2012年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题NationalEntranceTestofEnglishforMA/MSCandidates(NETEM)SectionUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)TheethicaljudgmentsoftheSupremeCourtjusticesbecameanimportantissuerecently.Thecourtcannot__1___itslegitimacyasguardianoftheruleoflaw___2___justicesbehavelikepoliticians.Yet,inseveralinstances,justicesactedinwaysthat__3___thecourt’sreputationforbeingindependentandimpartial.JusticesAntoninScaliaandSamuelAlitoJr.,forexample,appearedatpoliticalevents.Thatkindofactivitymakesitlesslikelythatthecourt’sdecisionswillbe__4__asimpartialjudgments.Partoftheproblemisthatthejusticesarenot___5__byanethicscode.Attheveryleast,thecourtshouldmakeitself____6___tothecodeofconductthat__7____totherestofthefederaljudiciary.Thisandothercases___8___thequestionofwhetherthereisstilla___9__betweenthecourtandpolitics.TheframersoftheConstitutionenvisionedlaw__10__havingauthorityapartfrompolitics.Theygavejusticespermanentpositions__11__theywouldbefreeto__12__thoseinpowerandhavenoneedto__13___politicalsupport.Ourlegalsystemwasdesignedtosetlawapartfrompoliticspreciselybecausetheyaresoclosely__14___.Constitutionallawispoliticalbecauseitresultsfromchoicesrootedinfundamentalsocial___15___likelibertyandproperty.Whenthecourtdealswithsocialpolicydecisions,thelawit__16___isinescapablypolitical—whichiswhydecisionssplitalongideologicallinesaresoeasily___17__asunjust.Thejusticesmust__18___doubtsaboutthecourt’slegitimacybymakingthemselves__19___tothecodeofconduct.Thatwouldmaketheirrulingsmorelikelytobeseenasseparatefrompoliticsand,__20___,convincingaslaw.1.[A]emphasize[B]maintain[C]modify[D]recognize2.[A]when[B]best[C]before[D]unless考试点考研网www.kaoshidian.com13.[A]restored[B]weakened[C]established[D]eliminated4.[A]challenged[B]compromised[C]suspected[D]accepted5.[A]advanced[B]caugh...
