【正文】 14歲時(shí)，他開始當(dāng)理發(fā)師，故選A。A. equally“平等地”；B. fairly“公平地”；C. differently“不同地”；D. kindly“友好地”。 （3）考查形容詞。當(dāng)面對(duì)生活中的困難時(shí)，很多人認(rèn)為它太具挑戰(zhàn)性就放棄了，故選D。shows that the barriers we face in life are never 19 to deal with successfully. Whatever problem you face, you can 20 not only to be a barber,but also to make a 14 they need to get decent jobs. His family 7 working as a barber, and learned all the techniques to perfect haircuts. Although he first saw it as a hobby, Gabriel quickly 6 When faced with difficult situations in their lives, many people find them too 1 5．閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。故選A。結(jié)合語境，此處孩子發(fā)現(xiàn)事實(shí)后應(yīng)該是感到驚訝的，故選D。（18）句意：例如，當(dāng)失去一個(gè)家庭成員時(shí)，如何向年幼的孩子解釋發(fā)生了什么？A. prove證明；B. explain解釋；C. report報(bào)道；D. suggest建議。故選A。空格處前后的句子為遞進(jìn)關(guān)系，用C項(xiàng)（此外）連接最為恰當(dāng)，故選C。s advice為固定搭配，意為“聽取某人的建議”符合語境。根據(jù)后文. If my brother had not followed my ___14___, he might have been kicked out of ，因此老師只讓哥哥和他的朋友重新考試對(duì)于他們來說是幸運(yùn)的，故選D。結(jié)合語境語境，此處是我要哥哥第二天去學(xué)校的時(shí)候向他的數(shù)學(xué)老師道歉。A. shy害羞的；B. proud驕傲的；C. angry生氣的；D. excited激動(dòng)的；興奮的。 （10）句意：我的哥哥曾經(jīng)幫他最好的朋友在一次數(shù)學(xué)考試中作弊。A. danger危險(xiǎn)；B. purpose目的；C. importance重要性；D. possibility可能性。 A. cared about在乎；B. looked after照顧；C. depended on依靠 ；D. laughed at嘲笑。我告訴表妹她的裙子很好看，這是一種夸獎(jiǎng)，所以我應(yīng)該是微笑著說的，故選C。根據(jù)后文told her that the dress was beautiful可知這里表妹問了我對(duì)于她裙子的看法。A. sent發(fā)送；寄；B. forced強(qiáng)迫；C. rushed 猛沖；D. invited邀請。這是一種禮貌。故選A。根據(jù)本文第一句Honesty is always the best policy可知本文講的是誠實(shí)與撒謊，所以這里要表達(dá)的是撒謊可以讓你暫時(shí)躲過懲罰，但真相總會(huì)出來的，故選C項(xiàng)。when they discover the facts. Therefore, it is important for each of us to be 20 and asked him to say sorry to his math teacher immediately 12 and told her that the dress was beautiful. How could I 7 Sometimes people lie for the purpose of being 3 . For example, my cousin Joanne was 4 will always e out. In most situations, one will 2 我無意當(dāng)中的一句表揚(yáng)的話語對(duì)西蒙的生活產(chǎn)生了如此巨大的影響。 （20）考查副詞。 （19）考查形容詞。“參觀，拜訪”。 根據(jù)上文可知，我讓詹妮說話大點(diǎn)聲，因?yàn)樽诤竺娴耐瑢W(xué)聽不見，而恰好西蒙就是在最后一排的最后一名同學(xué)。他坐得更直了，注意力更集中了，微笑多了，變得快樂了。根據(jù)上文可知，詹妮說話聲音小，自然是坐在教室后面的同學(xué)聽不見，故選D （16）考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)上文可知，西蒙是這方面的專家，你只要讓他信服就好了；也就是說，他是唯一一個(gè)你得使其信服的人，故C?！皥?jiān)決地”。根據(jù)語境可知，學(xué)生們在全班同學(xué)面前作報(bào)告。A：expect“期望，預(yù)料”；B：remember“記住，記起”；C：believe“相信”；D：accept“接受”。“一直，任仍然”。 根據(jù)語境可知，我沒想到西蒙的媽媽會(huì)來，她說的話也是我意想不到的，因此，我驚呆了，接近半個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間在疑惑到底發(fā)生了什么事?！白孕l(wèi)”。respect“自尊”；B：self173。根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示第一次在他人生的前12年里，他近來在朋友家里呆了一下午。“批評(píng)”。因?yàn)槲?，西蒙才變成了一個(gè)不同的人。 （5）考查介詞短語。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”。A：courage“勇氣”；B：abilities“能力”；C：feelings“感情”；D：dreamD：So根據(jù)下文“I gave an honest amount of the students39。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(lì)的語言。respectB. self173。 It taught me the most 19 to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed 18 one you have to convince, and he can39。knowing it? What I finally came to 11 spent an afternoon at a friend39。s mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating. I was pletely 4 he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult prehension. His work in no way reflected his 3 .s mother ing to see me. I was a new 1 , and I gave an honest account of the students39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查完形填空?？涨罢f1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“to free public education through 12th根據(jù)本空后的“from Australia39。上文說美國的教育存在機(jī)會(huì)不平等現(xiàn)象，底層和中層的人很難接受高等教育，haveA. 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。 （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. lack缺乏；B. leak泄露；C. explosion爆炸； D. extinction滅絕。 （6）句意：然而，歧視只是這種情況的一小部分原因。根據(jù)本空后介紹的父母的教育和收入對(duì)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。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)國家，這說明理想與現(xiàn)實(shí)之間的差距沒有縮小，故答案為A。 貧困；D. minority少數(shù)。 （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)。ve outlined are not just affordable but necessary. Even more important, though, is that we cannot afford to let our country drift farther from 15 our system to contemporary realities.ve long been 13 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 higher education to Americans across the country. But then we changed, in several ways. While racial segregation（種族隔離）decreased, economic segregation increased. After 1980, the poor grew poorer, the middle stagnated（停滯不前）, and the top did better and better. A result was a widening gap in educational performance – the 9 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。2．For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. A. owed“欠”；B. paid“支付”；C. gave“給予”；D. lent“借給”。根據(jù)上文我改變了Karen，并且得到認(rèn)可，可知我是被需要的。故選D。 （18）考查名詞。句意：她永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記你是怎么對(duì)待她的。A. might“可能”；B. could“能夠”；C. would“會(huì)”；D. should“應(yīng)該”。根據(jù)上文Karen的改變，可知softly更符合語境。故選C。 （14）考查名詞。句意：在我們面前，這個(gè)女人變了。 A. teamwork“團(tuán)隊(duì)工作”；B. determination“決定”；C. kindness“善良”；D. honesty“誠實(shí)”。 A. checked“檢查”；B. regretted“后悔”；C. admitted“承認(rèn)”；D. explained“解釋”。根據(jù)句意，和某人一起。故選B。 （9）考查形容詞。句意：只有同情和熟悉的無知，無名無姓，對(duì)任何人都無關(guān)緊要。A. satisfaction“滿意”；B. pity“憐憫”；C. disappointment“失望”；D. amazement“驚訝”。A. puzzle“迷惑”；B. fear“害怕”；C. surprise“驚訝”；D. anger“憤怒”。A. rudely“粗魯?shù)亍?；B. quietly“安靜地”；C. slowl“慢慢地”；D. gently“溫柔地”。根據(jù)語境，通過對(duì)新乘客的描述，可知她吸引了作者的注意力，把作者從夢想中拉倒現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中來。故選C。 （3）考查形容詞。句意：然而，我仍然感到有點(diǎn)自豪，因?yàn)槲乙呀?jīng)做了這份累人的工作3個(gè)月，這是非常罕見的。A. reached“到達(dá)”；B. left“離開”；C. visited“參觀”；D. found“發(fā)現(xiàn)”。 With a smile, I said, I just came from work. She then loudly asked if I worked in hell and broke out in laughter, so I laug