【正文】 st any other advanced industrial country. Study after study has 3 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 of equality of opportunity is education. After World War Ⅱ, we made a major effort to 8 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.to higher education so difficult for those at the bottom and middle. There are many 12 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 free public education through 12th grade. But while a 12thgrade education might have been enough a century ago, it isn39。t 14 The steps I39。that the vast majority of Americans share. We will never fully succeed in achieving Mr. Obama39。s 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】本文主要就前美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在第二次就職演講中強調(diào)美國對機會平等的理想的承諾，指出了美國機會不平等的現(xiàn)象很嚴峻，并分析了造成這一情況的原因。A. prejudice偏見；B. inferior下級；C. poverty奧巴馬在第二次就職演講中強調(diào)美國對機會平等的理想的承諾，也就是說出身貧困的人也和別人一樣有成功的機會，故答案為C。A. narrower更窄的；B. wider更寬的；C. severer更嚴峻的；D. closer更近的。 （3）句意：一項又一項研究揭露了美國是一片充滿機遇的土地是不真實的。 推斷；C. excluded 根據(jù)本空后的“the myth that America is a land of opportunity.”可知，一項又一項研究揭露了真相，故答案為D。A. distinct from與……不同；B. feasible by可行的；C. superior to優(yōu)于；D. dependent on依賴于。 （5）句意：雖然女性獲得的高等學歷數(shù)量超過了男性，但她們的薪酬仍然低于男性。盡管女性比男性的學歷高，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。A. photograph照片；B. picture圖畫；C. atmosphere 氣氛；D. condition情況。（7）句意：缺乏機會平等最重要的原因可能是教育。上文討論的是美國缺乏機會平等這一問題，故答案為A。A. exhibit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各地，故答案為C。A. contribution貢獻；B. satisfaction滿意； ment成就；D. ambition抱負。 （10）句意：當然，還有其他力量（因素）在起作用?？蘸笳f富裕家庭的孩子更多地接觸到閱讀，他們的家庭可以負擔得起豐富的體驗，他們還能得到更好的營養(yǎng)和保健，這些都是起作用的因素，故答案為A。A. devotion奉獻；B. familiarity精通；C. application應(yīng)用；D. access進入、使用權(quán)。 access to表示“使用、接近”，故答案為D。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。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劃到歐洲近乎免費的大學體系，有很多別的途徑可以為更多的人提供接受高等教育的機會，故答案為B。A. admitted承認； B. permitted許可；C. devoted獻身； D. limited限制。grade.”可知，我們一直致力于1到12年級的免費公共教育，be devoted to表示“致力于”，故答案為C。A. abandoned放棄；B. adjust ed調(diào)整；C. altered改變；D. applied應(yīng)用。 （15）句意：然而，更重要的是，我們不能讓我們的國家離大多數(shù)美國人所共有的理想越來越遠。根據(jù)文章開頭的“the dream of equality of opportunity”可知此處指機會平等的理想，第二段第一句中的“ideal”也是提示，故答案為D。首先通讀全文，掌握文章主旨，然后根據(jù)具體語境、段與段的邏輯關(guān)系以及詞語的復現(xiàn)的方法解題。4．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項A、B、C和D中,選出最佳選項。 After a long time of struggling with lung cancer, my father passed away, due to which, my life 1 s death. As the eldest son in my family, I took the responsibility of raising the family. In order to 2 t help but 3 days. It was a rainy dusk when I exposed myself to the rain and walked in the street. an umbrella? A middle aged man with one leg on crutch(拐杖) said to me, run in the rain, and you will get 8 . I shook my head with politeness, but his words shocked me deeply. Without my father39。 While 10 time on it. Looking at this guy. I had no sympathy but 12 . I took the umbrella from his hand and walked 13 with him all the way. He told me he once had being a policeman, but an accident 14 his dream. His present work was 15 heart and still ran on the road of life… running, I got 18 better gradually. the rainy season of your life will there be bright sky ahead of you. Never give up!1. A. affectedB. sufferedC. damagedD. managed2. A. take careB. attend toC. watch outD. bring up3. A. desertB. stopC. quitD. dismiss4. A. brightB. whiteC. colorfulD. dark5. A. InterestedB. ConfusedC. ExcitedD. Disappointed6. A. umbrellaB. raincoatC. hatD. jacket7. A. withB. withoutC. forD. to8. A. drierB. warmerC. less wetD. less cold9. A. praiseB. fortC. protectionD. attention10. A. runningB. wanderingC. joggingD. walking11. A. muchB. noC. littleD. some12. A. admirationB. envyC. appreciationD. care13. A. approvedB. longedC. spokenD. together14. A. defe