2004年MBA考前冲刺-英语模拟试题及答案(2-7)
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Questions 63-65 are based on the following passage.
In recent years, there has been an increasing awareness of
the inadequacies of the judicial system in the United
States. Costs are staggering both for the taxpayer and
litigants——and the litigants, or parties, have to wait
sometimes many years before having their day in court. Many
suggestions have been made concerning methods of
ameliorating the situation, but as in most branches of
government, changes come slowly.
One suggestion that has been made in order to maximize the
efficiency of the systems is to allow districts that have
an overabundance of pending cases to borrow judges from
other district that do not have such a backlog. Another
suggestion is to use pretrial conference, in which the
judge meets in his chambers with the litigants and their
attorneys in order to narrow the issues, limit the
witnesses, and provide for a more orderly trial. The theory
behind pretrial conferences is that judges will spend less
time on each case and parties will more readily settle
before trail when they realize the adequacy of their claims
and their opponents’ evidence. Unfortunately, at least one
study had shown that pretrial conference actually use more
judicial time than they save, rarely in pretrial
settlement, and actually result in higher damage
settlements.
Many sates have established another method, a small-method,
small-claims courts, in which cases over small sums of
money can be disposed of with considerable dispatch. Such
proceedings cost the litigants almost nothing. In
California, for example, the parties must appear before the
judge without the assistance of counsel. The proceedings
are quite informal and there is no pleading——the
litigants needs to make only a one-sentence statement of
their claim. By going to these types of court, the
plaintiff waives any right to jury trial and the right to
apologist.
In coming years, we can expect to see more and more
innovations in the continuing effort to remedy a situation,
which must be remedied if the citizens who have valid claim
are going to be able to have their day in court.
63.What is the main topic of the passage?
A. All states should follow California’s example in
using small-claims courts in order to free judges for other
work.
B. The legislature needs to formulate fewer laws so
that the judiciary can catch on its older cases.
C. Nobody seems to care enough to attempt to find
methods for making the judiciary system more efficient.
D. While there are many problems with the court
system, there are viable suggestions for improvement.
64. The word litigants means most nearly
A. Jury members.
B. Commentators
C. Parties in a lawsuit
D. Taxpayers.
65.What can we assume from the passage?
A. Most people who feel they have been wronged have
a ready remedy in courts of law.
B. Many people would like to bring a case to court,
but are unable to because of the cost and time required.
C. The judicial system in the United States is
highly acclaimed for its efficiency.
D. Pretrial conference will someday probably have
replaced trials completely.
参考答案:
63. D 64. C 65. B
摘自《英语--临考点拨与模拟考场》
策划:太奇MBA培训中心
主编:周建武
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