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TheethicaljudgmentsoftheSupremeCourtjusticesbecameanimportantissuerecently.The
courtcannot_____itslegitimacyasguardianoftheruleoflaw______justicesbehavelikepoliticians.Yet,inseveralinstances,justicesactedinwaysthat_____thecourt’sreputationforbeingindependentandimpartial。
JusticesAntoninScaliaandSamuelAlitoJr.,forexample,appearedatpoliticalevents.Thatkindofactivitymakesitlesslikelythatthecourt’sdecisionswillbe____asimpartialjudgments.
Partoftheproblemisthatthejusticesarenot_____byanethicscode.Attheveryleast,thecourt
shouldmakeitself_______tothecodeofconductthat______totherestofthefederaljudiciary。
Thisandothercases______thequestionofwhetherthereisstilla_____betweenthecourt
andpolitics。
TheframersoftheConstitutionenvisionedlaw____havingauthorityapartfrompolitics.
Theygavejusticespermanentpositions____theywouldbefreeto____thoseinpowerandhave
noneedto_____politicalsupport.Ourlegalsystemwasdesignedtosetlawapartfrompolitics
preciselybecausetheyaresoclosely_____。
Constitutionallawispoliticalbecauseitresultsfromchoicesrootedinfundamentalsocial
______likelibertyandproperty.Whenthecourtdealswithsocialpolicydecisions,thelawit
_____isinescapablypolitical—whichiswhydecisionssplitalongideologicallinesaresoeasily
_____asunjust。
Thejusticesmust_____doubtsaboutthecourt’slegitimacybymakingthemselves_____to
thecodeofconduct.Thatwouldmaketheirrulingsmorelikelytobeseenasseparatefrompoliticsand,_____,convincingaslaw。
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3ArenderedBweakenedCestablishedDeliminated
4AchallengedBcompromisedCsuspectedDaccepted5.AadvancedBcaughtCboundD
founded6.AresistantBsubjectCimmuneDprone7.AresortsBsticksCleadsDapplies
8.AevadeBraiseCdenyDsettle9.AlineBbarrierCsimilarityDconflict10.A
byBasCthroughDtowards11.AsoBsinceCprovidedDthough12.AserveBsatisfyC
upsetDreplace13.AconfirmBexpressCcultivateDoffer14AguardedBfollowedCstudiedDtied
15.AconceptsBtheoriesCdivisionsDconvenience16.AexcludesBquestionsCshapesDcontrols17.AdismissedBreleasedCrankedDdistorted18.AsuppressBexploitCaddressDignore19.AaccessibleB.amiableCagreeableDaccountable20.AbyallmeansBatallcostsCinawordDasaresult
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text2
TEXT2
Prettyinpink:
adultwomendonotrememberbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,
yetitispervasiveinouryounggirls’lives.Itisnotthatpinkintrinsically
bad,butitisatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhood
inoneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusedgirls’identitytoappearance.Then
itpresentsthatconnection,evenamongtwo-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonly
innocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,despairedatthesingular
lackofimaginationaboutgirls’livesandinterests。
Girls'
attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,but
accordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,it'
snot.Childrenwerenot
colour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:
intheerabeforedomesticwashingmachinesall
babiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwastoboil
them.What'
smore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutral
dresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwasactuallyconsideredthemore
masculinecolour,apastelversionofred,whichwasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,
withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,constancyandfaithfulness,symbolised
femininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,whenamplifyingageandsexdifferences
becameadominantchildren'
smarketingstrategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,
whenitbegantoseeminnatelyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemas
female,atleastforthefirstfewcriticalyears。
Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatisnaturaltokids,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.Takethetoddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomethingexperts
developed
afteryearsofresearchintochildren'
sbehaviour:
wrong.Turnsout,accordingto
DanielCook,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,itwaspopularisedas