Lord Falconer, the newly styled justice secretary, hailed the report as a vindication of juries, which he believes are “utterly vital to our justice system”. This has not, apparently, changed his and the government's determination to abolish juries for complex and lengthy fraud trials, however—despite the opposition of most lawyers, civil-liberties groups and the vast majority of the British public.
1.The government of Britian wants to abolish juries in complex fraud cases probably because_____
[A] there is no significance of jury’s existence since civil trials do not need it any more.
[B] the system of juries has been under increasing attack by all people of the society.
[C] juries do not accurately reflect society’s ethnic mix.
[D] the selection of jurors makes jury inefficient and intricate.
2. From he study by the team led by Cheryl Thomas, we may make the following conclusions except _____
[A] the juries reflect society’s ethnic mix.
[B] the juries could fully represent people of all walks of life.
[C] the juries are made of members of whites and ethnic minorities of equal number.
[D] the juries make verdicts without discrimination.
3. About the racial bias of juries, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
[A] Racial bias is often counterbalanced with each other among individual jurors, resulting in a fair verdict.
[B] The jurors has almost none individual discrimination toward the defendant
[C] Racial bias exists in individual jurors but is seldom reflected in their final personal judgment.
[D] The jurors are usually well-trained in curbing their individual bias.
4. In the eyes of most Englishmen, the verdicts by juries are_____
[A] immune from discrimination.
[B] influenced by their prejudices.
[C] fair enough.
[D] influenced by the defendant.
5. Towards the determination to abolish juries for complex fraud trials, Lord Falconer’s attitude can be said to be_____
[A] supportive.
[B] opposing.
[C] indifferent.
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