When someone commits a criminal act, we always hope the punishment will match the offense. But when it comes to one of the cruelest crimes-animal fighting-things 26_____ work out that way. Dog-fighting victims are 27_____ and killed for profit and “sport”, yet their criminal abusers often receive a 28_____ sentence for causing a lifetime of pain. Roughly half of all federally-convicted animal fighters only get probation (缓刑). Some progress has been made in the prosecution (起诉) of animal fighters. But federal judges often rely heavily on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines when they 29_____ penalties, and in the case of animal fighting, those guidelines are outdated and extremely 30_____. The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which 31_____ these sentencing guidelines, is revisiting them, proposing to raise the minimum sentence from 6-12 to 21-27 months, This is a step in the right 32_____, but we’ d like to see the U.S. Sentencing Commission make further changes to the guidelines.Along with this effort, we’re working with animal advocates and state and federal lawmakers to 33_____ anti-cruelty laws across the country, as well as supporting laws and policies that assist overburdened animal 34_____ that care for animal fighting victims. This help is 35_____ important because the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major factor that prevents people from getting involved in cruelty cases in the first place.
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26. rarely
解析:副词辨析题。空格前为“one of +名词”结构,空格后为work out动词短语,由此可知,句子成分不缺少,应填入副词。备选词有critically(关键地)、rarely(很少地)。再根据该句以but开头,可知语义与上文相反。上文指出,当有人犯罪时,我们总是希望他们得到相应惩罚,而事实用but表示相反,因此应填入与always相反的词,选rarely。
27. tortured
解析:动词辨析题。空格位于并列结构中,空格后是and killed,应填入-ed形式的动词,备选词有inspired(激发)和tortured(折磨),同时结合原文意思,可知斗狗行为的受害者被折磨、被杀害,因此选tortured。
28. minimal
解析:形容词辨析题。空格位于冠词a与sentence之间,符合公式“a+adj.+n”,应填入形容词,备选词有convenient(方便的)、inadequate(不足的)、minimal(极少的)。同时根据空格处的句子中有yet,可以推测该句话与上文形成转折,上文指出斗狗行为非常残忍,下文应用“获刑非常轻”来形成转折,因此填入minimal。
29. determine
解析:动词辨析题。空格前是主语they,空格后是名词penalties,符合公式“n/代+v+n/代”,空格处应填入及物动词,且时态为一般现在时,故应填入动词原形。备选词有determine(决定)、hesitate(犹豫)、strengthen(加强),根据句意,联邦法官在判罚时通常过于依赖美国量刑准则,因此应填入determine。
30. inadequate
解析:形容词辨析题。空格前是并列结构并且有副词修饰,应填入形容词,备选词有convenient(方便的)、inadequate(不足的),而结合上文,关于斗兽这方面的量刑准则已经过时并且极其不充分,应填入inadequate。
31. creates
解析:动词辨析题。空格前是which, 空格后是名词短语these sentencing guidelines,符合公式“which/who+v+n/代”,因此应填入及物动词,且为一般现在时,主语是单数。备选项有creates(创造)和shelters(为……提供庇护),根据语义,美国的量刑委员会创造了量刑准则,因此填入creates。
32. direction
解析:名词辨析题。空格前是the right,符合公式“the+adj.+n”, 应填入名词。备选词有direction (方向)、method(方法)、shelters(避难所)、sufferings(折磨)。根据上文出现a step,应填入表示方向类的词,因此填入direction。
33. strengthen
解析:动词辨析题。空格前是to,符合公式“to+v”, to do不定式做目的状语,因此应填入动词原形。备选词有hesitate(犹豫)、strengthen(加强),根据语义,我们所付出的努力都是为了加强反虐待动物法的推行,因此应填入strengthen。
34.shelters
解析:名词辨析题。空格前是个名词animal,空格后是that引导的定语从句,且谓语动词是care,因此应填入名词复数,备选词有shelters(避难所)和sufferings(折磨),根据语义,能够照料动物的地方应为动物收容所,因此填入shelters。
35. critically
解析:副词辨析题。空格前是be动词is, 空格后是形容词important,此时应填入副词修饰important,备选词critically意为“关键地”,因此填入critically。
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