ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshouldchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionbas
ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshouldchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonthepassage.
PassageOne
Questions31-35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Theideabehind“theruleoflaw”isthat,itislawsbasedonlogicalreasonsandclearthinkingthatshouldgovernsociallife.“Weliveunderaruleoflaw,notofmen,”Americanteacherstelltheirstudents.Thestudentsaccepttheidea.Theybelievethat“nomanisabovethelaw,”thatlawsapplyequallytoallpeoplenomatterhowwealthytheyare,whattheirpersonalconnectionsare,orwhattheirstationsinlifeare.TheirfaithintheruleoflawexplainsthebeliefmanyAmericansheld,andmanyforeignerscouldnotunderstand,thatPresidentRichardNixonshouldberemovedfromofficeasaresultofhisbehaviorinconnectionwithwhatwascalled“Watergatescandal”.Nixonhadbrokenthelawandthereforeshouldbepunished,Americansbelieved,evenifhewasthePresident.
Thebeliefintheruleoflawgoesbeyondtheareaofpoliticstootherareasoflifethataregovernedbyformalrulesandprocedures.Togetajobwithagovernmentinstitution,forexample,ortogetgovernmentfundingforaresearchproject,onemustfollowpublishedproceduresandshowthatonemeetsthepublishedrequirements.Personalconnectionsarenotsupposedtomatterundertheruleoflaw.
Thisnottosaythatpersonalcontacts,wealth,andsocialinfluencedonotmatterinsituationswherelawsandrulesaretobeobeyed.Theymay.WhatissaidabovedescribestheidealwithwhichAmericansagree.Inreality,connectionscansometimeshelpapersongetagovernmentjob.Richpeoplecansometimesgounpunishedforillegalbehaviorthatpoorpeoplewouldbelikelytobepunishedfor.Butingeneraltheruleoflawprevails,andAmericansareproudthatisdoes.
35.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A.American’sfaithintheruleoflaw
B.lawandpersonalconnectionsintheU.S.
C.equalityundertheAmericanruleoflaw
D.theAmericanruleoflawintheoryandinpractice
