2014考研英語完型填空模擬題及解析：美國(guó)陪審團(tuán)制度

　　SectionⅠUse of English

　　Directions：

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s)from each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)

　　一、美陪審團(tuán)制度

　　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