2012年考研英语真题及解析（英语一）.pdf

2012年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）试题 SectionIUseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDon ANSWERSHEET1.(10points) TheethicaljudgmentsoftheSupremeCourtjusticeshavebecomeanimportantissuerecently.Thecourt cannot1itslegitimacyasguardianoftheruleoflaw2justicesbehavelikepoliticians.Yet,inseveralinstances, justicesactedinwaysthat3 thecourt’sreputationforbeingindependentandimpartial. JusticeAntoninScalia,forexample,appearedatpoliticalevents.Thatkindofactivitymakesitlesslikelythat thecourt’sdecisionswillbe4 asimpartialjudgments.Partoftheproblemisthatthejusticesarenot5byan ethicscode.Attheveryleast,thecourtshouldmakeitself6tothecodeofconductthat7totherestofthe federaljudiciary. Thisandothersimilarcases8thequestionofwhetherthereisstilla9betweenthecourtandpolitics. TheframersoftheConstitutionenvisionedlaw10havingauthorityapartfrompolitics.Theygavejustices permanentpositions11 theywouldbefreeto12thoseinpowerandhavenoneedto13politicalsupport.Our legalsystemwasdesignedtosetlawapartfrompoliticspreciselybecausetheyaresoclosely14 . Constitutionallawispoliticalbecauseitresultsfromchoicesrootedinfundamentalsocial15likeliberty andproperty.Whenthecourtdealswithsocialpolicydecisions,thelawit16isinescapablypolitical—which iswhydecisionssplitalongideologicallinesaresoeasily17asunjust. Thejusticesmust18doubtsaboutthecourt’slegitimacybymakingthemselves19tothecodeofconduct. Thatwouldmaketheirrulingsmorelikelytobeseenasseparatefrompoliticsand,20 ,convincingaslaw. 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]