2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语1.doc

2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一)试题及答案 2012年01月10日 15:13　　来源：跨考教育 ????Section I?Use of English????????Directions:????????Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)????????The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important issue recently. The court cannot _1_ its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law _2_ justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that _3_ the court抯 reputation for being independent and impartial.牋牋牋牋Justice Antonin Scalia, for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court抯 decisions will be _4_ as impartial judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not _5_by an ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself _6_to the code of conduct that _7_to the rest of the federal judiciary.牋牋牋牋This and other similar cases _8_the question of whether there is still a _9_between the court and politics.牋牋牋牋The framers of the Constitution envisioned law _10_having authority apart from politics. They gave justices permanent positions _11_they would be free to _12_ those in power and have no need to _13_ political support. Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely _14_.牋牋牋牋Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social _15_ like liberty and property. When the court deals with social policy decisions, the law it _16_ is inescapably political-which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily _17_ as unjust.牋牋牋牋The justices must _18_ doubts about the court抯 legitimacy by making themselves _19_ to the code of conduct. That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, _20_, convincing as law.牋牋牋牋1. [A]emphasize牋 [B]maintain牋 [C]modify牋 [D] recognize牋牋2. [A]when牋 [B]lest