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1AsformercolonistsofGreatBritain，theFoundingFathersoftheUnitedStatesadoptedmuchofthelegalsystemofGreatBritain.Wehavea“commonlaw”，orlawmadebycourts__1__amonarchorothercentralgovernmental__2__likealegislature.Thejury，a__3__ofordinarycitizenschosentodecideacase，isan__4__partofourcommon-lawsystem.Useofjuriestodecidecasesisa__5__featureoftheAmericanlegalsystem.FewothercountriesintheworldusejuriesaswedointheUnitedStates.__6__thecenturies，manypeoplehavebelievedthatjuriesinmostcasesreachafairerandmorejustresult__7__wouldbeobtainedusingajudge__8__，asmanycountriesdo.__9__ajurydecidescasesafter“__10__”，ordiscussionsamongagroupofpeople，thejury‘sdecisionislikelytohavethe__11__frommanydifferentpeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds，whomustasagroupdecidewhatisright.Juriesareusedinbothcivilcases，whichdecide__12__among__13__citizens，andcriminalcases，whichdecidecasesbroughtbythegovernment__14__thatindividualshavecommittedcrimes.JuriesareselectedfromtheU.S.citizensand__15__.Jurors，consistingof__16__numbers，arecalledforeachcaserequiringajury.Thejudge__17__tothecase__18__theselectionofjurorstoserveasthejuryforthatcase.Insomestates，__19__jurorsarequestionedbythejudge；inothers，theyarequestionedbythelawyersrepresentingthe__20__underrulesdictatedbystatelaw.1.[A]otherthan[B]ratherthan[C]morethan[D]orrather2.[A]agency[B]organization[C]institution[D]authority3.[A]panel[B]crew[C]band[D]flock4.[A]innate[B]intact[C]integral[D]integrated5.[A]discriminating[B]distinguishing[C]determining[D]diminishing6.[A]in[B]by[C]after[D]over7.[A]that[B]which[C]than[D]as8.[A]alike[B]alone[C]altogether[D]apart9.[A]Although[B]Because[C]If[D]While10.[A]deliberations[B]meditations[C]reflections[D]speculations11.[A]outline[B]outcome[C]input[D]intake12.[A]arguments[B]controversies[C]disputes[D]hostilities13.[A]fellow[B]individual[C]personal[D]private14.[A]asserting[B]alleging[C]maintaining[D]testifying15.[A]assembled[B]evoked[C]rallied[D]summoned16.[A]set[B]exact[C]given[D]placed17.[A]allocated[B]allotted[C]appointed[D]assigned18.[A]administers[B]manages[C]oversees[D]presides19.[A]inspective[B]irrespective[C]perspective[D]prospective20.[A]bodies[B]parties[C]sides[D]units2二、英国车速监控系统TheTreasurycouldpocket20millionayearinextrafinesoncethecountry‘sspeedcameranetworkisexpanded.Motoringorganizationswarnedthatthe__1__couldbecomeapolltaxonwheels’，__2__hugenumberofdrivers.Therecouldbemanymoreincidentsofvandalism__3__cameras.Thewarningscame__4__aDailyMailsurveyfoundalmostallthe23policeforcesinEnglandandWaleswereeither__5__toexpansionplansorconsidering__6__.Nationwide，thenumberofspeedingticketsisexpectedtotreble，__7__90millionayear.__8__thescheme，policekeepsomeofthecashfromfinesto__9__thecostsoffittingandmaintainingextracamerasand__10__thatexistingonesalwayshavefilminthem.TherestwillgototheTreasury.BothMinistersandpoliceinsisttheschemeisaimed__11__atmakingroadssafer.Theypointtotrialsineightareaswhichcutcollisionsbyaquarteranddeathsandseriousinjuriesby__12__ahalf.Butmotoringorganizationsfearcameraswillbesitedonrelativelysafe__13__faststretchestocatchasmanydriversaspossible.Someforcesarealsoexpectedto__14__the“threshold”speedsatwhichcamerasare__15__totheabsolutelegalminimum-15mphina10mphlimit，and26mphina20mphzone.Thiscouldencouragedriverstostareattheirspeedometersinsteadofconcentratingontheroad，and__16__tomoreaccidents.SueNicholson，headofcampaignsattheRAC，said，“Wedon‘thaveaproblemwithspeedcameras__17__.Butwedohaveconcernsabout__18__theyaresited.Policerisklosingcredibility__19__motoristsifcamerasareseenasrevenue-raising__20__safetydevices.”1.[A]promotions[B]punishments[C]penalties[D]payments2.[A]isolating[B]separating[C]alienating[D]detaching3.[A]towards[B]against[C]before[D]over4.[A]so[B]once[C]as[D]where5.[A]subjected[B]engaged[C]intended[D]committed6.[A]takingpart[B]keepingsilence[C]makingexception[D]payingrespect7.[A]financing[B]profiting[C]funding[D]netting8.[A]From[B]Under[C]On[D]With9.[A]hide[B]cover[C]conceal[D]veil10.[A]pledging[B]assuring[C]confirming[D]ensuring11.[A]essentially[B]strongly[C]wholeheartedly[D]purely12.[A]inall[B]fewerthan[C]atmost[D]upto13.[A]but[B]whereas[C]though[D]while14.[A]fit[B]put[C]set[D]fix15.[A]levered[B]geared[C]handled[D]triggered16.[A]lead[B]add[C]contribute[D]resort17.[A]anyless[B]byitself[C]afterall[D]assuch18.[A]who[B]when[C]where[D]which19.[A]in[B]with[C]against[D]for20.[A]inspiteof[B]farfrom[C]ratherthan[D]bymeansof3三、大众媒体Themassmediaisabigpartofourculture，yetitcanalsobeahelper，adviserandteachertoouryounggeneration.Themassmediaaffectsthelivesofouryoungbyactingasa（an）__1__foranumberofinstitutionsandsocialcontacts.Inthisway，it__2__avarietyoffunctionsinhumanlife.Thetimespentinfrontofthetelevisionscreenisusuallyatthe__3__ofleisure：thereislesstimeforgames，amusementandrest.__4__bywhatishappeningonthescreen，childrennotonlyimitatewhattheyseebutdirectly__5__themselveswithdifferentcharacters.Americanshavebeenconcernedaboutthe__6__ofviolenceinthemediaandits__7__harmtochildrenandadolescentsforatleastfortyyears.Duringthisperiod，newmedia__8__，suchasvid