【正文】 e 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】本題考點(diǎn)涉及動詞，名詞，形容詞，副詞，固定短語等多個(gè)知識點(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。結(jié)合文章內(nèi)容可知,蜘蛛和蜘蛛網(wǎng)都是生活中簡單的事情,而從這些簡單的事情當(dāng)中,作者明白了應(yīng)當(dāng)停下來享受生活,可知作者想要表達(dá)簡單的事情是生活中最好的事情,即使它們包括了蜘蛛和蜘蛛網(wǎng)。句意:簡單的事情是生活中最好的事情,即使它們包括了蜘蛛和蜘蛛網(wǎng)。故選C。A. forget”忘記“；B. want”想要“；C. stop”停止“；D. choose”選擇“。 （19）考查動詞。根據(jù)常識可知, 時(shí)間是有限而寶貴的。句意:我們談到我們在這個(gè)星球上有限的時(shí)間是多么寶貴,我們應(yīng)該停下來享受生活中簡單的事情,比如飛翔的小鳥。故選D。A. story”故事“；B. quality”質(zhì)量“；C. end”結(jié)束“；D. circle”圓圈，輪回“。 （17）考查名詞。根據(jù)上文作者和女兒一起觀看欣賞了蜘蛛織網(wǎng),以及下文”the simple things in life“可知是欣賞生活中簡單事物。句意:我們所做的就是花時(shí)間在一起,欣賞生活中的簡單事物。故選A。A. sharing”分享“；B. gaining”獲得“；C. possessing”占有“；D. providing”提供“。 （15）考查動詞。根據(jù)下文”the newest most expensive toy“可知是購買玩具。句意:我們沒有拯救世界,也沒有買到最新最昂貴的玩具。故選C。A. new”新的“；B. challenging”有挑戰(zhàn)性的“；C. big”大的“；D. amusing”有趣的“。 （13）考查形容詞。作者和女兒只是簡單地看著蜘蛛織網(wǎng)。句意:但是,不管過了多少時(shí)間,事實(shí)是我們只是玩得很開心。故選D。A. pointing at”指著“；B. shouting at”沖……叫喊“；C. laughing at”嘲笑“；D. staring at”盯著“。 （11）考查動詞短語。t know how long we had been just staying there“可知是忘記了時(shí)間。A. event”事件“；B. space”空間“；C. spider”蜘蛛“；D. time”時(shí)間“。 （10）考查名詞。hit 除打,打擊之意外,還有使忽然意識到的意思。句意:當(dāng)我們都看著這大自然的奇跡時(shí),我突然產(chǎn)生了一個(gè)非常簡單的想法。根據(jù)下文”of nature“可知是指蜘蛛是大自然的奇跡,其他選項(xiàng)意思不符合語境,故選A。句意:當(dāng)我們都看著這大自然的奇跡時(shí),我突然產(chǎn)生了一個(gè)非常簡單的想法。instead表示與上文提到的情況相反,不害怕反而高興地看,故選D。A. secretly”秘密地“；B. anxiously”焦急地“；C. nervously”緊張地“；D. delightfully”快樂地“。 （7）考查副詞。根據(jù)上文and it surprised me可知她竟然不怕蜘蛛讓我感到吃驚。句意:讓我吃驚的是她看到了這一切,更讓我吃驚的是她竟然不怕蜘蛛。故選C。A. built”建造“；B. decorated”裝飾“；C. surrounded”包圍“；D. reached”到達(dá)“。 （5）考查動詞。A. remembered”記住“；B. imagined”想象“；C. watched”看著“；D. noticed”注意到“。 （4）考查動詞。A. cautiously”小心地“；B. suddenly”突然“；C. directly”直接地“；D. quickly”快地“。 （3）考查副詞。根據(jù)下文”from time to time“可知是被人時(shí)不時(shí)談起。句意:這一天就像其他日子一樣,所以我不知道這一天是否會作為我們珍視的記憶而載入我們的家族史冊,并時(shí)時(shí)被人談起。故選A。A. memory“記憶”；B. freedom“自由”；C. position“創(chuàng)作”；D. purpose“目的”。 （1）考查名詞?；〞r(shí)間一起欣賞生活中簡單的事情，更重要的是，花時(shí)間一起談?wù)撋?。to enjoy the simple things in life like the flight of a bird. The simple things are the 20 of life, and what it means to die and what it means to really live. We talked about how precious our 18 What we had done was to spend time together and 16 the newest most expensive toy. However, I believe that by 15 having fun. We were having fun without doing anything really 13 or special, I thought. We hadn39。t know how long we had been just staying there and 11 of nature, a very simple thought 9 Instead, she 7 our pool. It surprised me that she saw this, and it surprised me even more that she wasn39。approaching. My daughter 4 from time to time. My daughter and I were swimming in our pool one summer day. This day was like any of the other days, so I had no way of knowing that this one would go down in our family history as a 1 3．閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 【點(diǎn)評】考查完形填空。doing something great.（真愛不一定意味著一起做偉大的事情）可知，此處應(yīng)該用little things和前文進(jìn)行對照。 19聯(lián)系上文提到的True love doesn39。C. amazing令人吃驚的。A. little小的。故選C。 D. appreciate感謝，欣賞。B. admit承認(rèn)。 （19）句意：真愛不一定意味著一起做偉大的事情。聯(lián)系本句句意，此處用without符合語言邏輯關(guān)系。C. with有。A. from來自。故選D。D. but但是。B. because因?yàn)?。我們幾次環(huán)游世界，我們擁有能用錢買到的一切，但是沒有任何東西能和那個(gè)時(shí)刻媲美。故選A。D. missed想念，錯(cuò)過。B. used使用。我們幾次環(huán)游世界，我們擁有能用錢買到的一切，但是沒有任何東西能和那個(gè)時(shí)刻媲美。故選C。D. terrible糟糕的。B. strange奇怪的。我們幾次環(huán)游世界，我們擁有能用錢買到的一切，但是沒有任何東西能和那個(gè)時(shí)刻媲美。故選C。 D. leader領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。B. husband丈夫。我們幾次環(huán)游世界，我們有能用錢買到的一切東西，但是沒有任何東西能和那個(gè)時(shí)刻媲美。故選B。D. touch觸摸。B. write寫。 （13）句意：她看見丈夫走向咖啡桌，然后在一張紙上寫下了我愛你。聯(lián)系上文可知，她的丈夫要去參加重要會議，但卻中途折回，這讓她很吃驚很意外，符合語境。C. surprised使吃驚。A. satisfied使?jié)M足。故選A。D. embarrassed尷尬的。B. disappointed失望的。 （11）句意：她知道這次會議對他的職業(yè)生涯有多重要，她感到很愧疚因?yàn)樗踔翛]有時(shí)間給他準(zhǔn)備早飯。根據(jù)上文提到的he was preparing for an important business meeting.（他正在為一場商務(wù)會議做準(zhǔn)備）可知，此處應(yīng)該是meeting。C. meeting會議。A. report報(bào)道。故選A。D. listened to聽。B. called at拜訪。 （9）句意：那天早上，她走出閣樓，從欄桿看著他，心想她有多愛他。t even have time to make his breakfast（她甚至沒有時(shí)間給他做早飯）可知，他們忙了一晚上，等事情做完已經(jīng)是第二天早上了。D. night晚上。B. afternoon下午。 （8）句意：那天早上，她走出閣樓，從欄桿看著他，心想她有多愛他。根據(jù)下文的She was finishing her thesis (論文), and he was preparing for an important business meeting.（她在準(zhǔn)備論文，他在為一場重要的商務(wù)會做準(zhǔn)備）可知，兩人的事情都很重要，所以熬夜的可能性最大。C. （stay）over過夜。A. （stay）up熬夜。故選C。D. idea主意。B. habit習(xí)慣。 （6）句意：他一邊要做自己的工作，一邊要在她學(xué)習(xí)的時(shí)候做飯，打掃和做其它家務(wù)。）可知，她的丈夫很支持她的學(xué)習(xí)，句中用never hesitated表達(dá)毫不遲疑，更能體現(xiàn)她丈夫的支持程度。 D. even甚至。B. usually通常。 （5）句意：她辭職去攻讀碩士學(xué)位，她的丈夫毫不遲疑地支持她。根據(jù)句意，此處的代詞指代是前文中提到的memory，故用it代替。C. them他們。A. him他。故選D。D. memory回憶。B. place地方。 （3）句意：有人問他的妻子他們一生中最美好的記憶。根據(jù)下文提到的They were in their late forties when he died,（當(dāng)他去世的時(shí)候他們快要50歲了）可知，作者的朋友去世了。C. injured受傷。A. saved救。故選C。 13D. smiles微笑。B. hugs擁抱。 （1）句意：甚至你的幾句話在他或她心里都很重要。doing something great. Sometimes it is 20 which life will lose its meaning. True love doesn39。ve 16 everything that money can buy , 17 n