普高专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷48
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Lawyers are regarded as Darth Vaders of the New Age in America. America has become overpopulated with lawyers—the legal profession has transformed the American system into a government of the lawyers, by the lawyers and for the lawyers. This has led to an explosion of litigation(诉讼), which has burdened the paying public with billions in legal bills. These are paid by all the people in the form of higher costs, higher prices and lower productivity.
As a group, lawyers are one of the most reactionary forces in American society. In an age when we need cooperation and self-responsibility, they promote conflict and blame. Where we need unity, they promote division. Where we need honest communications, they practice the art of distortion in an effort to win legal games.
A recent study reported in the San Francisco Chronicle found lawyers bad for the economy. They are obviously bad for the total society; they have been called America\’ s own home grown terrorists due to their explosive, random, and negative impact on the nation. It has been suggested that nothing would benefit the society more than a five year moratorium(延期偿付)on all civil litigation and locking down the law schools until the next century. Of course, this will never happen. Lawyers are powerful figures in the Receding Age and they will not readily surrender their privileged positions.
Given the negative impact of lawyers on society in general, it is not surprising that they have had a very negative impact upon the employee-employer relationship as well. The number of so-called\\
1.Which of the following is NOT the result of excessive lawyers in America?(D)
A. Higher costs.
B. Higher prices.
C. Lower productivity.
D. Lower crime rate.
解析：
2.Why do we say that lawyers are one of the most reactionary forces in American society?(D)
A. They practice the art of distortion in an effort to win legal games where we need honest communications.
B. They promote conflict and blame when we need cooperation and self-responsibility.
C. They promote division where we need unity.
D. All of the above.
解析：
3.Which of the following words describes the author’s attitude to lawyers?(C)
A. Optimistic.
B. Indifferent.
C. Negative.
D. Anxious.
解析：
4.Which of the following is NOT true?(C)
A. It’ s reported that lawyers are bad for the economy.
B. Lawyers have been called terrorists due to their explosive, random, and negative impact on the nation.
C. A five year moratorium on all civil litigation and locking down the law schools until the next century have been put into practice in America.
D. Lawyers gave a very negative impact upon the employee-employer relationship.
解析：
5.Which is the best title of the passage?(A)
A. The Legal Profession in America
B. How to Avoid the Negative Impact Caused by Lawyer
C. Darth Vaders of the New Age in America
D. Being a Good Lawyer
解析：
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