1、2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（一）试题Section IUse of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) foreach numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D onANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important issuerecently. The court cannot _1_ i
2、ts legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law _2_ justicesbehave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that _3_ the court'sreputation for being independent and impartial.Justice Antonin Scalia, for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes i
3、tless likely that the court's decisions will be _4_ as impartial judgments. Part of the problem isthat 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
4、_the question of whether there is still a _9_between the courtand politics.The framers of the Constitution envisioned law _10_having authority apart from politics. Theygave justices permanent positions _11_they would be free to _12_ those in power and haveno need to _13_ political support. Our
5、legal system was designed to set law apart from politicsprecisely 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_ isine
6、scapably political-which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily _17_ asunjust.The justices must _18_ doubts about the court's legitimacy by making themselves _19_ tothe code of conduct. That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politicsand,_20_, convi
7、ncing 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
