英语一真题未排版考研.pdf
2012年招生考试英语（一）
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,
B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
TheethicaljudgmentsoftheSupremeCourtjusticesbecameanimportantissuerecently.Thecourt
cannot1itslegitimacyasguardianoftheruleoflaw2justicesbehavelikepoliticians.
Yet,inseveralinstances,justicesactedinwaysthat3thecourt’sreputationforbeing
tandimpartial.
JusticesAntoninScalia,forexample,appearedatpoliticalevents.Thatkindofactivitymakesit
lesslikelythatthecourt’sdecisionswillbe4asimpartialjudgments.Partoftheproblemis
thatthejusticesarenot5byanethicscode.Attheveryleast,thecourtshouldmakeitself
6tothecodeofconductthat7totherestofthefederaljudiciary.
Thisandothersimilarcases8thequestionofwhetherthereisstilla9betweenthecourt
andpolitics.
TheframersoftheConstitutionenvisionedlaw10havingauthorityapartfrompolitics.They
gavejusticespermanentpositions11theywouldbefreeto12thoseinpowerandhave
noneedto13politicalsupport.Ourlegalsystemwasdesignedtosetlawapartfrompolitics
preciselybecausetheyaresoclosely14.
Constitutionallawispoliticalbecauseitresultsfromchoicesrootedinfundamentalsocial15
likelibertyandproperty.Whenthecourtdealswithsocialdecisions,thelawit16is
inescapablypolitical—whichiswhydecisionssplitalongideologicallinesaresoeasily17
asunjust.
Thejusticesmust18doubtsaboutthecourt’slegitimacyby