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2012
年考研英语完形填空
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’s
reputation
for
being
independent and impartial.
Justice Antonin Scalia, for example,
appeared at political events. That kind of
activity
makes it
less
likely that the court’s 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.
This and other
similar cases _8_the question of whether there is
still a _9_between the court and
politics.
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_.
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
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]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]loads [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]though [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]conceptions
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 mesns [B]atall costs
[C]in a word [D]as a result