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浙江省温州市乐清中学2016年保送生学科素养测试 英语试题卷

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项。

    George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty (有罪) and sent to prison for a long time.

    Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury(陪审团)at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it—that would be too much to expect. But I should be thankful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation (劝告) for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."

    "Well, George," answered Jim, "I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me."

    George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.

The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy(仁慈).

    Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.

    "Well, George," Jim answered, "As I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"

(1)、According to the passage George expected Jim to help _________.

A、him escape from prison B、lighten his punishment C、him turn over a new leaf D、prove him innocent(清白的)
(2)、Which of the following is true about Jim?

A、He told the jury that George was indeed guilty. B、He covered up George's guilt. C、He persuaded the jury to set George free. D、He recommended serious punishment to give George a lesson.
(3)、The passage suggests that _________.

A、Jim persuaded the jury to lighten George's punishment B、Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to do C、it was because of Jim that George was found guilty D、Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercy
(4)、Why did George feel pleased about the decision?

A、He thought he deserved(应受) the punishment. B、Jim did what he had promised. C、He would be set free immediately. D、The punishment was less severe(严厉的) than expected.
(5)、The best title for this passage is ______________.

A、Merciful or Not? B、Illegal(不合法)or Not?  C、Answerable or Not? D、Guilty or Not?
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