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2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
Section ⅠUse 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）
①The ethical judgments of the
Supreme Court justices have become an important issue recently. ②The court cannot 1 its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law 2 justices behave like politicians. ③Yet, in several instances, justices acted in
ways that 3 the court’s reputation for being independent
and impartial.
④Justice Antonin Scalia, for
example, appeared at political events. ⑤That
kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be 4 as
impartial judgments. ⑥Part of the
problem is that the justices are not 5 by an ethics code. ⑦At the very least, the court should make
itself 6 to
the code of conduct that 7 to the rest of the federal judiciary.
⑧This and other similar cases 8 the
question of whether there is still a 9 between the court and politics.
⑨The framers of the Constitution
envisioned law 10 having authority apart from politics. ⑩They 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 .
?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.
?The
justices must 18 doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making
themselves 19 to the code of conduct. ?That
would make their rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, 20 , convincing as law. [276 words]
1.
[A]emphasize [B]maintain [C]modify
[D] recognize
2.
[A]when [B]lest
[C]before [D]
unless
3.
[A]restored [B]weakened [C]established [D] eliminated
4.
[A]challenged [B]compromised [C]suspected [D] accepted
5.
[A]advanced [B]caught [C]bound [D]founded
6.
[A]resistant [B]subject [C]immune [D]prone
7.
[A]resorts [B]sticks [C]leads [D]applies
8.
[A]evade [B]raise [C]deny [D]settle
9.
[A]line [B]barrier [C]similarity [D]conflict
10. [A]by
[B]as [C]through [D]towards
11. [A]so
[B]since [C]provided [D]though
12.
[A]serve [B]satisfy [C]upset [D]replace
13.
[A]confirm [B]express [C]cultivate [D]offer
14. [A]guarded
[B]followed [C]studied [D]tied
15. [A]concepts [B]theories [C]divisions [D]conventions
16.
[A]excludes [B]questions [C]shapes [D]controls
17.
[A]dismissed [B]released [C]ranked [D]distorted
18.
[A]suppress [B]exploit [C]address [D]ignore
19.
[A]accessible [B]amiable [C]agreeable [D]accountable
20. [A]by
all means [B]at all costs [C]in a word [D]as a result
1.B2.A3.B4.D5.C6.B7.D8.B9.A10.B
11.A12.C13.C14.D15.A16.C17.A18.C19.D20.D
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