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Everyoneisprovidedbynaturewithasetoffinger-printsentirelydifferentfromthoseofeverybodyelse.Itisnowacceptedasascientificfactthatnotwopeoplehavethesamefinger-printsThetenfinger-printsofonepersonalwaysdifferfromthecompletesetofanother.Butthatisnotall.Theprintofeachseparatefingerofapersondiffersfromhisprintsofallotherfingersandfromtheprintsofotherfingersintheworld.Someonehascalculatedthechancethataprintmadebyonepersonwillbethesameasaprintmadebyanotherandthecalculationshowsthatthechanceissosmallthatforallpracticalpurpose,itdoesn’texist.Thepolice,therefore,alwaysrecordfinger-prints,ifpossible,theyareanunfailingcluetoidentifywhenoncetheyhavebeenobtained.Finger-printidentificationasitisknownandpracticedtodayisofcomparatively(相当地)recentorigin.ItfirstcametothenoticeofmodernpoliceforcesinIndia.Finger-printswerefoundsovaluabletherethattheywerelateradoptedbythepoliceofothercountries.Theyacceptedaslegalevidenceinacourtoflaw;ifaman’sprintsarefoundonthesceneofthecrime,itistakenforgrantedthathewasthere,thoughwhenandwhyhewasthereareotherquestions.36.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

题型：单选题

选项

A. Finger-prints mean all in a court of law.

B. "Two persons are rarely, if ever, alike."

C. Man’s different finger-prints are reliable guide to identity.

D. People differ in finger-prints and in appearance.

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