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    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.[多选题]____
  • A. Although
  • B. Because
  • C. If
  • D. While
2.[多选题]____
  • A. allocated
  • B. allotted
  • C. appointed
  • D. assigned
3.[多选题]____
  • A. deliberations
  • B. Meditations
  • C. reflections
  • D. speculations
4.[多选题]____
  • A. assembled
  • B. evoked
  • C. Rallied
  • D. summoned
5.[多选题]____
  • A. fellow
  • B. individual
  • C. personal
  • D. private
6.[多选题]____
  • A. panel
  • B. crew
  • C. band
  • D. flock
7.[多选题]____
  • A. alike
  • B. alone
  • C. altogether
  • D. apart
8.[多选题]____
  • A. outline
  • B. outcome
  • C. input
  • D. intake
9.[多选题]____
  • A. agency
  • B. Organization
  • C. institution
  • D. authority
10.[多选题]____
  • A. asserting
  • B. alleging
  • C. maintaining
  • D. testifying
11.[多选题]____
  • A.discriminating
  • B. distinguishing
  • C. determining
  • D. diminishing
12.[多选题]____
  • A. inspective
  • B. irrespective
  • C. perspective
  • D. prospective
13.[多选题]____
  • A. innate
  • B. intact
  • C. integral
  • D. integrated
14.[多选题]____
  • A. in
  • B. by
  • C. after
  • D. over
15.[多选题]____
  • A. that
  • B. which
  • C. than
  • D. As
16.[多选题]____
  • A. bodies
  • B. parties
  • C. sides
  • D. units
17.[多选题]____
  • A. arguments
  • B. controversies
  • C. disputes
  • D. hostilities
18.[多选题]____
  • A. administers
  • B. manages
  • C. oversees
  • D. presides
19.[多选题] ____
  • A. other than
  • B. rather than
  • C. more than
  • D. or rather
20.[多选题]____
  • A. set
  • B. exact
  • C. given
  • D. placed
参考答案: B,D,A,D,D,A,B,C,D,B,B,D,C,D,C,B,C,C,B,A
解题思路:本文介绍了美国的陪审团制度。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。
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