2009年考研英语真题答案及解析

2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试

英语（一）试题

时间:2012年1月7日

Section I Use of English

Directions: 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 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

2009考研英语二真题及答案解析

【篇一：2009考研英语(二)真题及答案解析】

ass=txt>directions：for each numbered blank in the following

passage，there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose

the best one and mark your answer on the answer sheet with a

pencil.

in1999, the price of oil hovered around $16 a barrel. by 2008, it

had 21 the $100 a barrel mark. the reasons for the surge 22

from the dramatic growth of the economies of china and india

to widespread 23 in oil-producing regions, including iraq and

nigerias delta region. triple-digit oil prices have 24 the

economic and political map of the world, 25 some old notions

of power. oil-rich nations are enjoying historic gains and

opportunities, 26 major importers—including china and india,

home to a third of the worlds population 27 rising economic

and social costs.managing this new order is fast becoming a

2012年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题答案与解析

Section Ⅰ Use of English

The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important issue

recently. The court cannot 1(B.maintain)its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law

2(A.when) justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted

in ways that 3(B.weakened)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(D.accepted)as

impartial judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not 5(C.bound)by an

ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself 6(B.subject)to the code

of conduct that 7(D.applies)to the rest of the federal judiciary.

This and other similar cases 8(B.raise) the question of whether there is still a

A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled,

it may become a driving force. When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the

end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than any competitor, giving its

industries unparalleled economies of scale. Its scientists were the world's best, its workers the

most skilled. America and Americans were prosperous beyond the dreams of the Europeans and Asians whose economies the war had destroyed.

It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. By the mid-1980s Americans had

found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. Some huge American

industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition.