首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] (26)A ten-year-old boy confessed to his parents that he was
[originaltext] (26)A ten-year-old boy confessed to his parents that he was
游客
2024-05-07
59
管理
问题
(26)A ten-year-old boy confessed to his parents that he was playing with matches on a windy day in October in southern California. The winds were howling that day, and his carelessness resulted in the big fire. That fire destroyed 18,000 acres of woodland and 12 homes. The total damage and the cost of firefighting efforts were estimated at $ 25 million. Ironically, his parents’ house was untouched by the fire.
The authorities did not immediately. announce what they would do to the boy or his parents. (27)An official in the district attorney’s office said that, probably, no criminal charges would be filed. But the parents would still be liable for civil charges. That is, victims could sue for their losses and rebuilding costs. Suing the middle-class family for millions would be the easy part, though; collecting the millions would be unlikely.
Homeowners disagreed on what should be done. "I don’t have a house anymore," said John Ritter. "It will take at least two years to build a new house, and my insurance is only going to pay about half the cost of the new house. Ordinarily, I would say that the boy and his parents ought to be put in jail for at least 10 years. But because their house didn’t burn down, I think the law should just allow me to trade property with them. They can have my burned-down house, and I can move into their house. That’s fair enough for me."
"We all make mistakes, especially when we’re young," said Michael Richards, another homeowner whose house was burned down. (28)"I think the poor boy has learned a valuable lesson. People should forgive, rebuild, and get on with their lives."
选项
A、He will sue them for damages.
B、He will live in their house forever.
C、He will give a pardon to them.
D、He will have them build a house for him.
答案
C
解析
根据最后一段Michael Richards的话中说人都会犯错,尤其是小的时候,人们应该予以宽恕,重建并继续自己的生活,由此推测他很有可能会原谅小男孩及其家人。故本题答案为C.
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3588567.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]ThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfastert
[originaltext]ThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfastert
[originaltext]Phonebookshavewhite,blueandyellowpages.Thewhitepage
[originaltext]Phonebookshavewhite,blueandyellowpages.Thewhitepage
[originaltext](33)Londonhasbecomeacyclefriendlyzoneafterthelaunch
[originaltext]M:Areyougoingtothedemonstrationtohelpstopthespreadof
[originaltext]M:Areyougoingtothedemonstrationtohelpstopthespreadof
[originaltext]M:Areyougoingtothedemonstrationtohelpstopthespreadof
[originaltext]AnenvironmentalgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionisunhappy
[originaltext]AnenvironmentalgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionisunhappy
随机试题
Beyonddemographics,theUnitedStatesconfrontswitharangeofother(1)__
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonth
Theimportanceandfocusoftheinterviewingtheworkoftheprintandbroa
Theshipalongwithallthegoods(be)______destroyedlastweek.was本题考查的是主谓语在数
[originaltext]Beforeanewairlinergoesintoservice,everypartofitis
某建设项目投产后,应付账款的最低周转天数为15天,预计年销售收入为12000万元
公积金个人住房贷款承办银行的职责包括()。A.职工贷款账户设立 B.计结
阀控式蓄电池的参数测量包括(____)。单节电池温度$;$单节电池电压$;$单节
替代品价格是决定某商品需求的因素之一,替代品价格与商品需求的关系是()。A.正相
可属于G0T0M0的骨肿瘤是 A.软骨瘤B.骨样骨瘤C.骨软骨瘤D.骨巨
最新回复
(
0
)