An essential purpose of the criminal justice system is to enable purgation to take place; that is, to provide a --------- by which a community expresses its collective --------- the transgression of the criminal.

(A) catharsis ... outrage at

(B) disclaimer ... forgiveness of

(C) means ... empathy with

(D) procedure ... distaste for

(E) document ... disapprobation of

〖解答〗

空格Ⅰ之前的动词不定式"to provide..."无疑是对此前的那个不定式结构"to enable purgation to take place"的复述。据此，可将第一个不定式中的purgation一词直接移入空格Ⅰ，则求得同义的(A) catharsis为正确答案。

〖词汇〗

catharsis: 渲泄，净化

empathy: 移情，共鸣

disapprobation: 不以为然，非难

〖中译〗

刑事司法制度的根本目的就是要致使犯法者得以被荡涤清除；也就是说，要提供某种净化作用，社会藉以对罪犯的违法行为表示出全民的愤慨。