2000-2012年历年考研英语真题 答案完美打印版(2013考研英语) (2).doc

2012考研英语真题及答案 Section Ⅰ Use of English Directions: 　　The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices became an important issue recently. The court cannot_____ 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’s reputation for being independent and impartial。 　　Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito Jr., for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be____ 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。 　　This and other cases ______the question of whether there is still a __9___ between the court and politics。 　　The framers of the Constitution envisioned law____ 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__。 　　Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social ______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 _____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。 1， A emphasize B maintain C modify D recognize 2， A when B best C before D unles 3，A renderedB weakenedC establishedD eliminated 4，A challenged B compromised C suspected D accepted A advanced B caught C bound