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uperior to優(yōu)于;D. dependent on依賴于。根據(jù)本空后介紹的父母的教育和收入對孩子的生活的影響可知,要看一個(gè)孩子的生活在多大程度上依賴于他父母的教育和收入,故答案為D。 (5)句意:雖然女性獲得的高等學(xué)歷數(shù)量超過了男性,但她們的薪酬仍然低于男性。A. even though即使、雖然;B. as though好像;C. only if只有;D. as if好像。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。 (6)句意:然而,歧視只是這種情況的一小部分原因。A. photograph照片;B. picture圖畫;C. atmosphere 氣氛;D. condition情況。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。(7)句意:缺乏機(jī)會平等最重要的原因可能是教育。A. lack缺乏;B. leak泄露;C. explosion爆炸; D. extinction滅絕。上文討論的是美國缺乏機(jī)會平等這一問題,故答案為A。 (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。A. exhibit 展覽;B. explore探索;C. extend擴(kuò)大、推廣;D. exploit開采。根據(jù)本空后的“higher education to Americans across the country.”可知,我們努力把高等教育推廣到全國各地,故答案為C。 (9)句意:其結(jié)果是教育成績的差距越來越大——2001年出生的富裕家庭和貧困家庭的孩子之間的成就差距比25年前出生的孩子要大30%到40%。A. contribution貢獻(xiàn);B. satisfaction滿意; ment成就;D. ambition抱負(fù)。結(jié)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。 (10)句意:當(dāng)然,還有其他力量(因素)在起作用。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??蘸笳f富裕家庭的孩子更多地接觸到閱讀,他們的家庭可以負(fù)擔(dān)得起豐富的體驗(yàn),他們還能得到更好的營養(yǎng)和保健,這些都是起作用的因素,故答案為A。 (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。A. devotion奉獻(xiàn);B. familiarity精通;C. application應(yīng)用;D. access進(jìn)入、使用權(quán)。上文說美國的教育存在機(jī)會不平等現(xiàn)象,底層和中層的人很難接受高等教育,have access to表示“使用、接近”,故答案為D。(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(jī)會。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。根據(jù)本空后的“from Australia39。s inecontingent loan program to the nearfree system of universities in Europe.”可知,從澳大利亞的收入掛鉤貸款計(jì)劃到歐洲近乎免費(fèi)的大學(xué)體系,有很多別的途徑可以為更多的人提供接受高等教育的機(jī)會,故答案為B。 (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(fèi)公共教育。A. admitted承認(rèn); B. permitted許可;C. devoted獻(xiàn)身; D. limited限制。根據(jù)本空后的“to free public education through 12thgrade.”可知,我們一直致力于1到12年級的免費(fèi)公共教育,be devoted to表示“致力于”,故答案為C。 (14)句意:然而,我們還沒有做出調(diào)整使我們的制度適應(yīng)當(dāng)前實(shí)際。A. abandoned放棄;B. adjust ed調(diào)整;C. altered改變;D. applied應(yīng)用。空前說1到12年級的免費(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。 (15)句意:然而,更重要的是,我們不能讓我們的國家離大多數(shù)美國人所共有的理想越來越遠(yuǎn)。A. memories回憶;B. glory 光榮;C. reality現(xiàn)實(shí);D. ideals理想。根據(jù)文章開頭的“the dream of equality of opportunity”可知此處指機(jī)會平等的理想,第二段第一句中的“ideal”也是提示,故答案為D。 【點(diǎn)評】考查完形填空。首先通讀全文,掌握文章主旨,然后根據(jù)具體語境、段與段的邏輯關(guān)系以及詞語的復(fù)現(xiàn)的方法解題。最后帶入文章核對答案。3.閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D),選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 I had worried myself sick over Simon39。s mother ing to see me. I was a new 1 , and I gave an honest account of the students39。 work. In Simon39。s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn39。t read his own handwriting. 2 he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult prehension. His work in no way reflected his 3 . So when Simon39。s mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating. I was pletely 4 for her kisses on both my cheeks. I came to thank you, she said, surprising me beyond speech. 5 me, Simon had bee a different person. He talked of how he 6 me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had 7 spent an afternoon at a friend39。s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the 8 I had nurtured (培養(yǎng)) in her son. She kissed me again and left. I sat, stunned (驚呆), for about half an hour, 9 what had just happened. How did I make such a life173。changing difference to that boy without 10 knowing it? What I finally came to 11 was one day, several months before, when some students were 12 reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke 13 , and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, Speak up. Simon39。s the expert on this. He is the 14 one you have to convince, and he can39。t hear you in the 15 of the room. That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, 16 more, and became happy. And it was all because he 17 to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed 18 was the one who took the last seat that day. It taught me the most 19 lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I39。m thankful that it came 20 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。respectB. self173。doubtC. self173。pityD. 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。因?yàn)闊o意中自己的一句表揚(yáng)的話語竟然改變了一個(gè)孩子,所以請不要吝嗇你的鼓勵的語言。 (1)考查名詞。A:cleaner“清潔工”;B:reporter“記者”;C:monitor“班長”;D:teacher“教師”。根據(jù)下文“I gave an honest amount of the students39。 work”可知,我是老師,故選D。 (2)考查連詞。A:Or“或者,否則”;B:And“和”;C:But“但是”。D:So因此。空前指“他的書寫自己都讀不出來”,而空后則說“他是個(gè)聰明的學(xué)生”,前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,要用并列連詞but連接并列句,故選C。 (3)考查名詞。A:courage“勇氣”;B:abilities“能力”;C:feelings“感情”;D:dream“夢想”。根據(jù)上文可知,他幾乎是用成年人的理解來討論成年人的話題,所以,他的作業(yè)反映不出的應(yīng)該是他的能力,故選B。 (4)考查形容詞。A:desperate“絕望的,不顧一切的”;B:responsible“負(fù)責(zé)任的”;C:unprepared“沒做好準(zhǔn)備的”;D:unsuitable “不合適的”。根據(jù)上文可知,當(dāng)西蒙的媽媽進(jìn)入房間時(shí),我的手掌出汗了。她親吻我的兩頰,是我意想不到的事情,也就是我完全沒有做好準(zhǔn)備。故選C。 (5)考查介詞短語。A:Because of“因?yàn)椤?;B:In spite of“盡管”;C:Apart from“除……之外(還)”;D:As for“至于,對于”。根據(jù)上文可知,西蒙媽媽的話讓我啞口無言。因?yàn)槲?,西蒙才變成了一個(gè)不同