【正文】 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 。.We are true to our belief that a little girl born into 1 s second Inaugural Address used soaring language to stress America39。6．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. ．結(jié)合語境可知此處表示在這個主題上不同的人有不同的想法，選B。A：in“在......里”；B：on“在......上，關(guān)于”；C：before“在.....之前”；D：afterhas some thought behind it是一個限制性引導定語從句，先行詞是a gift，在從句中缺主語，可用that和which引導，選D。 （14） 考查定語從句。14根據(jù)“When someone gives me money，I feel they don39。 （13）考查動詞。根據(jù)“When someone gives me money，it just makes me think they39。A：using“使用”；B：giving“給予”；C：receiving“接收，收到”；D：lending根據(jù)“some people would rather just give money”可知此處表示為了使事情變得更簡便，一些人寧愿只是送錢，暗含比較級，用easy的比較級表示更簡便的，選C。 （11）考查形容（副）詞。A：spend“花費（時間，金錢）”，主語為人；B：take“花費（時間）”，主語為物；C：cost“花費（金錢）”，主語為物；D：have“有，使”。結(jié)合語境可知此處表示在加拿大，一棵樹可以幫助記得一個人，選B。 （9） 考查名詞。A：many too沒有此搭配；B：much too“太......”；C：too many“太多”，修飾可數(shù)名詞；D：too much “太多”，修飾不可數(shù)名詞。不定代詞后可接else，表示其他的某事物，此處的someone是不定代詞，表示某人，此處表示其他的某人，故選A。s“其他......的”；D：another （7）考查代詞。A：cities“城市”；B：towns“鎮(zhèn)”；C：counties“縣”；D：countries “國家”。根據(jù)“when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree”可推測這個行為足夠使媽媽開心了，選B。A：lonely“寂寞的，荒涼的”；B：happy“開心的”；C：angry“生氣的”；D：good根據(jù)“For example，when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree，it is enough to make her very…”可知此處表示一些禮物是不會太小的，選C。A：same“同樣的”；B：similar“相似的”；C：small“小的”；D：bigt get enough gifts”間是對比關(guān)系，選D。“然而，當.....時候”。A：whether“是否”；B：when“當….....時。根據(jù)“If we want to make it better”如果我們想讓贈送私人禮物更好一些，可推測我們應該了解你將會給誰禮物，并了解他們的喜好，才能使送出更適合的禮物，likes and dislikes表示“喜歡的和不喜歡的”，即喜好，選A。 （2）考查名詞。A：usually“通常”；B：especially“尤其”；C：monly“共同地”；D：“一般地”。sD. another8. A. many tooB. much tooC. too manyD. too much9. A. childB. personC. guideD. teacher10. A. spendB. takeC. costD. have11. A. more difficultB. easilyC. easierD. more easily12. A. usingB. givingC. receivingD. lending13. A. countsB. inventsC. findsD. knows14. A. whoB. whatC. itD. that15. A. inB. onC. beforeD. after【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）D；（4）C；（5）B；（6）D；（7）A；（8）C；（9）B；（10）A；（11）C；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）B； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，許多書里會寫給予的藝術(shù)，但其實接受也需要藝術(shù)，有時接受一個禮物也是一件難事，并列舉了一些國家送禮的例子，說明接受的藝術(shù)比給予的藝術(shù)更難。 t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift 14 has some thought behind it.re being lazy, says John Wilson. In England, we have a saying: It39。 t need to 10 too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough. Gift giving is different in different 6 . Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 7 , because many people have enough things and don39。t get enough gifts 3 some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 4 . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very 5 . s hard to give people a gift, 1 a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 2 . 【點評】本題考點涉及動詞，名詞，形容詞，副詞，固定短語等多個知識點的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在理解細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析推理，從而選出正確答案。因為父母也有自己的愿望和夢想。根據(jù)上文”However, that doesn39。句意：他們也有自己的愿望和夢想。故選B。A. remember”記住“；B. appreciate”感激“；C. pare”比較“；D. forget”忘記“。 （19）考查動詞。結(jié)合上下文”Just as we take care of our children, …care and attention needs to be given to our parents. “可知我們應該像照顧自己的孩子一樣, 給予父母同樣的關(guān)心和照顧。句意：就像我們照顧孩子一樣, 我們也需要給予父母同樣的關(guān)心和照顧。故選A。A. failed”失敗“；B. used”用“；C. managed”試圖“；D. disliked”不喜歡“。 （17）考查動詞。父母滿足了我們, 因此確保他們能去體驗他們所沒能看到的東西也是我們的責任。句意：但我們有時會忘記, 我們的父母做了很多讓我們快樂, 所以我們的責任是確保他們能體驗所有他們年輕時沒有看到的。故選C。A. left”離開“；B. found”找到“；C. done”做“；D. planned”計劃“。 （15）考查動詞。根據(jù)上文”our parents for foods, dresses, toys, outings, “可知孩子要的食物、衣服、玩具, 無論是多少錢都會確保給他們最好的。句意：同樣, 對于我們的孩子, 無論多少錢, 我們都會確保給他們最好的。故選C。A. Strangely”奇怪地“；B. Luckily”幸運地“；C. Similarly”類似地“；D. Finally”終于“。 （13）考查副詞。結(jié)合下文”almost all our needs“可知我們的父母幾乎滿足了我們所有的需求。句意：不管他們能不能負擔得起, 我們的父母幾乎滿足了我們所有的需求。故選D。A. reach”到達“；B. catch”抓住“；C. have”擁有“；D. afford”買得起“。 （11）考查動詞。根據(jù)下文”our parents for foods, dresses, toys, outings“可知作為孩子, 我們向父母要食物、衣服、玩具、郊游等等。句意：作為孩子, 我們向父母要食物、衣服、玩具、郊游等等。故選A。A. looked forward to”期待“；B. looked down on”看不起“；C. looked out for”留心“；D. looked back on”回顧“。 （9）考查動詞短語。根據(jù)下文”that this meant a great deal to him. “可知父親感激作者是因為這件事對他意義重大的事實。句意：我知道他感激我, 不是因為我做了一件偉大的事, 而是因為這件事對他意義重大。故選B。A. listened”聽“；B. walked”走“；C. explained”解釋“；D. replied”回復“。 （7）考查動詞。根據(jù)上文”He was enjoying himself and I, too“可知作者看到父親開心, 自己也很開心。句意：他玩得很開心, 我也很開心, 看著他經(jīng)歷這一切。故選A。A. excited”激動的“；B. calm”冷靜的“；C. nervous”緊張的“；D. tired”疲憊的“。 （5）考查形容詞。根據(jù)上文”Although they told me they preferred to travel by train, I got them“可知父親之前并不知道作者買了機票, 因此很驚訝。句意：我剛把機票遞給他, 他就驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)我為他們訂了兩張機票。故選C。A. sent”發(fā)送“；B. posted”郵寄“；C. handed”遞給“；D. threw”扔“。 （3）考查動詞。根據(jù)下文”I had booked two plane tickets for them. “可知是飛機票。句意：盡管他們告訴我他們更喜歡坐火車旅行, 我還是給他們買了機票。故選A。A. chance”機會“；B. holiday”假日“；C. challenge”挑戰(zhàn)“；D. advantage”優(yōu)點“。 （1）考查名詞。t mean they have to give up everything and keep sacrificing everything for their grandchildren. They have their own 20 care and attention needs to be given to our parents. I do 19 to see when they were young. a lot to make us happy, so it is our 16 almost all our needs. 13 our parents for foods, dresses, toys, outings, etc. Whether they can 11 that this meant a great deal to him. Thinking about the whole incident (事件), I realized I had done what my father had 9 . As they were