PassageoneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Amongthecompanywasalawyer,ayoungmanofabouttwenty-five.Onbeingaskedhisopinion,hesaid,"Capitalpunishmentandlifeimprisonmentareequallyimmoral.IfIweretomakeachoicebetweenthem,IwouldratherchoosethelatterAnyway,it'sbettertolivethannottoliveatall."
Alivelydiscussionfollowed.Abanker,whowasthenyoungerandmorenervousthanthelawyer,suddenlylosthistemperandcriedout,"It'salie.Ibetyoutwomillion.Youwouldn'tstickinacellevenforfiveyears."
"Ifyoumeanit,"repliedtheyounglawyer,"IbetI'llstaytherelonger;makeitfifteeninsteadoffive."
"Fifteen!Done!"criedthebanker."Gentleman,Ibetyoutwomillions."
"Agreed.Twomillionsformyfreedom,"saidthelawyer.
Sothiswild,ridiculousbetcametopass.ThebankercouldnothidehisexcitementDuringsupperhesaidtothelawyerjokingly,"Cometoyoursenses,youngman,beforeit'stoolate.Twomillionsarenothingtome,butyoustandtolosethreeorfourofthebestyearsofyourlife.Isaythreeorfourbecauseyou'llneverstickitoutanylongerDon'tforgetthatvoluntaryimprisonmentismuchhardertoputupwiththanaenforcedone.Theideathatyouhavetherighttofreeyourselfanymomentwillpoisonyourlifeinthecell.Ipityyou."
Andnowthebanker,pacingfromcomertocomer,recalledallthisandaskedhimself,"WhydidImakethisbet?What'sthegood?ThelawyerlostfifteenyearsofhilifeandIthrewawaytwomillions.Willitconvincepeoplethatcapitalpunishmentisworseorbetterthanimprisonmentforlife?No,no!Rubbish!Onmypart,itwasthecaprice(心血来潮)ofawell-fedmillionaire;onthelawyer'spart,it'sthepuregreedcgold."
21.Thelawyerwouldchooselifeimprisonmentbecause.
A.hewasyoungerthanthebanker
B.capitalpunishmentwasimmoral
C.itwasbetterthancapitalpunishment
D.thebankerwouldgivehim$200,000
正确答案:C


