法律英語考試樣卷

1、試卷一本題為單項選擇題，限時180分鐘。1. Billl of RRightssa. Domeestic federral leegislaation.b. Legaal prootectiion aggainstt inteerfereence oof rigghts bby priivate indivvidualls.c. A poopularr namee giveen to the ffirst ten aamendmments to thhe U.SS. Connstituution.d. The federral coonstittutionnal prrovisiion whh

2、ich ggrantss righhts too statte govvernmeents.2. Stannding a. Abbrreviattion oof “nootwithhstandding”b. The abiliity too brinng a llawsuiit beccause of a partyys acctual injurry forr whicch thee courrt cann provvide aa remedy.c. The ripenness oof a ccase oor conntroveersy. d. The statuus of a perrso

3、n, groupp, or organnizatiion apppeariing ass a “ffriendd of tthe coourt.”3. Conssideraation a. Proccess oof juddiciall deliiberattion bbeforee rendderingg a deecisioon in a conntesteed casse. b. The lengtthy reecitalls of “boillerplaate” llanguaage apppeariing inn manyy conttractss. c. The inducceme

4、ntt to eenter a conntractt, andd a neecessaary ellementt to pprove the vvalidiity off a coontracct.d. The detriimentaal relliancee of aan offferee.4. Prommissorry Esttoppell a. A faailuree to pproseccute aa civiil or crimiinal aactionn.b. Poweer to make an offfer tto thee publlic raather than a spee

5、cificc indiividuaal.c. Equiitablee docttrine recoggnizedd as ssubstiitute for cconsidderatiion inn somee casees.d. Abillity oof an agentt to bbind aa prinncipall in mmatterrs beyyond tthe sccope ppf ageency.5. Puniitive Damaggesa. Damaages tto commpensaate foor injjury .b. Civiil dammages meantt to

6、ppunishh the wronggdoer for ccausinng injjury.c. “Nomminal” or miinimall damaages.d. Non-monettary ddamagees, suuch ass an iinjuncction (injuunctivve rellief) or” sspeciffic innjuncttion (injunnctivee reliief) oor “sppecifiic perrformaance” of a contrract oobligaation.6. Whenn airpplaness fly over y

7、our home, are your propeerty rrightss viollated?a. No, neveer. b. Norrmallyy, no, unleess thhe fliights are llow annd freequentt. c. Yess, beccause you oown alll thee air abovee yourr homee, intto outter sppace. d. Norrmallyy, no, baseed on your rightt to qquiet use aand ennjoymeent off the propeert

8、y. 7. Venuuea. The streeet or avenuue wheere a courtthousee can oftenn be ffound.b. Diveersityy of ccitizeenshipp.c. The datess of aa triaal.d. The locattion oof a ttrial.8. Depoositioon a. A toool off disccoveryy usedd befoore trrial.b. Stattementts madde by a wittness on thhe wittness standd durii

9、ng trrial (also knownn as “ttrial testiimony”).c. The posittion aa defeendantt is pplacedd in wwhile waitiing foor a ttrial.d. The courtts reesoluttion oof a ccase.9. Geneerallyy speaaking, a liimitedd parttnershhip maay be dissoolved by whhich oof thee folllowingg evennts orr occuurrencces?a. By th

10、e ffilingg of aa certtificaate off limiited ppartneershipp. b. By a rellocatiion off the partnnershiip. c. By the mmarriaage off a liimitedd parttner. d. By the bbankruuptcy of a generral paartnerr. 10. A ccorporrationn is aa legaal enttity:a. creeated by thhe loccal goovernmment. b. creeated and rr

11、ecognnized by ann entrreprenneuriaal ageency. c. mannaged interrnallyy by tthe feederall goveernmennt. d. creeated and rrecognnized by sttate llaw inn mostt casees. 11. Jurrisdicction a. A geeograpphic aarea, used primaarily for ddetermminingg eliggibiliity too votee.b. The preseence oof a ddefendda

12、nt iin a sstate wheree he oor shee can be seerved with a summmons or a subpooena.c. The powerr of tthe exxecutiive brranch to ennforcee the judgmments of thhe couurts.d. The powerr and authoority of a courtt or oother body to reender judgmment iin a ccase.12.Paraalegalla. A seecondaary soource of la

13、aw.b. A laawyers asssistannt.c. One who hholds an addvanceed laww degrree.d. A laaw stuudent.13. Kirrby Coonstruuctionn Co. in prrepariing itts bidd for the cconstrructioon a nnew hoospitaal recceivedd a quuotatiion off $1200,000 from Katss Inteeriorss Incwho ooffereed to do thhe kittchen work in th

14、he neww hosppitalThis bid wwas $330，0000 loweer thaan Kirrbys next lowesst bidd for the kkitcheen worrkAs a ressult，KKirby lowerred hiis bidd by $20，0000 beffore ssubmittting it too the hospiital bboardAfterr Kirbby wass awarrded tthe coonstruuctionn bid，aand haad accceptedd Kats offfer, KKats presi

15、ident discooveredd thatt in hhis prreparaation of thhe quootatioon he had ooverloooked some subsiidiaryy kitcchen iinstalllmentts reqquiredd by tthe pllansImmediaately thereeafterr, Katts Innterioors brrings suit for rrescisssion of thhe conntracttTheyy shouuld(A)succceed，bbecausse of the uunilatter

16、al mistaake(B)not succeeed，unnless Kirbyy kneww or sshouldd havee knowwn of Katss erroor(C)succceed，bbecausse thee misttake wwas ann esseentiall elemment oof thee barggain(D)not succeeed，siince tthe coomputaation mistaake waas anttecedeent too acceeptancce of the bbid14. In dispuutes oover wwhetheer

17、 a ppartneershipp exissts, wwhich of thhe folllowinng is NOT cconsiddered to bee an eessenttial eelemennt?(A) An equall righht in the mmanageement of thhe bussinesss. (B) The shariing off proffits oor lossses. (C) Thee conssultattion oon bussinesss straategy. (D) Joinnt ownnershiip in the bbusineess

18、. 15. Thiis jurrisdicction makess suiccide aa crimme. Jiilly, a dayy tradder, iis desspondeent ovver a faileed marrriagee and catasstrophhic fiinanciial loosses durinng thee receent 2,000 ppoint drop in thhe Nassdaq sstock exchaange. Jillyy wentt up tto thee rooff of hher foourth storyy aparrtmentt

19、buillding and ddecideed to jump off. She llandedd on ttop off two pedesstrianns, Allex annd Jeaan Pieetro, who ccushiooned hher faall annd savved heer liffe. Unnfortuunatelly, Allex annd Jeaan Pieetro wwere sseriouusly iinjureed wheen Jillly crrashedd on ttop off themm.Jilly iis guiilty oof (A) batt

20、tery(B) atttempteed murrder(C) atttempteed mannslaugghter(D) reccklesss endaangermment16. Thee Commmonweaalth oof Dellmarvaa has passeed a llaw thhat prrovidees thaat onlly ressidentts of Delmaarva wwho arre cittizenss of tthe Unnited Statees cann own agricculturral laand inn the statee. Dellp, a ci

21、tizzen off the Uniteed Staates wwho reesidess in tthe neeighbooring statee of AAgouraa, hass conttracteed witth Barrerra to puurchasse thee lattters farm whichh is llocateed in Delmaarva. Barreera, wwho iss a reesidennt of Delmaarva, has bbeen iinformmed byy his attorrney tthat hhis saales aagreemme

22、nt wwith DDelp iis nulll andd voidd undeer staate laaw.Which oof thee folllowingg is tthe beest coonstittutionnal arrgumennt to conteest thhe vallidityy of tthe Deelmarvva staatute?(A) Thee Conttract Clausse proohibittion aagainsst a sstate from enactting aany laaw thaat willl imppair tthe obbligatt

23、ion oof conntractts.(B) Thee Privvilegees andd Immuunitiees Claause oof thee Fourrteentth Ameendmennt.(C) Thee Privvilegees andd Immuunitiees Claause uunder Articcle IVV, Secction 2.(D) Thee natiional propeerty ppower proviision underr Artiicle IIV, Seectionn 3.17. Aliice iss sittting oon herr fronn

24、t porrch waatchinng herr husbband BBruce，wwho iss mowiing thhe lawwnCarrl，whoo hatees Bruuce buut is a friiend oof Aliices，wwhose preseence iis knoown too him，ddraws a pisstol aand thhreateens too killl BrucceAliice，whho is pregnnant，SSufferrs sevvere eemotioonal ddistreess ass a reesult of thhe tra

25、auma aand sooon affterwaards hhas a miscaarriaggeIn an aactionn by AAlice againnst Caarl foor menntal aanguissh ressultinng in her mmiscarrriagee，Alicce willl(A)losee，becaause CCarl ddid noot knoow thaat Aliice waas preegnantt(B)win，bbecausse it is hiighly probaable tthat CCarlss extrreme aand ouutr

26、ageeous cconducct wouuld caause eemotioonal ddistreess too Alicce(C)losee，becaause CCarlss actiions wwere ddirectted aggainstt Brucce，so only Brucee may recovver foor emootionaal disstresss(D)win，bbecausse shee is BBruces wiffe18. Clyyde Coooch, a proominennt juddge, llived next door to Leester Bigg

27、ssReceently Judgee Coocch hadd senttencedd Lestter Biiggs son, Dopeyy, to six mmonthss in pprisonn on aa narccoticss charrgeOnne aftternooon whiile juudge CCooch was mmowingg his lawn，LLesterr deciided tto aveenge hhis soons cconvicctionLesteer sett up hhis waater ssprinkkler bbehindd somee shruubbe

28、ryy sepaaratinng theeir addjoiniing prroperttiesAAs thee judgge wass mowiing hiis lawwn andd camee withhin reeach oof thee wateer sprrinkleer, Leester turneed on the ssprinkkling devicce，andd doussed thhe juddge wiith waaterJudge CCooch wouldd be aable tto reccover againnst Leester for wwhich of thh

29、e folllowinng torrt(s)：(A) neggligennce(B) batttery(C) asssault and bbatterry(D) batttery and ttrespaass19. Casssie aand heer fouur-yeaar-oldd son，NNoah，wwere CChristtmas sshoppiing att F.A.O. Scchwarttz Toyy Storre in midtoown MaanhatttanF.A.O. Schwaartz，wwhich operaates oone off New Yorks larrgest

30、 retaiil toyy storres，seells aa compplete arrayy of ttoys，ggames，ddolls，hhobbiees andd crafftsThhe iteerns wwere ddisplaayed oon a vvarietty of tablees andd shellves wwhich were easilly acccessibble too the custoomersWhilee Casssie waas wallking down one oof thee aislles，heer atttentioon beccame ffo

31、cuseed on a Hoowdy DDoody” doll that was pprominnentlyy exhiibitedd on aan oveerheadd dispplay sshelfWhen Cassiie appproachhed thhe dolll dissplay, she reachhed upp to ggrab tthe HHowdy Doodyy dolllAs she ddid soo, Casssie ffailedd to ssee a “Bufffalo BBob” ddoll llying on thhe flooorShhe triipped o

32、ver the ddoll aand feell doown, ffractuuring her hhipIf Casssie asssertss a cllaim aagainsst F.AA.O. SSchwarrtz foor herr injuuries，wwill tthe dooctrinne of res iipsa lloquittur bee appllicablle on the iissue of thhe toyy storres lliabillity?(A)Yes，bbecausse Casssie wwas a businness iinviteee on the

33、 ppremisses off the toy sstore(B)Yes，bbecausse F.AA.O. SSchwarrfz waas in contrrol off the premiises aat thee timee of tthe acccidennt(C)No, becauuse thhe Buuffaloo Bob dolll may have been disloodged by annotherr custtomer(D)No，uunlesss the “Bufffalo BBob” ddoll hhad beeen diisplayyed onn the edge o

34、f thhe sheelf inn a neegligeent maanner by onne of F.A.O. Scchwarttzs eemployyees20. Amoos is the oowner in feee simmple oof Blaackacrre. a 7-acrre traact, oon whiich hee mainntainss a dwwellinng houuse foor himmself and hhis faamilyAdjoiining Blackkacre is Whhiteaccre，a 10-accre trract，oowned by An

35、ndyInn ordeer to gain accesss to the hhighwaay, Ammos haas an easemment tto crooss ovver WhhiteaccreAmos haas reccentlyy purcchasedd Greeenacree，a 122-acree tracct，whiich abbuts WWhiteaacre bbut iss not appurrtenannt to Blackkacre. Amoss has begunn consstructting aa farmmhousee on GGreenaacre aand i

36、ss usinng thee exissting easemment (acrosss Whiiteacrre) too gainn acceess too the 12-accre trractAAmos hhas neever rreceivved peermisssion ffrom AAndy tto usee the road acrosss Whiiteacrre to gain accesss to GreennacreIn an aapproppriatee actiion byy Andyy to eenjoinn Amoss fromm usinng thee exisst

37、ing easemment tto gaiin acccess tto Greeenacrre，thee plaiintifff willl mostt likeely(A)succceed，bbecausse Amoos is makinng usee of tthe seerviennt tennementt beyoond thhe scoope annd exttent oof thee easeement as itt was origiinallyy creaated(B)succceed，bbecausse Amoos hass no rright to usse thee se

38、rvvient tenemment iin connnectiion wiith a tractt of lland wwhich is noot parrt of the ddominaant teenemennt(C)not succeeed，beecausee Amoss has an eaasemennt by necesssity(D)not succeeed，beecausee Amoss has a rigght too use the eeasemeent inn a maanner not iinconssistennt witth thee righhts off the

39、ownerr of tthe seerviennt tennementt試卷二本題包括翻譯、寫寫作兩部分，共共限時1800分鐘1 Transslatioon(1)Pleaase trranslaate thhe folllowinng parragrapph intto Engglish 根據(jù)中國銀監(jiān)會會的資料，截截至20044年12月331日，中國國境內(nèi)共有112家持有全全國性銀行執(zhí)執(zhí)照的股份制制商業(yè)銀行。截截至同一日期期，就總資產(chǎn)產(chǎn)規(guī)模而言，本本銀行是這些些銀行中最大大的。一般而而言，股份制制商業(yè)銀行的的股東架構(gòu)各各不相同，包包括（但不限限于）當(dāng)?shù)卣畬?shí)體及國國有企業(yè)。這這些股份制商商業(yè)銀行大多多數(shù)是在八十十年代后期和和九十年代初初期組建，整整體市場份額額逐年增加，而而四大銀行的的市場份額逐逐年下降。根根據(jù)中國銀監(jiān)監(jiān)會的資料，截截至20044年12月331日，這些些銀行占中國國金融機(jī)構(gòu)總總資產(chǎn)約144.9%。(2) Pleease ttransllate tthe foollowi