新GRE小短文阅读练习题六十六

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In Bassaria a group of that country’s most senior judges has criticized the uniform man-
datory sentences recently introduced for certain specific crimes.  The judges argue that  
; F- A" i8 t3 B& ~such sentences, by depriving them of all discretion in setting sentences, make it impossi-
5 z( H6 m) j7 {5 R% pble for them to consider either aggravating or extenuating circumstances and so make it  
  h  X0 @' Q4 |6 V  Oimpossible to achieve true justice---the fitting of the severity of the punishment to the gravity
2 U& n) V- P2 }) g. Cof the particular crime.
  
/ i9 A2 p6 g8 t) F- mWhich of the following, if true, provides the strongest evidence for the claim that in
Bassaria the newly introduced mandatory sentences are not necessarily a change
* w& w- L" c5 I9 A# X$ J% \for the worse with respect to achieving true justice as defined in the argument?
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     A Before mandatory sentencing, judges in eastern Bassaria imposed strikingly differ-
/ j2 ^- d' h& Y) {       ent sentences from those in western Bassaria for equally grave instances of the  
, t2 F% N" u3 M- m8 r       same kind of offense.   
5 s) S3 p, A) c% M    B  In Bassaria the frequency of crimes that have been made subject to mandatory  
4 a9 T% m* @+ V* o       sentences is lower now than it was just prior to the introduction of mandatory  
/ N7 w* `- U/ T& e$ q0 z* i: I: w       sentencing.   
: m4 j/ z# b8 o. }( S    C  The law introducing mandatory sentences was passed in the legislature of Bassaria  
       by a large majority and is unlikely to be repealed in the foreseeable future.   
) d, A) n5 F6 `, l* m" K    D  There used to be a wide difference between the minimum and the maximum sen-
. C8 n5 y* F. r       tences allowed by law in cases of crimes now subject to mandatory sentences.   
/ L4 J# t, t" a     E In Bassaria judges are appointed for life and are thus not easily influenced by politi-
; `3 |6 n; m8 I       cal pressure groups.   
答案A