【正文】 17 what the man remarked, I headed for a southern city and became an insurance representative. After two years39。school and work to support my family. It seemed to me that life was always hard at that time. However, a thread of hope flashed in those 4 空前說(shuō)1到12年級(jí)的免費(fèi)公共教育如今已經(jīng)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠了，但我們還沒(méi)有做出調(diào)整使我們的制度適應(yīng)當(dāng)前實(shí)際，故答案為B。根據(jù)本空后的“from Australia39。A. at play 起作用；B. under control 在控制之下；C. in use在使用中；D. on show展出。 （6）句意：然而，歧視只是這種情況的一小部分原因。排除；D. exposed揭露、使顯露。根據(jù)本空后的“Today, the United States has less equality of opportunity than almost any other advanced industrial country.”可知，今天，美國(guó)的機(jī)會(huì)平等程度幾乎低于任何其他發(fā)達(dá)工業(yè)國(guó)家，這說(shuō)明理想與現(xiàn)實(shí)之間的差距沒(méi)有縮小，故答案為A。 （1）句意：我們堅(jiān)信，一個(gè)出生在貧困家庭的小女孩知道她和其他人一樣有成功的機(jī)會(huì)。our system to contemporary realities. Now Americans are ing to realize that without extensive policy changes, their long cherished belief is only a myth. It is unreasonable that a rich country like the United States has made 11 the myth that America is a land of opportunity. A way of looking at equality of opportunity is to as to what extent the life chances of a child are 4 s second Inaugural Address used soaring language to stress America39。 President Obama39。 The gap between ideal and reality could hardly be 2 . Today, the United States has less equality of opportunity than almost any other advanced industrial country. Study after study has 3 t 14 s having exactly the same opportunities as a wealthy girl. But we could do much, much better, and must not rest until we do.1. A. prejudiceB. inferiorC. povertyD. minority2. A. narrowerB. widerC. severerD. closer3. A. conductedB. concludedC. excludedD. exposed4. A. distinct fromB. feasible byC. superior toD. dependent on5. A. even thoughB. as thoughC. only ifD. as if6. A. photographB. pictureC. atmosphereD. condition7. A. lackB. leakC. explosionD. extinction8. A. exhibitB. exploreC. extendD. exploit9. A. contributionB. satisfactionC. achievementD. ambition10. A. at playB. under controlC. in useD. on show11. A. devotionB. familiarityC. applicationD. access12. A. imaginativeB. alternativeC. sensitiveD. productive13. A. admittedB. permittedC. devotedD. limited14. A. abandonedB. adjustedC. alteredD. applied15. A. memoriesB. gloryC. realityD. ideals【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）D；（4）D；（5）A；（6）D；（7）A；（8）C；（9）C；（10）A；（11）D；（12）B；（13）C；（14）B；（15）D； 【解析】【分析】本文主要就前美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在第二次就職演講中強(qiáng)調(diào)美國(guó)對(duì)機(jī)會(huì)平等的理想的承諾，指出了美國(guó)機(jī)會(huì)不平等的現(xiàn)象很?chē)?yán)峻，并分析了造成這一情況的原因。A. narrower更窄的；B. wider更寬的；C. severer更嚴(yán)峻的；D. closer更近的。 盡管女性比男性的學(xué)歷高，但她們的薪酬仍然低于男性，前后是讓步關(guān)系，故答案為A。A. exhibit （10）句意：當(dāng)然，還有其他力量（因素）在起作用。A. imaginative虛構(gòu)的；B. alternative供選擇的、替代的； C. sensitive敏感的；D. productive多產(chǎn)的。A. abandoned放棄；B. adjust ed調(diào)整；C. altered改變；D. applied應(yīng)用。2．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C和D中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。t help but 3 the rainy season of your life will there be bright sky ahead of you. Never give up!1. A. affectedB. sufferedC. damagedD. managed2. A. take careB. attend toC. watch outD. bring up3. A. desertB. stopC. quitD. dismiss4. A. brightB. whiteC. colorfulD. dark5. A. InterestedB. ConfusedC. ExcitedD. Disappointed6. A. umbrellaB. raincoatC. hatD. jacket7. A. withB. withoutC. forD. to8. A. drierB. warmerC. less wetD. less cold9. A. praiseB. fortC. protectionD. attention10. A. runningB. wanderingC. joggingD. walking11. A. muchB. noC. littleD. some12. A. admirationB. envyC. appreciationD. care13. A. approvedB. longedC. spokenD. together14. A. defeatedB. damagedC. ruinedD. wiped15. A. boringB. demandingC. rewardingD. tiring16. A. lostB. tookC. changedD. gathered17. A. AmusedB. TerrifiedC. EncouragedD. Shocked18. A. my wayB. my startC. my endD. my future19. A. turned outB. worked outC. carried outD. turned into20. A. run intoB. run acrossC. run away withD. run out of【答案】 （1）B；（2）B；（3）C；（4）D；（5）B；（6）A；（7）B；（8）C；（9）C；（10）D；（11）A；（12）A；（13）D；（14）C；（15）B；（16）A；（17）C；（18）B；（19）A；（20）D； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者經(jīng)歷了喪父之痛，還要照顧生病的母親和兩個(gè)弟弟，生活極其艱辛。A：take care“當(dāng)心，小心”；B：attend to“照顧，照料”；C：watch out“注意，小心”；D：bring up“養(yǎng)育”。（4）考查形容詞。（6）考查名詞。A：drier“更干”；B：warmer“更暖”；C：less wet“沒(méi)那么濕”；D：less cold“沒(méi)那么冷”。（11）考查形容詞。（13）考查副詞。（15）考查形容詞。句意：被他說(shuō)的話所鼓舞，我去了南方的一個(gè)城市當(dāng)了保險(xiǎn)代理。（19）考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)?！坝猛?，跑出”。s mother ing to see me. I was a new 1 , and I gave an honest account of the students39。s mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating. I was pletely 4 one you have to convince, and he can39。 It taught me the most 19 因?yàn)闊o(wú)意中自己的一句表?yè)P(yáng)的話語(yǔ)竟然改變了一個(gè)孩子，所以請(qǐng)不要吝嗇你的鼓勵(lì)的語(yǔ)言。D：SoA：desperate“絕望的，不顧一切的”；B：responsible“負(fù)責(zé)任的”；C：unprepared“沒(méi)做好準(zhǔn)備的”；D：unsuitable “不合適的”。因?yàn)槲?，西蒙才變成了一個(gè)不同的人。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處表示第一次在他人生的前12年里，他近來(lái)在朋友家里呆了一下午。“自衛(wèi)”?！耙恢保稳匀弧?。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，學(xué)生們?cè)谌嗤瑢W(xué)面前作報(bào)告。根據(jù)上文可知，西蒙是這方面的專(zhuān)家，你只要讓他信服就好了；也就是說(shuō)，他是唯一一個(gè)你得使其信服的人，故C。他坐得更直了，注意力更集中了，微笑多了，變得快樂(lè)了?！皡⒂^，拜訪”。 （20）考查副詞。the dirt. We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many 5 him. Seeing this rudeness truly upset me. The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good 6 out his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted. I suddenly noticed the tears in his eyes—tears of 16 . What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the doorman a 17 . He ran away, with tears 18 這個(gè)故事告訴我們要學(xué)會(huì)向他人表達(dá)我們的感謝并關(guān)愛(ài)他人。A：service“服務(wù)”；B：state“狀態(tài)”；C：appearance“外表”；D：attitude句意：在我們點(diǎn)過(guò)午餐后，我解釋說(shuō)不要只看到別人身上的污垢。故選B。 根據(jù)本句中yet可知，想為孩子們身體力行并不那么容易，和那個(gè)臟兮兮的人接觸不是每個(gè)人都能做到的，故選C。A：pany“公司，陪伴”；B：challenge“挑戰(zhàn)”；C：presence“存在”；D：attack （11）考查連詞。 （13）考查形容詞。A：make“制造，使”；B：start“開(kāi)始，出發(fā)”；C：take“帶走，花費(fèi)”；D：continue“繼續(xù)”。根據(jù)“for （17）考查名詞。A：streaming“滑過(guò)，流淌”；B：rushing“沖”；C：slipping“滑倒”；D：breaking （20）考查名詞。 故選C。A：excitedly“激動(dòng)地，興奮地”；B：alone“單獨(dú)地”；C：secretly“秘密地”；D：hard （6）考查副詞。故選A。 （10）考查副詞。故選B。A：form“形成”；B：record“記錄”；C：sha