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re not different from anyone else, Holly,” she 。t, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always forting me, they never 10 understood how it felt. they told Mum and Dad. “But she’ll be 7 with scars on her head, and of course her hair won’t grow there. ”s Baldy!” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults (侮辱) because of the 1 on my head, it was 2 horrible to hear. I sighed as I headed back to the class.6.完形填空首先通讀全文,掌握文章主旨,然后根據(jù)具體語(yǔ)境、段與段的邏輯關(guān)系以及詞語(yǔ)的復(fù)現(xiàn)的方法解題。根據(jù)文章開頭的“the dream of equality of opportunity”可知此處指機(jī)會(huì)平等的理想,第二段第一句中的“ideal”也是提示,故答案為D。 (15)句意:然而,更重要的是,我們不能讓我們的國(guó)家離大多數(shù)美國(guó)人所共有的理想越來(lái)越遠(yuǎn)。A. abandoned放棄;B. adjust ed調(diào)整;C. altered改變;D. applied應(yīng)用。grade.”可知,我們一直致力于1到12年級(jí)的免費(fèi)公共教育,be devoted to表示“致力于”,故答案為C。A. admitted承認(rèn); B. permitted許可;C. devoted獻(xiàn)身; D. limited限制。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(huì),故答案為B。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。 access to表示“使用、接近”,故答案為D。A. devotion奉獻(xiàn);B. familiarity精通;C. application應(yīng)用;D. access進(jìn)入、使用權(quán)??蘸笳f(shuō)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(yíng)養(yǎng)和保健,這些都是起作用的因素,故答案為A。 (10)句意:當(dāng)然,還有其他力量(因素)在起作用。A. contribution貢獻(xiàn);B. satisfaction滿意; ment成就;D. ambition抱負(fù)。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(guó)各地,故答案為C。A. exhibit上文討論的是美國(guó)缺乏機(jī)會(huì)平等這一問(wèn)題,故答案為A。(7)句意:缺乏機(jī)會(huì)平等最重要的原因可能是教育。A. photograph照片;B. picture圖畫;C. atmosphere 氣氛;D. condition情況。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。 (5)句意:雖然女性獲得的高等學(xué)歷數(shù)量超過(guò)了男性,但她們的薪酬仍然低于男性。A. distinct from與……不同;B. feasible by可行的;C. superior to優(yōu)于;D. dependent on依賴于。根據(jù)本空后的“the myth that America is a land of opportunity.”可知,一項(xiàng)又一項(xiàng)研究揭露了真相,故答案為D。 推斷;C. excluded (3)句意:一項(xiàng)又一項(xiàng)研究揭露了美國(guó)是一片充滿機(jī)遇的土地是不真實(shí)的。A. narrower更窄的;B. wider更寬的;C. severer更嚴(yán)峻的;D. closer更近的。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,也就是說(shuō)出身貧困的人也和別人一樣有成功的機(jī)會(huì),故答案為C。A. prejudice偏見;B. inferior下級(jí);C. povertys 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)象很嚴(yán)峻,并分析了造成這一情況的原因。that the vast majority of Americans share. We will never fully succeed in achieving Mr. Obama39。 The steps I39。t 14 to free public education through 12th grade. But while a 12thgrade education might have been enough a century ago, it isn39。s inecontingent loan program to the nearfree system of universities in Europe. A more educated population produces greater innovation, and a booming economy. Those benefits are why we39。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.of equality of opportunity is education. After World War Ⅱ, we made a major effort to 8 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 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 knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American39。s mitment to the dream of equality of opportunity: 39。 President Obama39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及動(dòng)詞,名詞,形容詞,副詞,代詞,固定短語(yǔ)等多個(gè)知識(shí)點(diǎn)的考查,是一篇人生感悟類閱讀,要求考生在理解細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上,進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進(jìn)行分析推理,從而選出正確答案。experience經(jīng)歷,經(jīng)驗(yàn)。society社會(huì)。句意:無(wú)論你現(xiàn)在處于什么艱難的境地中,都沒有關(guān)系。故選C。brief簡(jiǎn)潔的。easy容易的。 (19)考查形容詞。根據(jù)上下文并對(duì)比選項(xiàng)可知,此處表示寧?kù)o的真正意義是當(dāng)你正好身處……。故選B。happiness幸福;pressure壓力;sadness悲傷;eagerness渴望。故選C。 (16)考查名詞。句意:你認(rèn)為哪幅畫能獲獎(jiǎng)?lose失敗;win贏得;give給;share分享。故選A?!白匀弧?。 (14)考查名詞。此處表示國(guó)王仔細(xì)一看第二幅畫,發(fā)現(xiàn)在瀑布后面有灌木叢生長(zhǎng)在巖石的裂縫里。grow生長(zhǎng)。plant種植。故選B。13 (12)考查固定短語(yǔ)。第二幅畫中傾盆大雨夾著閃電,還有咆哮而下的瀑布,所以它看上去一點(diǎn)也不平靜。 (11)考查形容詞。根據(jù)該句中的...powerful waterfall可知這是一個(gè)巨大強(qiáng)勁的瀑布,所以應(yīng)該是咆哮著奔流而下。 (10)考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知傾盆大雨夾著幾道閃電。series一系列。flash閃光,閃耀。故選D。bright明亮的;fine晴朗的;sunny陽(yáng)光充足的;dark陰暗的。根據(jù)第一段可知國(guó)王最后決定在兩幅作品中挑選一幅,第二段已經(jīng)介紹了其中的一幅作品,因此這里提到的就是兩者中的另一個(gè),故the other符合題意,選B。故選C。the one那一個(gè);nobody沒人;everyone每個(gè)人;someone某人。故選D。 building”建筑物,高樓“;flower”花“;tree”樹“;mountain”山“。故選D。根據(jù)上文A king was offering a prize to the artist who could