In 1999, the government spent about $ 39 billion to ______.A. improve the prison conditionsB. keep men and women in prisonC. build houses for prisonersD. maintain the prisons

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In 1999, the government spent about $ 39 billion to ______.

A. improve the prison conditions

B. keep men and women in prison

C. build houses for prisoners

D. maintain the prisons

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4.Passage TwoAmerica put more people in prison in the 1990s than in any decade in its history. That started a debate over the wisdom of spending billions of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1983084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase of nearly 840,000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about $20,000 a year the cost in 1999 for keeping all these prisoners behind bars is about $39 billion.Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesn't seem much in comparison in the 1990s coincided with (与……相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years in a row. "There are noticeable number of people who don't do crimes because they don't want to go to prison," they say.36. There is a heated debate among American experts because ______.A. America has put 2 million people in prisonB. the cost for housing a prisoner keeps risingC. billions of dollars has been spent on prisonersD. the prisoner population is the largest in the world

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  • 第1题：

    It _________ him 10 days to make this model.

    A.used

    B.took

    C.cost

    D.spent


    参考答案：B

  • 第2题：

    If the Shipowner relies on an excepted peril， he must ________ that the loss or damage was caused thereby．

    A.prove

    B.approve

    C.disprove

    D.improve


    正确答案：A

  • 第3题：

    A great deal has been done to remedy the situation.

    A:maintain
    B:assess
    C:protect
    D:improve

    答案：D
    解析：
    本题考查的是对动词的认知。这句话的意思是：要做很多工作才能对这种情形进行补救。remedy的意思是补救。A.maintain保持；B.assess评估；C.protect保护；D.improve改进。remedy和improve意思最接近，所以选D。

  • 第4题：

    13．

    A．played

    B．took

    C．wanted

    D．spent


    正确答案：D
    13．D【解析】表示“度假”要用动词spend。  

  • 第5题：

    He tried his best to remedy the terrible situation.

    A:provide
    B:protect
    C:change
    D:improve

    答案：D
    解析：
    他竭尽全力改进糟糕的处境。provide“提供”，如：Will the hotel provide breakfast？酒店提供早餐吗？protect“保护”，如：Children nowadays are over protected by their parents．现如今孩子被父母过度地保护。change“改变”，如：Nothing can change my idea．没有什么能改变我的想法。improve“改进”，如：Regular exercise can improve people's health．经常锻炼能增进健康。

  • 第6题：

    The students are looking forward to_______their holidays in Japan.

    A.spend
    B.spending
    C.for spend
    D.spent

    答案：B
    解析：

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