新视角研究生英语读说写十单元答案ppt课件.ppt

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Unit 10: Exercises
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Unit 10: prehension
1. For what purposes does Koch quote the words of condemned killers?
Koch quotes the words of the condemned killers to show that they did not really understand how precious life is and how wrong killing is and show that they deserve the capital punishment, the topic of the article.
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2. What was Koch's attitude towards those voters who found his position reprehensible?
He listened to their ideas, and weighed their objections carefully.
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3. Why didn't the opponents of death penalty stop their fight against death penalty after several states such as North Carolina and Texas switched to execution by lethal injection?
Because it is not the method that they oppose. Rather, it’s the death itself they consider barbaric.
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4. Evaluate the analogy Koch uses in Paragraph 6. How is injustice like cancer?
The analogy is based on the similarity that both curing cancer and dealing with murder need the barbaric method before the best method is available.
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7. Is the death penalty applied in a discriminatory manner?
No. The appeals process for a condemned prisoner is lengthy and painstaking. Every effort is made to see that the verdict and sentence were fairly arrived at.
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8. Why has the biblical viewpoint been upheld these years by many philosophers?
Because the Bible is our greatest source of moral inspiration. And besides, opponents of the death penalty frequently cite the sixth of the mandments in an attempt to prove that capital punishment is divinely proscribed.
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9. Why in paragraph 12, does Koch cite a long list of literary, philosophical, and political authorities?
Koch cites a long list of great authorities in order to show that most of them support