Based on some lawyers’ ideas the more severe the punishment .A. the less likely crimeB.

问题补充：

Based on some lawyers’ ideas, the more severe the punishment, .

A. the less likely crime

B. the less likely the crime

C. the crime less likely

D. the less the likely crime

答案：

A. the less likely crime

(答案→)B. the less likely the crime

C. the crime less likely

D. the less the likely crime

解析：考查比较级的用法。句意“基于一些律师的想法，惩罚越是严厉，该种犯罪发生的可能性就会越低。”the +比较级，the+比较级句型表示条件，意为“越......，就越......。”具体的惩罚和具体的犯罪行为相对应，故用the crime。故选B。