【译林湖南版】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练：Module 5 Unit 2《The environment》（含解析）_高考复习指南

【译林湖南版】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练：Module 5 Unit 2《The environment》（含解析）

　　Some investigations in the United States are heard by a coroner’s jury.A coroner is a local medical examiner.The coroner usually calls six jurors to a hearing known as an inquest.

　　An inquest takes place when someone has died under suspicious or unknown conditions.The jury is asked to decide the cause of death.

　　1．What is the most common jury in the American system？(no more than 4 words)

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　　2．How many members does a petit jury have in a criminal case traditionally？(Answering in

　　numbers)

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　　3．What will a judge do when announcing the results if it is a hung jury？(no more than 5 words)

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　　4．What grand juries are included in the American system？(no more than 9 words)________________________________________________________________________

　　Ⅲ.阅读理解

　　In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest growing U．S.minority.As their children began moving up through the nation schools，it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging.Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities，where mathematics，science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character.This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U．S.with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English.They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college.Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively.And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.