数第二段说，Mr. Zimring认为美国人对死刑的矛盾情感永远不会解决。因为它根植于两种相对立的传统，即限制政府和对复仇的渴望。除非其中的任一个能够让步，但由于它们都是如此的根深蒂固，所以很难出现这种情况。而最后一段Zimring之所以说美国最后会废除死刑是机遇“scanty evidence”，而且会是“a messy, bitter affair”，并且他紧接着就说他的这种推论很可能是错的。所以可以看出他基本上倾向于认为死刑很难废除，但也许将来的某一天会实现。所以C正确。而D说他相信死刑最后会废除是不对的。