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 became an important issue
recently. The court cannot_____ its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of
law______ justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances,
justices acted in ways that_____ 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 _____ by an ethics code. At the very least, the court
should make itself_______ to the code of conduct that ______to the rest of the
federal judiciary。
This and other cases ______the question of whether there is still a _____
between the court and politics。
The framers of the Constitution envisioned law____ having authority apart
from politics. They gave justices permanent positions ____ they would be free
to ____those in power and have no need to_____ political support. Our legal
system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are
so closely _____。
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 _____is inescapably political — which
is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily _____ as unjust。
The justices must _____doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making
themselves _____to the code of conduct. That would make their rulings more
likely to be seen as separate from politics and, _____, convincing as law。
1 A emphasize B maintain C modify D recognize 2 A when B best C before D unless
3 A rendered 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 convenience16. A excludes B questions C shapes D controls17. A dismissed B released C ranked D distorted18. A suppress B exploit C address D ignore 19. A accessible B. amiable C agreeable D accountable20. A by all means B at all costs C in a word D as a result
Section Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionPart A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by
choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1. (40 points)
