1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 262及答案与解析 Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 0 The United States court system, as part of the federal system of government, is characterized by dual hierarchies: there ar
2、e both state and federal courts. Each state has its own system of courts, composed of civil and criminal trial courts, sometimes intermediate courts of appeal, and a state supreme court. The federal court system consists of a series of trial courts(called district courts)serving relatively small geo
3、graphic regions(There is at least one for every state), a tier of circuit courts of appeal that hear appeals from many district counts in a particular geographic region, and the Supreme Court of the United States. The two court systems are to some extent overlapping, in that certain kinds of dispute
4、s (such as a claim that a state law is in violation of the Constitution) may be initiated in either system. They are also to some extent hierarchical, for the federal system stands above the state system in that litigants(persons engaged in lawsuits )who lose their cases in the state supreme courts
5、may appeal their cases to the Supreme Court of the United States. Thus, the typical court case begins in a trail count a court of general jurisdiction in the state or federal system. Most cases go to further than the trial court:for example, the criminal defendant is convicted (by a trial or a guilt
6、y plea)and sentenced by the court and the case ends; the personal injury suit results in a judgment by a trail court (or an out-of-court settlement by the parties while the court suit is pending)and the parties leave the court system. But sometimes the losing party at the trial court cares enough ab
7、out the cause that the matter does not end there. In these cases, the“loser“at the trial court may appeal to the next higher court. 1 According to the passage, district courts are also known as_. （ A） circuit courts （ B） supreme courts （ C） intemediate courts （ D） trial courts 2 In the last sentence
8、 of the first paragraph, the phrase“engaged in“could best be replaced by which of the following? （ A） Committed to. （ B） Involved in. （ C） Attentive to. （ D） Engrossed in. 3 The passage indicates that litigants who lose their cases in the state trial court may take them to a_. （ A） different trial c
9、ourt in the same state （ B） court in a different geographic region （ C） federal trial court （ D） state supreme court 4 It can be inferred from the passage that typical court cases are_. （ A） always appealed （ B） usually resolved in the district courts （ C） always overlapping （ D） usually settled by
10、the Supreme Court 5 Which of the following is most likely to be the subject of the paragraph following the passage? （ A） The process of an appeal. （ B） Out-of-court settlements. （ C） The State Court Structure. （ D） Sentencing procedures. 国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 262答案与解析 Part A Directions: Read the followin
11、g three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据本文，地方法院就是我们所知的审判法庭。其他含义为 A巡回法庭； B高等法院； C中间法庭。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第一段最后一句话 “cngaged in”用 involved in(投入 )代替。其他含义为： A委托； C注意； D全神贯注。 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本文指出诉讼当事人，在州的审判法庭败诉，可再到州的高等法院。其他含义为 A同一州不同审判法庭； B不同地理区的法院； C联邦审判法庭。 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 我们可从本文推知，典型的法庭案件，通常在地方法院就可解决。其他含义为 A总是要上诉； C总足重复； D通常由高等法院解决。 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文章的主题最可能是上诉的过程。其他含义为 B庭外和解； C州法院的结构； D判刑的程序。
