完形填空模拟试题一
As former colonists of Great Britain, the Founding Fathers of the United States adopted much of the legal system of Great Britain. We have a “common law”, or law made by courts 1 a monarch or other central governmental 2 like a legislature. The jury, a 3 of ordinary citizens chosen to decide a case, is an 4 part of our common-law system。
Use of juries to decide cases is a 5 feature of the American legal system. Few other countries in the world use juries as we do in the United States. 6 the centuries, many people have believed that juries in most cases reach a fairer and more just result 7 would be obtained using a judge 8 , as many countries do. 9 a jury decides cases after “ 10 ”, or discussions among a group of people, the jury’s decision is likely to have the 11 from many different people from different backgrounds, who must as a group decide what is right。
Juries are used in both civil cases, which decide 12 among 13 citizens, and criminal cases, which decide cases brought by the government 14 that individuals have committed crimes. Juries are selected from the U.S. citizens and 15 . Jurors, consisting of 16 numbers, are called for each case requiring a jury。
The judge 17 to the case 18 the selection of jurors to serve as the jury for that case. In some states, 19 jurors are questioned by the judge; in others, they are questioned by the lawyers representing the 20 under rules dictated by state law。
1.[A]other than[B]rather than[C]more than[D]or rather
2.[A]agency[B]organization[C]institution[D]authority
3.[A]panel[B]crew[C]band[D]flock
4.[A]innate[B]intact[C]integral[D]integrated
5.[A]discriminating[B]distinguishing[C]determining[D]diminishing
6.[A]In[B]By[C]After[D]Over
7.[A]that[B]which[C]than[D]as
8.[A]alike[B]alone[C]altogether[D]apart
9.[A]Although[B]Because[C]If[D]While
10.[A]deliberations[B]meditations [C]reflections[D]speculations
11.[A]outline[B]outcome[C]input[D]intake
12.[A]arguments[B]controversies[C]disputes[D]hostilities
13.[A]fellow[B]individual[C]personal[D]private
14.[A]asserting[B]alleging[C]maintaining[D]testifying
15.[A]assembled[B]evoked[C]rallied[D]summoned
16.[A]set[B]exact[C]given[D]placed
17.[A]allocated[B]allotted[C]appointed[D]assigned
18.[A]administers[B]manages[C]oversees[D]presides
19.[A]inspective[B]irrespective[C]perspective[D]prospective
20.[A]bodies[B]parties[C]sides[D]units
文章背景
本文介绍了美国的陪审团制度。
文章结构
第一段指出,陪审团是美国共同法系统的基本组成部分。第二段分析了使用陪审团的原因。第三和四段分别介绍了陪审团的类型和选举程序。
第一段:陪审团是美国共同法系统的基本组成部分(主题)
The jury, a 3 of ordinary citizens chosen to decide a case, is an 4 part of our commonlaw system。
第二段:使用陪审团的原因
Use of juries to decide cases is a 5 feature of the American legal system. Few other countries in the world use juries as we do in the United States。
第三和四段:陪审团的类型和选举程序。
Juries are used in both civil cases…
The judge 17 to the case 18 the selection of jurors to serve as…
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