Read the following text. Choose the best

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问题 Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)  The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important issue recently. The court cannot  1 its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law  2 justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that  3 the court’s reputation for being independent and impartial.  Justice Antonin Scalia, for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be  4 as impartial judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not  5 by an ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself  6 to the code of conduct that  7 to the rest of the federal judiciary.  This and other similar cases  8 the question of whether there is still a  9 between the court and politics.  The framers of the Constitution envisioned law  10 having authority apart from politics. They gave justices permanent positions  11 they would be free to  12 those in power and have no need to  13 political support. Our legal system was designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely  14 .  Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social  15 like liberty and property. When the court deals with social policy decisions, the law it  16 is inescapably political—which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily  17 as unjust.  The justices must  18 doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves  19 to the code of conduct. That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and,  20 , convincing as law.7.______A. resortsB. sticksC. leadsD. applies

选项 A. resorts
B. sticks
C. leads
D. applies

答案 D

解析 通过分析句子结构可知,此处是由that引导的定语从句修饰the code of conduct(行为规范),指的是同样适用于其他联邦司法部的行为规范,即作为联邦司法组成部分的法庭也应遵守这些行为规范。apply to “适用于”符合题意,因此为正确答案。resort to 求助于。stick to坚持(原则等)。lead to导致。因此本题选D。
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