【正文】 ss12. 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?chē)?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，連詞，介詞，情態(tài)動(dòng)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(lèi)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。同上文“People say I gave Karen something that day”中的gave相呼應(yīng)。句意：人們說(shuō)我那天教會(huì)Karen一些東西，但實(shí)際上她給了我更多的東西。故選B。A. helped“幫助”；B. needed“需要”；C. understood“理解”；D. respected“尊重”。 （19）考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)上文老婦人說(shuō)的話(huà)可知作者用心改變了Karen，得到了其他乘客的認(rèn)可。句意：其他乘客給我豎起大拇指，以示他們的欽佩。故選A。A. treated“對(duì)待”；B. remembered“記得”；C. persuaded“勸說(shuō)”；D. missed“想念”。 （17）考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)上文Karen問(wèn)我第二天是否會(huì)坐公交車(chē)的回答，我答應(yīng)我會(huì)的。句意：我答應(yīng)我會(huì)的。故選D。A. unwillingly“不愿意地”；B. hopelessly“絕望地”；C. patiently“耐心地”；D. softly“溫柔地”。 （15）考查副詞。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知他們已經(jīng)成為朋友了。句意：她的語(yǔ)言，她的姿勢(shì)，她的聲音，甚至當(dāng)我和她說(shuō)話(huà)時(shí)，她傾斜她的頭的方式就好像一個(gè)朋友改變了。故選B。 A. hesitated“猶豫”；B. changed“改變”；C. cheered“歡呼”；D. agreed“同意”。 （13）考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)下文女人的改變及作者的友好和善良，可推斷出在公交車(chē)上是善良的力量展現(xiàn)了它的美麗。句意：那天在我們大家面前，善良的力量展現(xiàn)了它的美麗。故選D。句意：然后我問(wèn)她的名字，解釋為什么我這么臟。故選A。 A. with“和.....一起”；B. at“在（某處）”；C. about“關(guān)于”；D. off“離開(kāi)”。 （10）考查介詞。根據(jù)下文“Then I asked her name as I ___11___ why I was so dirty.”中的dirty相呼應(yīng)。句意：“你為什么這么臟？”故選C。A. demanding“要求”；B. controlling“控制”；C. mattering“事關(guān)緊要”；D. appealing“懇求”。 （8）考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)下文“There was no disgust. Only pity and the familiar knowledge of being faceless, nameless,”中的pity相呼應(yīng)。句意：我對(duì)這個(gè)女人所能感受到的就是憐憫。根據(jù)下文中任何敢看她的人，故選D。句意：她上了車(chē)，咄咄逼人地粗暴地把自己推到前排座位上，然后把她的目光和憤怒轉(zhuǎn)向了任何敢看她的人。故選A。句意：當(dāng)我們的新乘客攔住我時(shí)，我正夢(mèng)想著一個(gè)更好的新生活。故選B。A. recognized“認(rèn)出”；B. stopped“阻止”；C. challenged“挑戰(zhàn)”；D. followed“跟”。 （4）考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)上下文分析，又臟又累的工作，可推斷應(yīng)該是不快樂(lè)的生活。句意：所以當(dāng)我在回家的公共汽車(chē)上坐下來(lái)的時(shí)候，我決定今天我不快樂(lè)的生活不會(huì)讓我情緒低落。故選A。A. However“然而”；B. Besides“除此之外，還有”；C. Therefore“因此”；D. Otherwise“否則”。 （2）考查連詞。根據(jù)上文說(shuō)工作后又臟又累，可知是離開(kāi)時(shí)候像在煤礦里工作一樣。句意：我每天離開(kāi)那個(gè)地方時(shí)都像在煤礦里工作了一樣。That day was the first day when I realized I am 19 . People say I gave Karen something that day but actually she 20 me so much more. I now work in the field of mental health. I often tell the story of the power of kindness, and I talk about Karen and unlimited possibilities.1. A. reachedB. leftC. visitedD. found2. A. HoweverB. BesidesC. ThereforeD. Otherwise3. A. strangeB. interestingC. unhappyD. brave4. A. recognizedB. stoppedC. challengedD. followed5. A. rudelyB. quietlyC. slowlyD. gently6. A. puzzleB. fearC. surpriseD. anger7. A. satisfactionB. pityC. disappointmentD. amazement8. A. demandingB. controllingC. matteringD. appealing9. A. sadB. dirtyC. nervousD. crazy10. A. withB. atC. aboutD. off11. A. checkedB. regrettedC. admittedD. explained12. A. teamworkB. determinationC. kindnessD. honesty13. A. hesitatedB. changedC. cheeredD. agreed14. A. familyB. strangerC. friendD. teacher15. A. unwillinglyB. hopelesslyC. patientlyD. softly16. A. mightB. couldC. wouldD. should17. A. treatedB. rememberedC. persuadedD. missed18. A. humorB. politenessC. confidenceD. admiration19. A. helpedB. neededC. understoodD. respected20. A. owedB. paidC. gaveD. lent【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）B；（8）C；（9）B；（10）A；（11）D；（12）C；（13）B；（14）C；（15）D；（16）C；（17）A；（18）D；（19）B；（20）C； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者盡管工作一天又累又臟，但還是在公交車(chē)上用自己的善良改變了Karen的感人故事，并且悟出了生活的真諦。 d be riding the bus the next day. I promised I 16 . We waved to each other and then I got what my life had needed all along: affirmation (認(rèn)可). In front of all of us on the bus that day, the power of 12 showed its beauty. In front of all of us this woman 13 . Her language, her posture, and her voice, even the way she tilted (傾斜) her head when I spoke to her as a 14 changed. All I could feel for this woman was 7 . There was no disgust. Only pity and the familiar knowledge of being faceless,