【正文】 n might have been enough a century ago, it isn39。to higher education so difficult for those at the bottom and middle. There are many 12 gap between rich and poor kids born in 2001 was 30 to 40 percent larger than it was for those born 25 years earlier, a Stanford sociologist found. Of course, there are other forces 10 . Children in rich families get more exposure to reading. Their families can afford enriching experiences like music lessons and summer camp. They get better nutrition and health care, which enhance their learning, directly and indirectly.the education and ine of his parents. Is it just as likely that a child of poor or poorly educated parents gets a good education and rises to the middle class as someone born to middleclass parents with college degrees? Even in a more democratic society. The answer would be no.How do we explain this? Some of it has to do with discrimination (歧視). Latinos and AfricanAmericans still get paid less than whites, and women still get paid less than men, 5 s mitment to the dream of equality of opportunity: 39。We are true to our belief that a little girl born into 1 they recently surpassed (超越)men in the number of advanced degrees they obtain. Discrimination, however, is only a small part of the 6 . Probably the most important reason for 7 ways of providing chances for more to receive higher education, from Australia39。t today. Yet we haven39。s vision of a poor girl39。 （2）句意：理想與現(xiàn)實之間的差距簡直無法縮小。A. conducted實施；B. concluded （4）句意：看待機會平等的一種方法是看一個孩子的生活在多大程度上依賴于他父母的教育和收入。A. even though即使、雖然；B. as though好像；C. only if只有；D. as if好像。此處指前面提到的女性的薪酬低于男性這一情況，故答案為D。 （8）句意：第二次世界大戰(zhàn)后，我們做出重大努力，把高等教育推廣到全國各地。 展覽；B. explore探索；C. extend擴大、推廣；D. exploit開采。結果是教育成績的差距越來越大，所以孩子取得的成就差距也越來越大，故答案為C。 （11）句意：像美國這樣的富裕國家讓底層和中層的人很難接受高等教育，這是不合理的。（12）句意：有許多其他的途徑為更多的人提供接受高等教育的機會。 （13）句意：這些好處就是為什么我們一直致力于1到12年級的免費公共教育。 （14）句意：然而，我們還沒有做出調整使我們的制度適應當前實際。A. memories回憶；B. glory 光榮；C. reality現(xiàn)實；D. ideals理想。最后帶入文章核對答案。my sick mother and two younger brothers, I couldn39。s 9 , could I only be a slave to the fate(命運)?together in the rain, I knew he was a promoter from the city. Having received an order from his pany, he had to spend 11 and the life condition in my family 19 Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! Only when you 20 句意：在與肺癌斗爭了很長時間后，我父親去世了，因此，我父親死后我的生活遭受了很多痛苦。句意：為了照顧我生病的母親和兩個弟弟，我不得不輟學，為了養(yǎng)家糊口而工作。句意：為了照顧我生病的母親和兩個弟弟，我不得不輟學，為了養(yǎng)家糊口而工作。school固定短語，“輟學”，選C。選D。選B。選A。句意：在雨中奔跑，你就不會那么濕了。句意：沒有我父親的保護，我只能做命運的奴隸嗎？A：praise“贊揚”；B：fort“安慰”；C：protection“保護”；D：attention“注意”。A：running“跑”；B：wandering“漫步，徘徊”；C：jogging“慢跑”；D：walking“散步”，選D。A：much“許多”；B：no“沒有”；C：little“幾乎沒有”；D：some“一些”。選A。選D。選C。選B。（17）考查動詞。選C.（18）考查名詞。選B。“變成”。A：run into“撞見，遇見”；B：run across“偶然遇見”；C：run away with“逃離”；D：run out of3．閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D），選出最佳選項。 I had worried myself sick over Simon39。t read his own handwriting. 2 So when Simon39。me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had 7 changing difference to that boy without 10 s the expert on this. He is the 14 more, and became happy. And it was all because he 17 and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.1. A. cleanerB. reporterC. monitorD. teacher2. A. OrB. AndC. ButD. So3. A. courageB. abilitiesC. feelingsD. dream4. A. desperateB. responsibleC. unpreparedD. unsuitable5. A. Because ofB. In spite ofC. Apart fromD. As for6. A. lovedB. enviedC. pleasedD. criticized7. A. graduallyB. constantlyC. recentlyD. obviously8. A. self173。defense9. A. imaginingB. observingC. wonderingD. regretting10. A. alsoB. evenC. alwaysD. still11. A. expectB. rememberC. believeD. accept12. A. writingB. reviewingC. editingD. giving13. A. quietlyB. repeatedlyC. quicklyD. firmly14. A. luckyB. lonelyC. onlyD. likely15. A. entranceB. middleC. frontD. back16. A. sleptB. smiledC. shoutedD. quarreled17. A. intendedB. pretendedC. refusedD. happened18. A. changeB. praiseC. thanksD. visits19. A. difficultB. painfulC. valuableD. enjoyable20. A. earlyB. slowlyC. frequentlyD. occasionally【答案】 （1）D；（2）C；（3）B；（4）C；（5）A；（6）A；（7）C；（8）A；（9）C；（10）B；（11）B；（12）D；（13）A；（14）C；（15）D；（16）B；（17）D；（18）B；（19）C；（20）A； 【解析】【分析】本文是夾敘夾議文?！敖處煛薄：Or“或者，否則”；B：And“和”；C：But“但是”。 （3）考查名詞。 （4）考查形容詞。故選C。根據(jù)上文可知，西蒙媽媽的話讓我啞口無言。A：loved“熱愛，喜愛”；B：envied“羨慕，嫉妒”；C：pleased“使高興”；D：criticizedA：gradually“逐漸地”；B：constantly“經(jīng)常地”；C：recently“近來，最近”；D：obviously “顯而易見地”。A：self173。defenseA：imagining“想象”；B：observing“觀測”；C：wondering“疑惑，想知道”；D：regretting“遺憾，后悔”。A：also“也”；B：even“甚至”；C：always“總是”；D：still （11）考查動詞。A：writing“寫”；B：reviewing“復習”；C：editing“編輯”；D：giving“給”。A：quietly“安靜地”；B：repeatedly“重復地”；C：quickly“迅速地”；D：firmlyA：lucky“幸運的”；B：lonely“寂寞的，孤獨的”；C：only“唯一的”；D：likely“可能的”?！昂蟛?，背部”。這就是西蒙變化的轉折點。A：intended“打算，企圖”；B：pretended“假裝”；C：refused“拒絕”；D：happened“發(fā)生，碰巧”。A：change“改變，變化”；B：praise“表揚”；C：thanks“感謝”；D：visits故選B。根據(jù)語境可知，這件事情讓我受益頗多，自然是有價值的，故選C。根據(jù)語境可知，西蒙的改變還不算晚，并且是朝著好的方面改變，因為這樣我很感激。4．閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項. beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us. Regardless of his 2 Once inside, my daughters whispered, Mom, he 3 . After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look 4 sick pills in the truck. With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I 8 Just then, the doorman was opening the door for a couple. They rushed past him without even acknowledging his 9 . Letting them in first, I said aloud thank you to him as I 10 . our trip, I found the doorman enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and than