GRE考试

根据网考网考试中心的统计分析，以下试题在2019/3/6日GRE考试习题练习中，答错率较高，为：61%
【单选题】 An essential purpose of the criminal justice system is to enable purgation to take place; that is, to provide a ______ by which a community expresses its collective ______ the transgression of the criminal.
A．(A) catharsis...outrage at
B．(B) disclaimer...forgiveness of
C．(C) means...empathy with
D．(D) procedure...distaste for
E．(E) document...disapprobation of

网考网参考答案：A，答错率：61%
网考网试题解析：
Here the task is to determine the communal reaction to crime. The write: maintains that the criminal justice system of punishments allows the community to purge itself of its anger, its sense of outrage at the criminal's acts. Thus, it provides a catharsis or purgation for the community. Remember, in double-blank sentences, go through the answers, testing the first word in each choice and eliminating those that don't fit. In this case, you can readily eliminate Choices B and E: it is unlikely that an essential purpose of the criminal justice system would be the provision of either a disclaimer (denial or disavowal, as in disavowing responsibility for a legal claim) or a document. 查看试题解析出处>>