单选题 By almost every measure, Paul Pfingst is an unsentimental prosecutor. Last week the San Diego County district attorney said he fully intends to try (1) Charles Andrew Williams, 15, as an adult (2) the Santana High School shootings. Even before the (3) Pfingst had stood behind the controversial California law that (4) treating murder suspects as young as 14 as adults.
So nobody would have wagered that Pfingst would also be the first D. A. ( district attorney) in the U. S. to (5) his very own Innocence Project. Yet last June, Pfingst told his attorneys to go back over old murder and rape (6) and see ff any unravel with newly developed DNA-testing tools. In other words, he wanted to revisit past victories—this time playing for the other team. "I think people misunderstand being conservative (7) being biased," says Pfingst. "I consider myself a pragmatic guy, and I have no interest in putting (8) people in jail."
Around the U. S. , flabbergasted defense attorneys and their jailed clients cheered his move. Among prosecutors, (9) , there was an awkward pause. (10) , each DNA test costs as much as $ 5,000. Then there's the (11) risk: if dozens of innocents (12 , the D.A. will have indicted his shop.
(13) nine months later, no budgets have been busted or prosecutors ousted. Only the rare case merits review. Pfingst's team considers convictions before 1993, when the city started (14) DNA testing. They discard cases if the defendant has been released. Of the 560 (15) files, they have re-examined 200, looking for cases with biological evidence and defendants who still (16) innocence.
They have identified three so far. The most compelling involves a man (17) 12 years for molesting a girl who was playing in his apartment. But others were there at the time. Police found a small drop of saliva on the (18) shirt—too small a (19) to test in 1991. Today that spot could free a man. Test results are due any day. (20) by San Diego, 10 other counties in the U.S. are starting DNA audits.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 语篇连贯。根据本段的最后一句,我们不难看出Charles Andrew Williams是suspect(嫌疑犯),因此该空是下文的重现。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 介词辨析。Charles Andrew Williams因为桑塔纳高中枪击案而受到审判,因此 for符合题意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解题思路] 名词辨析。桑塔纳高中枪击案造成多名学生的伤亡,是一场悲剧,tragedy符合题意。incident意为“事件”,尤指小事;comedy意为“喜剧”;accident意为“事故”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解题思路] 动词辨析。requires意为“要求”;recommends意为“推荐”;mandates指强制性的规定和要求;enforces意为“实施,执行”。文章此处描述加利福尼亚州的一项有争议的法规,mandate符合题意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 动词辨析。launch意为“发起,发射”;rationalize意为“使合理化”;motivate意为“激发,激励”;dedicate意为“奉献,致力于”。此处指计划或者项目的发起,launch为最佳选择。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 名词辨析。conclusions意为“结论”;convictions意为“定罪,判刑”;accusations意为“控告,控诉”;justifications意为“(做某事的)正当理由”。根据文章,去年六月, Pfingst告诉手下的律师重审过去的谋杀罪和强奸罪,看是否有能用最新发展的DNA检验工具解决的案件,因此conviction符合题意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 固定搭配。动词misunderstand和介词for构成搭配,意为“把……误解为……”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解题思路] guilty意为“有罪的”;suspicious意为“怀疑的”;innocent意为“无罪的,清白的”;evil意为“邪恶的”。根据文章,Pfingst无意于把无辜的人送进监狱,因此[C]为最佳选择。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 语篇连贯。根据语篇,此处为转折关系,应该选however,这两句意为:在美国,颇感吃惊的辩护律师及其被收监的当事人为他的举动感到振奋。然而,在检察官当中却出现了令人尴尬的沉默。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 语篇连贯。根据下文,每一次DNA检测的费用都高达5 000美元,after all(毕竟)可以表达这种让步关系。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 形容词辨析。potential意为“有潜力的,可能的,潜在的”;transparent意为“透明的”;intentional意为“有意的,故意的”;considerate意为“体贴的,照顾其他人的”。根据文章,Pfingst和他的律师重审过去的谋杀罪和强奸罪,这其中存在内在的风险——如果出现了很多无辜者,那么地方法院检察官将对其所属机构予以谴责,因此[A]符合题意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 词组辨析。turn down意为“减小(音量等),拒绝”;turn up意为“提高(音量等),出现”;turn on意为“打开”;turn off意为“关上”。此处指出现了很多无辜者,turn up符合题意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 语篇连贯。根据上下文,该句和上一段发生了转折,but符合要求;虽然however也表达转折,但是形式上不符合要求,因为however和后面的句子之间要有逗号。该句意为:但是,九个月以后,并没有出现资金短缺或检察官被罢免的情况。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解题思路] traditional意为“传统的”;random意为“随机的”;routine意为“常规的,例行的”;customary意为“习惯的”。文章此处指1993年美国城市开始实行常规DNA检测,routine符合题意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解题思路] available意为“可以得到的”;accessible意为“可以进入的,允许进入的”; recognizable意为“可以辨认的”;remaining意为“剩余的,现存的”。根据上文,他们对于被告已被释放的案例不予考虑,他们研究的是剩余的案例,因此[D]为最佳选项。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 动词辨析。claim意为“宣称,要求,索赔”;declare意为“宣布,公布”;inquire意为“质询,询问”;proclaim尤指官方正式的宣布。根据文章,在他们研究的案例中,有些被告人仍声明无罪,因此[A]符合题意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 动词搭配辨析。根据文章,案件的当事人因为骚扰在他的公寓玩耍的女孩而服刑了12年,“服刑”的英语表达是serve。observing意为“观察”;sentencing意为“判刑”;inhabiting意为“居住”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 名词辨析。此处指警方在受害人的衬衣上发现了一小滴唾液,[A]是正确答案。defendant指被告,client指当事人,prosecutor指检察官。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解题思路] 名词辨析。此处指唾液的样本,应该选择sample;example意为“例子”;therapy意为“治疗方法”;recipe意为“食谱,烹饪法”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解题思路] 动词辨析。seduce意为“引诱”,通常为贬义;motivate意为“激发”;stimulate意为“刺激”;inspire意为“启发,激励”。根据文章,受圣地亚哥的影响和启发,美国又有10个县要开始DNA审查了,[D]符合题意。