2012年考研英语(一)完型填空答案和原文出处

2012 年完形填空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 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.recognize2.A.when B.lest C.before D.unless3.A.restored B.weakened C.established D.eliminated4.A.challenged promised C.suspected D.accepted5.A.advanced B.caught C.bound D.founded6.A.resistant B.subject C.immune D.prone7.A.resorts B.sticks C.loads D.applies8.A.evade B.raise C.deny D.settle9.A.line B.barrier C.similarity D.conflict10.A.by B.as C.though D.towards11.A.so B.since C.provided D.though12.A.serve B.satisfy C.upset D.replace13.A.confirm B.express C.cultivate D.offer14.A.guarded B.followed C.studied D.tied15.A.concepts B.theories C.divisions D.conventions16.A.excludes B.questions C.shapes D.controls17.A.dismissed B.released C.ranked D.distorted18.A.suppress B.exploit C.address D.ignore19.A.accessible B.amiable C.agreeable D.accountable20.A.by all means C.at all costs D.in a word D.as a result1.A.emphasize强调 B.maintain保持；维持C.modify修改；改变D.recognize承认；认可[试题考点]语义关系+动词辨析[难度等级]★[解题思路]本题空格位于首段句②的主句部分，而第2题的空格则位于其从句部分。

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] recognize2. [A]when [B]lest [C]before [D] unless3. [A]restored [B]weakened[C]established [D] eliminated4. [A]challenged [B]compromised [C]suspected [D] accepted5.[A]advanced [B]caught [C]bound [D]founded6.[A]resistant [B]subject [C]immune [D]prone7.[A]resorts [B]sticks [C]loads [D]applies8. [A]evade [B]raise [C]deny [D]settle9.[A]line [B]barrier[C]similarity [D]conflict10.[A]by [B]as [C]though [D]towards11. [A]so [B]since [C]provided [D]though12.[A]serve [B]satisfy[C]upset [D]replace13.[A]confirm [B]express [C]cultivate [D]offer14.[A]guarded [B]followed [C]studied [D]tied15. [A]concepts [B]theories [C]divisions [D]conceptions16. [A]excludes [B]questions [C]shapes [D]controls17. [A]dismissed [B]released [C]ranked [D]distorted18. [A]suppress [B]exploit [C]address [D]ignore19. [A]accessible [B]amiable [C]agreeable [D]accountable20. [A]by all mesns [B]atall costs [C]in a word [D]as a result1.【答案】B?【解析】从空后信息可以看出，这句表达的是“_?_法官表现得像政治家”的情况下，法庭就不能保持其作为法律法规的合法卫士的形象，所以应该选C,maintain“维持，保持”，其他显然语义不2.【答案】A【解析】从第三段可以看出，文章认为法院和政治之间应该是有界限的。

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] recognize2. [A]when [B]lest [C]before [D] unless3. [A]restored [B]weakened[C]established [D] eliminated4. [A]challenged [B]compromised [C]suspected [D] accepted5.[A]advanced [B]caught [C]bound [D]founded6.[A]resistant [B]subject [C]immune [D]prone7.[A]resorts [B]sticks [C]loads [D]applies8. [A]evade [B]raise [C]deny [D]settle9.[A]line [B]barrier[C]similarity [D]conflict10.[A]by [B]as [C]though [D]towards11. [A]so [B]since [C]provided [D]though12.[A]serve [B]satisfy[C]upset [D]replace13.[A]confirm [B]express [C]cultivate [D]offer14.[A]guarded [B]followed [C]studied [D]tied15. [A]concepts [B]theories [C]divisions [D]conceptions16. [A]excludes [B]questions [C]shapes [D]controls17. [A]dismissed [B]released [C]ranked [D]distorted18. [A]suppress [B]exploit [C]address [D]ignore19. [A]accessible [B]amiable [C]agreeable [D]accountable20. [A]by all mesns [B]atall costs [C]in a word [D]as a result1.【答案】B 【解析】从空后信息可以看出，这句表达的是“_ _法官表现得像政治家”的情况下，法庭就不能保持其作为法律法规的合法卫士的形象，所以应该选C,maintain“维持，保持”，其他显然语义不通。

完型填空 Section I Use of English这篇文章出自纽约时代（New York Times, June, 30th , 2011）中一篇文章Ethics, Politics and the Law，主题是有关政治和法律的话题。

选项里的大多数单词都能认识，但不一定能选对，这属于考研英语词汇的一大考点—熟词生义。

原文如下：1—5 BABDC 6—10 BDBAB 11—15 ACCDA 16—20 CACDDThe ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices became an important issue in the just completed term. The court cannot 1. maintain its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law 2. when justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that 3. weakened 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 4. accepted as nonpartisan judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not 5. bound by an ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself 6. subject to the code of conduct that 7. applies to the rest of the federal judiciary. …………It issued a devastating blow to consumer rights by upholding the arbitration clause in AT&T’s customer agreement, which required the signer to waive the right to take part in a class action.Finally, in the complex Wal-Mart case, the conservative majority, going beyond the particular issues in that case, made it substantially more difficult for class-action suits in all manner of cases to move forward. These and other decisions 8. raise the question of whether there is still a 9. line between the court and politics, an issue since the Republican-led Rehnquist court decided Bush v. Gore in 2000, though the federal judiciary’s shift to the right has been happening since the administration of Ronald Reagan.The framers of the Constitution envisioned law 10. as having authority apart from politics. They gave justices life tenure 11. so they would be free to 12. upset the powerful and have no need to 13. cultivate political support. Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely 14. tied.Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social 15. concepts like liberty and property. When the court deals with social policy decisions, the law it 16. shapes isinescapably political — which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily 17. dismissed as partisan.The justices must 18. address doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves 19. accountable to the code of conduct. That would make their rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, 20. as a result, convincing as law.。