ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshouldchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionbas

　　ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshouldchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonthepassage.

　　PassageOne

　　Questions31-35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Theideabehind“theruleoflaw”isthat,itislawsbasedonlogicalreasonsandclearthinkingthatshouldgovernsociallife.“Weliveunderaruleoflaw,notofmen,”Americanteacherstelltheirstudents.Thestudentsaccepttheidea.Theybelievethat“nomanisabovethelaw,”thatlawsapplyequallytoallpeoplenomatterhowwealthytheyare,whattheirpersonalconnectionsare,orwhattheirstationsinlifeare.TheirfaithintheruleoflawexplainsthebeliefmanyAmericansheld,andmanyforeignerscouldnotunderstand,thatPresidentRichardNixonshouldberemovedfromofficeasaresultofhisbehaviorinconnectionwithwhatwascalled“Watergatescandal”.Nixonhadbrokenthelawandthereforeshouldbepunished,Americansbelieved,evenifhewasthePresident.

　　Thebeliefintheruleoflawgoesbeyondtheareaofpoliticstootherareasoflifethataregovernedbyformalrulesandprocedures.Togetajobwithagovernmentinstitution,forexample,ortogetgovernmentfundingforaresearchproject,onemustfollowpublishedproceduresandshowthatonemeetsthepublishedrequirements.Personalconnectionsarenotsupposedtomatterundertheruleoflaw.

　　Thisnottosaythatpersonalcontacts,wealth,andsocialinfluencedonotmatterinsituationswherelawsandrulesaretobeobeyed.Theymay.WhatissaidabovedescribestheidealwithwhichAmericansagree.Inreality,connectionscansometimeshelpapersongetagovernmentjob.Richpeoplecansometimesgounpunishedforillegalbehaviorthatpoorpeoplewouldbelikelytobepunishedfor.Butingeneraltheruleoflawprevails,andAmericansareproudthatisdoes.

　　35.Thepassageismainlyabout______.

　　A.American’sfaithintheruleoflaw

　　B.lawandpersonalconnectionsintheU.S.

　　C.equalityundertheAmericanruleoflaw

　　D.theAmericanruleoflawintheoryandinpractice