弹劾是如何运作的？ - 亚历克斯·根德勒：英语精读讲义

请用表示共同但未明说的预期的目标表达完成句子：At this office, ____ personal calls should be brief.

请用引出多个可能原因的目标结构完成句子：The event may be canceled, ____ safety concerns, low ticket sales, or staffing problems.

一个团队说备用方案可以避免延误。哪句话最适合提出一个可能改变这一结论的假设性问题？

1. The backup plan prevented delays last time.
2. But what if the backup plan fails too?
3. For example, the backup plan has three steps.

请使用 happens to be 完成句子：The person sitting next to me ____ a software designer.

用 come in 的正确形式完成句子：We understand the goal, but we need someone to plan the steps. That's where our coach ____.

用表示“并不等同于”的缩略短语完成句子：Reading a summary ____ reading the full report.

用表示“被迫停止担任正式职位”的正式短语完成句子：After the ethics vote, the mayor was ____.

在这个类比中，哪一项最准确地解释了 indictment？

1. 法院最终认定被告有罪。
2. 有罪裁决后施加的刑罚。
3. 正式的刑事指控，本身并不能证明有罪。

formal accusation that launches a trial 起什么作用？

1. 它使整个法律程序立即结束。
2. 它在审判开始前就证明有罪。
3. 它正式启动审判程序，但不决定结果。

使用高亮的双词短语完成句子，表达“以某个特定结果告终”：The trial could ____ conviction or acquittal.

哪一个句子正确使用了句首分词短语来说明这道菜的起源？

1. Originating in Italy, people now cook the dish worldwide.
2. Originating in Italy, the dish is now popular worldwide.
3. Originating in Italy, the chef learned the recipe online.

请用allow + object + to do和vote for + -ing这两个嵌套结构完成句子：The charter allowed residents ____ removing the restriction.

用目标短语 even without 完成句子：The camera can save photos ____ an internet connection.

哪句话中的 check 表示对权力的制衡？

1. The clerk completed a check of the records.
2. She wrote a check for the repair.
3. Independent courts can serve as a check on government power.

请用本课的目标结构完成句子：For decades, the river ____ the town's prosperity.

请用本课的目标结构完成句子：Under the charter, there is ____ the elected council.

选择能把第二个分句明确表示为第一个分句之结果的连接语：The old bridge was unsafe, ___ the city closed it.

1. so that
2. and then
3. and so

在 as a power of Congress 中，of Congress 表示什么？

1. 国会提供体力或电力。
2. 国会拥有这项法定权力。
3. 国会是受到控制的机构。

在这句宪政语境的话中，any civil officers 最接近什么意思？

1. 在办公楼里工作的普通公民
2. 行为礼貌的官员
3. 所有相关的文职公职人员

请用一个准确的四词短语完成句子，并明确表示年龄上限也包括在内：The youth program is open to participants ____ age eighteen.

请用本课表达补全句子，表示正式权限：Under the bylaws, only the chair ____ the review.

哪句话表示主席把投诉正式提交给道德委员会处理？

1. The chair mentioned the ethics committee in the complaint.
2. The chair referred to the complaint during the meeting.
3. The chair referred the complaint to the ethics committee.

在 House Committee on the Judiciary 中，on 表示什么？

1. 司法部门上方的位置
2. 委员会的职责领域
3. 委员会开会所在的楼层

用本课的正式搭配完成句子：The panel will review the complaint, examine the records, and ____.

请填入表示“有足够依据继续推进”的正式短语：After examining the complaint, the board found ____.

请用本课结构补全句子，表示“对每项提案分别进行一次投票”：The committee will ____ the three proposals.

在这句话中，articles of impeachment 指什么？

1. 报道弹劾事件的新闻文章。
2. 辩论中提出的一般性评论。
3. 为弹劾表决正式列出的指控。

哪一种结果明确达到了简单多数的要求？

1. 该提案在100票中获得40票，但比另外两个选项分别获得的票都多。
2. 该提案在100张计入的票中正好获得50票。
3. 该提案在100张计入的票中获得51票。

哪句话用 the stage is set 的比喻义表示“下一件事发生的条件已经具备”？

1. The workers built a stage beside the construction site.
2. With the permits approved, the stage is set for construction to begin.
3. Construction began on a stage for the festival.

在一篇关于美国弹劾审判的报道中，managers 最可能指什么人？

1. 负责安排普通刑事审判的法院雇员。
2. 由众议院选出、在参议院审判中陈述众议院一方案情的议员。
3. 负责监督政府办公室的企业高管。

哪句话表示某个团队在模拟审判中被指定担任控方？

1. In the mock trial, our team will act as the prosecution.
2. In the mock trial, our team will act like the prosecution.

哪句话自然地表示被告正式提出了回应指控的论点？

1. The defendant presented her defense to the court.
2. The defendant was present for her defense in court.
3. The defendant received a present from the court.

使用 acts as both ... and ... 以及 host 和 scorekeeper 这两个角色完成句子：At the school contest, Maya ____.

哪一句能自然表达“委员会会在听取双方的理由后慎重考虑决定”？

1. The committee will argue after hearing the decision.
2. The committee will deliberate after hearing the arguments from both sides.
3. The committee will deliberate both sides after hearing.

“Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides”最符合下面哪种理解？

1. 首席大法官独自决定最终裁决。
2. 美国最高法院的负责人主持正式程序。
3. 这个短语描述一种名为“首要正义”的抽象原则。

哪句话把三分之二的票数表示为必须满足的条件？

1. Approval recommends a two-thirds supermajority.
2. Approval requires a simple majority.
3. Approval requires a two-thirds supermajority.

哪句话正确表达“严重违规可能导致自动停职”？

1. Automatic suspension can result in a serious violation.
2. A serious violation can result in automatic suspension.
3. A serious violation can result from automatic suspension.

哪句话正确使用了句首 Depending on ... 短语，表示结果可能随条件变化？

1. Depending on the weather, the game may move indoors.
2. Depending the weather, the game may move indoors.
3. Depending on the weather, may move the game indoors.

用一个单词补全这个正式的资格表达结构：A serious violation may disqualify the candidate ____ running for public office.

哪句话表示该裁决可能使公司面临刑事起诉，但没有说起诉已经发生？

1. The ruling could open the company to criminal prosecution.
2. The ruling says the company has already been convicted.
3. The ruling could open a new office for criminal prosecutors.

在句子“Careless conduct can get an employee fired,”中，get an employee fired 是什么意思？

1. 从该员工那里收到某物
2. 要求该员工解雇别人
3. 导致该员工被解雇

同事想要一个“是”或“不是”的答案，但实际还要考虑多个条件。回答“That's a bit more complicated.”最自然地传达了什么？

1. 说话人只掌握了少量信息。
2. 这个问题任何人都不可能理解。
3. 问题并不简单，答案需要进一步解释。

用 pit A against B 的正确形式完成句子：The new playoff format ____ the top team ____ last year's champion.

用 prevent ... from being done 完成句子：The safeguard was introduced to ____ personal data ____ being misused.

哪一句自然地使用 specifies that 引出明确的正式要求？

1. The contract specifies that payment is due within thirty days.
2. She specifies hello whenever she arrives.
3. My friend specifies that the movie was funny.

在美国弹劾语境中，high crimes and misdemeanors 最准确的含义是什么？

1. 它只指官员日常生活中的小错误。
2. 它是针对可弹劾的严重失当行为的宪法标准，而不只是普通犯罪等级的清单。
3. 它表示每一次轻罪定罪都会自动要求进行弹劾。

补全表示“措辞允许多种合理解读”的常用表达：This vague clause leaves a lot of ____.

哪句话中的 not to mention 用来补充另一个缺点？

1. The landlord asked us not to mention the price.
2. The apartment is tiny, not to mention expensive.
3. Don't mention the price during the meeting.

下面这句话是什么意思？The committee split along partisan lines.

1. 成员站在地板上画出的不同线条两边。
2. 成员主要按各自所属政党分成不同阵营。
3. 成员作出了完全不存在党派分歧的决定。

哪句话明确表示该停车区域仅限紧急车辆使用？

1. This parking area is reserved for emergency vehicles.
2. This parking area is suitable for emergency vehicles.
3. Emergency vehicles can reach this parking area easily.

请完成 conspire with ... to do 结构：Prosecutors accused him of conspiring ____ two officials ____ steal public funds.

请用表示“从过去那个时间点一直到现在”的两个单词时间连接语完成句子：A new rule was adopted in 2020. ____, complaints have fallen.

用 launch 准确的现在完成时形式完成句子：Since January, the agency ____ three investigations into data leaks.

用 lead to 的现在完成时形式完成句子：So far, the safety review ____ formal disciplinary proceedings.

用 end in 的过去式完成句子：After the investigation, the case ____ a conviction.

在句子 'The committee investigated a sitting president,' 中，a sitting president 指谁？

1. 当时已经离任的前总统
2. 碰巧正坐着的总统
3. 在当时担任总统职务的人

请用 attempt 和 consult 的正确形式完成句子：The director was criticized for ____ to change the safety rules without ____ the committee.

一项法律于 1900 年通过，并于 2020 年修订。在历史叙事中，哪个短语最适合引出这次修订？

1. For over a century
2. Over a century ago
3. Over a century later

用表示“因为该官员在正式宣誓会说真话后提供了不实信息”的准确短语完成句子：The officer was dismissed ____.

哪种情况可以准确地用 during a sexual harassment trial 描述？

1. 法院正在正式审理涉及性骚扰指控的案件期间
2. 任何人提出投诉或启动法律程序之前
3. 公司正在非正式讨论一种普通的职场烦扰期间

哪句话正确描述了某人被宣告无罪的情况？

1. After hearing the case, the jury found Maya not guilty, so she was acquitted.
2. Maya was convicted and sentenced to a fine.
3. After Maya's conviction, the governor pardoned her.

用 fall short of 的过去式完成句子：The team scored 48 points and ____ its 50-point target.

哪句话使用目标短语纠正了一种广泛流传的误解？

1. In contrast to the old model, the new phone has a larger screen.
2. Contrary to what you predicted, our team won the final.
3. Contrary to popular belief, lightning can strike the same place more than once.

哪种情况可以准确概括为“The official was never actually impeached”？

1. 议员讨论了弹劾，但众议院从未正式通过弹劾指控。
2. 众议院正式弹劾了该官员，参议院后来又判其有罪。
3. 众议院正式弹劾了该官员，但参议院后来判其无罪。

在这段历史语境中，Watergate scandal 指什么？

1. 一项把总统任期限制为两届的法律
2. 一场促使尼克松总统辞职的重大政治丑闻
3. 一次让尼克松首次当选总统的选举

哪句话表示某个动作及时发生，从而阻止了一个可能的结果？

1. The team fixed the leak before it could cause serious damage.
2. The team knew the leak had caused serious damage.
3. The team fixed the leak after it caused serious damage.

哪句话正确使用 knowing 分句来解释主句主语作出决定的原因？

1. Knowing the storm would almost certainly get worse, the runway was closed.
2. The storm would almost certainly get worse, knowing the pilot turned back.
3. The pilot turned back, knowing the storm would almost certainly get worse.

哪句话使用 Theoretically 来标记可能与实际结果不同的理论预测？

1. Theoretically, the system can support 1,000 users, but actual performance may be lower.
2. Fortunately, the system can support 1,000 users, but actual performance may be lower.
3. Ideally, the system can support 1,000 users, but actual performance may be lower.

请使用 be designed to 搭配 prevent 的四词形式完成句子：The guard ____ accidental contact with the blade.

以下哪项最准确地解释了政府中的 checks and balances？

1. 不同政府部门可以相互限制对方的权力。
2. 一个政府部门对其他所有部门拥有最终权力。
3. 政府机关检查财务账户的余额。

在这个句子中，an emergency brake 表示什么："The independent review panel acts as an emergency brake when normal oversight fails."

1. 正常运行期间采用的例行程序。
2. 常规保障机制失效时启用的强力备用措施。
3. 安装在政府大楼里的实体制动装置。