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The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases 31 the trial of Rosemary West. In a significant 32 of legal controls over the press,Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a 33 bill that will propose making payments to witnesses 34 and will strictly control the amount of 35 than can be given to a case 3 a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not 38 sufficient control. 39 came two days after Lord Irvine caused a 40of media protest when he said the 41 of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges 42to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which 43 the European Convention on Human Rights legally 44in Britain, laid down that everybody was 45 to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.“Press freedoms will be in safe hands 46 our Buritish judges,”he said. Witnss payments became an 47 after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were 48 to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised 49 witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to 50 guilty verdicts. 31A.as toB.for instanceC.in particularD.such as 32A.tighteningB.intensifyingC.focusingD.fastening 33A.sketchB.roughC.preliminaryD.draft 34A.illogicalB.illegalC.improbableD.improper 35A.publicityB.penaltyC.popularityD.peculiarity 36A.sinceB.ifC.beforeD.as 37A.sidedB.sharedC.compliedD.agreed 38A.presentB.offerC.manifestD.indicate 39A.ReleaseB.PublicationC.PrintingD.Exposure 40A.stormB.rageC.flareD.flash 41A.translationB.interpretationC.exhibitionD.demonstration 42A.better thanB.other thanC.rather thanD.sooner than 43A.changesB.makesC.setsD.turns 44A.bindingB.convincingC.restrainingD.sustaining 45A.authorizedB.creditedC.entitledD.qualified 46A.withB.toC.fromD.by 47A.impactB.incidentC.inferenceD.issue 48A.statedB.remarkedC.saidD.told 49A.whatB.whenC.whichD.that 50A.assureB.confideC.ensureD.guarantee 31Dsuch asas to关于。其用法如下:1)与连接词连用:She told him to phone her as to when he would be sailing. 2)与连接代词或连接副词+不定式连用:He asked my advice as to what to do. 3)与名词连用There is no possible doubt as to their intention. for instance例如。置于句中时前后应用逗号分开。 in particular (=especially)尤其是。例如:My mind had several plans, and one in particular seemed good and feasible. such as用来表示举例时有两个含义:1)像……这样的;诸如……这类:A man such he will surely succeed.(像他这类人肯定会成功。)注意:such as前无逗号。2)例如,如像:They export a lot of fruit, such as oranges and lemons.(他们进口许多水果,例如橘子和柠檬。) 综上所述,从结构和语义上看,应选D. such as,在本句中意为“诸如……这类”。 32Atightening 此处tightening(使坚固,变紧)与controls构成固定搭配,所以应选Atightening。而intensifying(加紧,加剧)主要指“加强力量,强烈生动”的程度;focusing(使聚焦,使注视)不与controls构成搭配;fastening(扎牢,把……集中于)主要指“把绳子扎牢”或“把目光、注意力、思想等集中”。 33Ddraft sketch (草图,素描)通常指画家所作的草图或指简单的计划。 rough (粗糙的,粗鲁的),主要指物体表面凹凸不平或某人言谈举止比较粗鲁。 preliminary (初步的,预备的)通常指某些重大行动或重要问题的前期、初步准备。 draft (草案,草稿)draft bill惯用搭配由题意,bill是指在立法机关未通过之前,由立法委员会提出的法律草案,与draft构成搭配。 34Billegal illogical不合逻辑的 illegal不合法的 improbable未必会的,不太可能的 improper不适当的 由题意,making payments to witnesses(向证人付款)显然是不合法的行为,所以应选Billegal。 35Apublicity publicity宣传,宣扬 penalty惩罚 popularity普及,流行;声望 peculiarity独特性;特色 由题意,“在庭审开始前,对案件的宣传量应该受到严格控制”,所以,应选Apublicity。 36Cbefore 由上题可知,正确答案应该是“before a trial begins” 37Dagreed side with与……站在一边;赞助 share with与……分享;分摊 comply with遵守,照……做 agree with同意;赞成 由题意:“Lord Irvine说他同意当年委员会的报告”,所以应选Dagreed。 38Boffer present呈递,提出present sb. with sth.或present sth. to sb.向某人提供某物 offer主动提出,提供 manifest表明,征服 ordocate指示;暗示 由题意,“自我管制未能提供足够的控制力”。所以应选Boffer。 39Bpublication release (释放,豁免)主要指“释放犯人或免除某项义务” publication发表,公开正好与letter搭配,指“那封信的发表” printing (印刷) exposure (揭露,暴露) 40Astorm storm (风暴)可指“政治、市场方面的动荡,风暴”a storm of一阵,例如:a storm of anger, tears, protest, cries rage (愤怒,狂怒)通常指“人在失控时的爆发的愤怒” flare (闪耀,闪烁)主要指“火光或灯光的闪耀” flash (闪亮;飞驰;炫耀)主要指”雷电或想法、念头的突然闪现” 四个选项中,与media protest(新闻媒体的抗议)相符合的只有Astorm。 41Binterpretation translation翻译 interpretation解释;阐明 exhibition展览 demonstration表明;论证 这句话的意思是说“Lord Irvine说隐私权由法官解释而不是由议会解释,由此引发了新闻 的抗议”,所以,此空应选Binterpretation。 42Crather than better than比……更好 other than不同于;除了 rather than而不是 sooner than比……更早;比……更快 A、B、C均不符合上下文,所以正确答案为Crather than 43Bmakes 结合下一空可知,这里考查的是“动词+名词(或代词)+形容词”这一固定结构。四个选项中,只有make和turn属于这类动词,而进一步根据上下文意,Bmake为最佳选择。 44Abinding binding具有约束力的 convincing乏人信服的 restraining抑制的 sustaining支持的,维持的 make…binding的意思是“使……具有约束力”,与上下文相符合,故选Abinding。 45Centitled authorize委任;认为正当be authorized to do sth.被授权做某事 credit信托;信任;汇入贷方be credited to sth.归因于…… entitle使有权利,给予权利be entitled to st.有权得到…… qualify使合格;限制;修饰be qualified to do sth.有资格做某事 be entitled to privacy是指“给予隐私权” 46Awith 本题测试惯用搭配。be in safe hands with sb./sth.因为有某人负责,……会很安全,例如:Are you sure your money is in safe hands with that bank?你是否肯定把你的钱放在那家银行是安全的? 47Dissue impact影响;冲击;冲突 incident小事件;插曲 inference推论;推理 issue问题;辩论 四个选项中,只有issue符合题意。 48Csaid “be said to do sth”为固定用法,意思是“据说做了某事” Astated,Bremarked,Ctold均不符合题意。 49Dthat 本题测试语法结构搭配。that作连词引导同位语从句,说明先行词concerns。 50Censure assure“使确信,向……保证” confide“吐露(秘密的);托付” ensure“保证;担保” guarantee“保证;承诺” 四个选项中,与guilty verdicts搭配的只有Censure。 译文 报界付款给那些牵扯到大案要案(诸如Rosemary West案件)的证人,以图买断。政府对此将予以查禁。 为了更有效地对新闻界实施合法监控,大法官Irvine勋爵将引入一项草拟的法案。该法案将提出,付款给证人是非法的;在审判开始前,对案件的曝光度要严格控制。 在写给众议院新闻媒体特别委员会Gerald Kaufman主席的信中,Irvine勋爵说,他赞同委员会今年的报告,该报告称,对自我约束并未予以足够的监控。 Irvine勋爵说,对欧洲立法中所包含的关于个人隐私监控权的解释,将留给法官,而不是议会。这招致新闻媒体的一片抗议。此后两天,信被公之于世。 大法官说,引入《人权法案》使得《欧洲人权公约》在英国有了法律效力,按规定,人人都享有个人隐私权,公众人物可以到法庭去保护自己及其家人。 他说“由我们英国的法官来负责,新闻自由将安然无恙”。 1995年,Rosemary West被判十项无期徒刑,此后,付款给证人的做法成为争议颇多的问题。据说,足有19个人因向报界讲述其经历而获得报酬。人们开始关注(接受报酬)可能会鼓励证人在法庭上夸大他们经历的事情,以保证(陪审团对被告)作出有罪的裁决。
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