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The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to
buy up people involved in prominent cases{{U}} (26) {{/U}}the trial of
Rosemary West. In a significant{{U}} (27) {{/U}}of legal controls over
the press. Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a (28)
bill that will propose making payments to witnesses{{U}} (29) {{/U}}and
will strictly control the a mount of{{U}} (30) {{/U}}that can be given
to a case{{U}} (31) {{/U}}a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald
Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee, Lord Irvine
said he {{U}} (32) {{/U}}with a committee report this year which said
that self regulation did not{{U}} (33) {{/U}}sufficient control.{{U}}
(34) {{/U}}of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a{{U}}
(35) {{/U}}of media protest when he said the{{U}} (36)
{{/U}}of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to
judges{{U}} (37) {{/U}}to Parliament. The Lord
Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which{{U}} (38)
{{/U}}the European Convention on Human Rights legally{{U}} (39)
{{/U}}in Britain, laid down that everybody was{{U}} (40) {{/U}}to
privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and
their families. “Press freedoms will be in safe hands{{U}}
(41) {{/U}}our British judges,” he said. Witness payments became an{{U}}
(42) {{/U}}after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995.Up to
19 witnesses were{{U}} (43) {{/U}}to have received payments for
telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised{{U}} (44)
{{/U}}witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court
to{{U}} (45) {{/U}}guilty verdicts.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】四个选择项的含义分别是“关于、例如、特别是、例如”。这里表明的是prominent cases与the trial of Rosemary West之间的关系。可以看出,后者也是一个案件,应该是前者中的一个,所以可以排除[A]项,而[B]项for example经常在其后加“,”这里并没有“,”,所以要排除。从下文可以看出,payments to witness是一件很普通的事情,并不是仅仅出现在the trial of Rosemary West一案中,因此表示特定指示的[C]项也不合适。这里只能选择[D]项,表示例举。
【答案解析】从上文可以看到,政府对于:payments to witnesses…这样的事情持否定和禁止的态度,再从下文看到该法案受到了新闻界的强烈反对,可以知道该法案对新闻界这样的做法也是否定的,因此可以判断出在法律草案中认为这样的做法是非法的,所以应该选择[B]项。[A]项意为“不合理的”,[C]意为“不可能的”,[D]意为“不合适的”,都不是对法律准确的否定。
【答案解析】这里需要谓语动词,分句是个宾语从句self regulation did not…deficient control,意思是“自律并不能……足够的控制”。选择项的含义分别是“提出/呈现、提供/贡献、表明/证明、指明/象征”。显然,“提供”在这里最合适。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】这里需要填写名词。谓语的句子是…of the letter came。而上述选择项的含义分别是“释放/发布、出版/发表、印刷/印制、揭发/陈列”。句子的意思实际是说这封信被公之于众。只有“发表”最为合适,即信件后来发表了。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】需要填写的词语组成的短语是a…of media protest,意为“媒体的强烈抗议”。选择项的含义分别是“暴风雨、狂怒、闪耀、闪光”。但a storm of protests是固定搭配,表示强烈的抗议,其它词语在这里都不合题意。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】这里需要填写的词语在从句中充当主语,the…of privacy controls contained in Europe an,意思是规定在欧洲法律中的隐私权控制的……。而上述选择项的含义分别是“翻译/转化、解释/阐述、显示/展览、示范/说明”。很显然,只有“解释/阐述”最为合适,即隐私权控制的解释。
【答案解析】这里需要填写的句子完整形式是the Human Rights Bill the European Convention on Human Rights legally…in Britain。主句的意思表明引入了人权法案,这就表明该人权公约要在英国生效,即产生法律效力。因此,从动词搭配看,[B]项“使……”最为合适。[A]项意为“改变”,[C]项意为“放置,规定”,[D]项意为“扭转,翻转”。都不符合“及物动词+宾语+形容词补语”的结构。故答案为[B]。
【答案解析】这句话的意思是多达19个证人接受报酬向报纸讲出他们的作证经历。be stated to 意为“据规定”,be remarked to意为“据谈论”,be said to 意为“据说”,be told to 意为“据他人告知”。这里只能选择[C]项,因为句子中并没有表明该信息的来源,不是规定出来的,也不是他人谈论或者告知的。