“All men are created equal” is one idea that nearly every American would agree upon.  36 they sometimes betray the idea in their daily lives, they have a deep faith  37 in some fundamental way no one is born superior to anyone else.
In the early years of American history, because titles of nobility(貴族) were forbidden, no  38 class system developed in the United States. Firmly believing that being born into a lower class would not  39 them from success and they would have a better chance in America, thousands of immigrants   40 to leave the European societies, where their    41  in life was determined  42 by the social class into which they were born. It was because the dreams of many of there immigrants were   43 in their new country, though there might be  44 in some situations, that Americans came to believe in equality of opportunity.
Americans do not mean that everyone should be  45 equal when they say they believe in equality of opportunity.  46 , they do mean that each person should have an equal chance for success. Abraham Lincoln once said, “We wish to  47 the humblest(最微賤的) man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else. When one starts poor, free society is  48 that he knows he can   49 his condition.”
However, competition is the price to be   50  for his equality of opportunity. Americans match their energy and intelligence against that of others in a competitive contest for success, because they believe competition  51 the best in any person. Indeed, the pressure of competition causes an American to be   52 , but it also places a constant emotional stress on him. In fact, in a society that gives so much  53  to those “winners”,   54 does not compete successfully for whatever reason never  55 into it as well as those who do.
小題1:
A．Since B．As C．AlthoughD．Because
小題2:
A．whatB．thatC．a(chǎn)sD．which
小題3:
A．normalB．moralC．formalD．general
小題4:
A．benefitB．preventC．saveD．limit
小題5:
A．forcedB．requiredC．choseD．looked forward
小題6:
A．placeB．meaningC．functionD．purpose
小題7:
A．slightlyB．largelyC．originallyD．publicly
小題8:
A．come trueB．ruinedC．succeededD．realized
小題9:
A．excitementsB．expectationsC．exceptionsD．disappointments
小題10:
A．reallyB．totallyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．truly
小題11:
A．BesidesB．MeanwhileC．MoreoverD．Instead
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)llowB．encourageC．a(chǎn)pproveD．share
小題13:
A．soB．the oneC．suchD．a(chǎn)s
小題14:
A．enjoyB．betterC．maintainD．stand
小題15:
A．paidB．a(chǎn)skedC．caredD．sought
小題16:
A．gives outB．comes outC．brings outD．stands out
小題17:
A．exhaustedB．energeticC．realisticD．effective
小題18:
A．honorB．pressureC．happinessD．burden
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)nyoneB．whoC．oneD．whoever
小題20:
A．entersB．fitsC．fallsD．matches

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:A
小題16:C
小題17:B
小題18:A
小題19:D
小題20:B
文章講述的是在美國(guó)厲害的早期，在沒有階層體系建立的時(shí)候，人人都有成功的機(jī)會(huì)，很多歐洲人都選擇了美國(guó)作為成功的地方。
小題1:句意理解，盡管他們有時(shí)候在日常生活中背叛這一思想，但是他們有一個(gè)很深的信念，那就是沒有人生來(lái)就比別人優(yōu)越。
小題2:同上，that 引導(dǎo)的同位語(yǔ)從句，作faith的同位語(yǔ)
小題3:句意理解，在美國(guó)歷史的早期，因?yàn)橘F族頭銜被禁止，所以沒有形成正式的階層體系。
小題4:上下文，根據(jù)后面from success可知，該句意為，他們堅(jiān)信，出生在一個(gè)低的階層并不能阻止他們成功，
小題5:上下文，因?yàn)闆]有階層體系，所以很多歐洲人也選擇來(lái)到美國(guó)，因?yàn)槟抢锩總�(gè)人都是平等的。
小題6:句意理解，他們來(lái)自歐洲，在那里他們的社會(huì)地位很大程度上受他們出生所在的階層決定。
小題7:詞組搭配，此處意為實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想，用法為dreams come true,或者dreams are realized
小題8:上下文，根據(jù)though可知，他們的夢(mèng)想可以實(shí)現(xiàn)，盡管在一些情況下有例外。
小題9:句意理解，他們并不是說每個(gè)人都完全平等，totally意為全完的
小題10:句意理解，相反，他們的意思是每個(gè)人都有平等的成功的機(jī)會(huì)
小題11:句意理解，他們?cè)试S最卑微的人和其他人一樣有成功的平等機(jī)會(huì)，
小題12:句意理解，當(dāng)一個(gè)人出生貧困的時(shí)候，自由社會(huì)就是這樣一個(gè)他知道可以改善他的狀況的社會(huì)。
小題13:同上，such指的是free society
小題14:同47空意思，better意為improve，意為改善
小題15:詞組搭配，pay the price意為付出的代價(jià)
小題16:詞組，bring out 意為使顯示出 give out發(fā)出 come out 出現(xiàn)，出版stand out突出，句意為，他們認(rèn)為，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)能夠讓顯示出每個(gè)人最優(yōu)秀的部分。
小題17:句意理解，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)讓美國(guó)人非常積極，火力充沛，這里指的是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)帶來(lái)的好處，
小題18:句意理解，在一個(gè)給予勝利者太多榮譽(yù)的社會(huì)，任何因?yàn)槟撤N原因無(wú)法獲勝的人永遠(yuǎn)也無(wú)法和其他人一樣很好地適應(yīng)這個(gè)是社會(huì)。
小題19:同上，此處缺少主語(yǔ)，意為無(wú)論是誰(shuí)
小題20:詞組，fit into 固定詞組，意為適應(yīng)
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It took nearly two centuries to achieve Jenner’s dream of getting free of smallpox from the whole world．In 1967，the world Health Organization (WHO) started a great vaccination program，and the last known case of smallpox was recorded in Somalia in 1977．The story of vaccinations does not end there，however．There are many other diseases that kill more and more people every year．Besides，many new diseases are being discovered．The challenge for medical researchers will，therefore，probably continue for several more centuries
小題1:Smallpox was so serious that       by the end of l8th century
A．its death rate was up to ten percent
B．those who caught it were certain to die
C．one in ten people in the world died of smallpox
D．one in ten deaths in the world was caused by smallpox
小題2:Edward Jenner discovered that vaccination with cowpox could      
A．make smallpox much milder
B．stop people from getting smallpox
C．protect people against any disease
D．prevent people’s scars after smallpox
小題3:Which of the following statements is not true?
A．The first experiment with cowpox was made by a British doctor
B．After 1977 smallpox disappeared around the world according to WHO．
C．Vaccination had existed among ordinary farmers before being discovered
D．Vaccination can be used to protect people in the world against not only smallpox
小題4:The author of the passage thinks that      
A．vaccinations bring many new problems
B．vaccinations end the spread of diseases
C．there is a long way to go to fight against diseases
D．there is along way to go to discover new diseases

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