新GRE阅读练习题（16）
<p> 编辑点评： 新<span word="GRE">GRE</span>阅读考试考察大家的方面较多，除了大家需要拥有一定的词汇量以外，还需大家在解题的时候能够迅速了解出题者的意图，这就需要大家充分发挥自己的逻辑理解能力和推理能力，大家可以利用下文的新<span word="GRE">GRE</span>阅读短文练习进行练习。</p><p> <span word="Juries">Juries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="verdicts">verdicts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="uncor">uncor</span>-<span word="roborated">roborated</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="witness">witness</span>. <span word="Rightly">Rightly</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="prudent">prudent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="skeptical">skeptical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unsubstantiated">unsubstantiated</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span>, <span word="juries">juries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="too">too</span>-<span word="common">common</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>: <span word="convicting">convicting</span> <span word="defendants">defendants</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncorroborated">uncorroborated</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="confession">confession</span>. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="strengthens">strengthens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="above">above</span>?</p><p> <span word="Juries">Juries</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="acquit">acquit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defendant">defendant</span> <span word="retracts">retracts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="confession">confession</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defendant">defendant</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>.</p><p> <span word="Defendants">Defendants</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="confessions">confessions</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prose">prose</span>-<span word="cutor">cutor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="compelling">compelling</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>.</p><p> <span word="Highly">Highly</span> <span word="suggestible">suggestible</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="unsure">unsure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="recollection">recollection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="juries">juries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="con">con</span>-<span word="vict">vict</span> <span word="defendants">defendants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="con">con</span>-<span word="fession">fession</span>.</p>
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