单选题 Seventeen-year-old Quantae Williams doesn't understand why the U. S. Supreme Court struck down his school district's racial diversity program. He now (61) the prospect of leaving his mixed-race high school in suburban Louisville and (62) to the poor black downtown schools where he (63) in fights. "I'm doing (64) in town. They should just leave it the (65) it is," said Williams, using a fond nickname for suburban Jeffersontown High School, (66) he's bused every day from his downtown neighborhood. "Everything is (67) , we get along well. If I go where all my friends go, I'll start getting in trouble again," Williams said as he took a (68) from his summer job (69) clothing (70) for poor families.
Last month's 5-4 ruling by the Supreme Court struck down programs that were started voluntarily in Louisville and Seattle. The court's decision has left schools (71) the country (72) to find a way to protect (73) in their classrooms. Critics have called the decision the biggest (74) to the ideals of the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education (75) , which outlawed racial segregation in U. S. public schools. With students already (76) to schools for the (77) year that begins in September, (78) will be immediately affected by the Supreme Court decision. In Jefferson County, officials said it could be two years (79) a new plan is (80) place, leaving most students in their current schools.

单选题 A. aspires to B. dreads C. is hostile to D. disdains
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】考查对文章大意的理解。对于今后的学习生活,后文使用了这样的字眼“the poor black downtown schools;get in fights”,说明Quantae Williams很担心、畏惧才合乎情理。dread“惧怕,担心”符合题意。
单选题 A. well B. better C. good D. best
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查常用表达法I'm doing good,意为“情况还不错”。
单选题 A. method B. way C. procedure D. manner
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此处的way做“方式,方法”讲,虽然其他三个选项都有这个意思,但是way本身特有“通常或习惯的存在、生活或行为方式”的含义。文中Williams认为:它们应该让一切按照原来的样子保持下来。
单选题 A. where B. to where C. for which D. which
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考查非限制性定语从句的使用。首先排除B、D选项。C项中应该在which前加一介词,但是应该使用to表示目的地,而不是for,因此应选A项。
单选题 A. linked B. segregated C. equal D. mixed
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】mixed混合的;linked连接的;segregated隔离的;equal平等的。equal容易造成误选,但是本文强调的是种族多样性,而不是种族平等与否,因此正确答案只能是mixed。
单选题 A. rest B. break C. resurgence D. recreation
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】短语take a break“休息一下”符合题意。其他三项都不正确:rest应与have构成have a rest“休息一下”;resurgence复兴;升华;recreation娱乐。
单选题 A. picking B. sorting C. selecting D. separating
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此处需要从句子大意入手。文中说:Williams夏天的工作是把人们捐献给穷人的衣物按尺寸分类整理。选项中只有sort“根据门类、品种或者尺寸安排,分门别类”有这个含义。pick,select是“挑选,精选”的意思;separate是“分开,分离”的意思。
单选题 A. forfeit B. booty C. donation D. present
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此处意为“捐献给穷人的衣物”,据此应选C项,即clothing donation。其他三项不合题意:forfeit没收物;booty缴获物,战利品;present礼物。
单选题 A. over B. across C. amid D. along
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本句的大意是:法院的裁决使得国内的学校开始有所行动。表示国内这个范围时,四个选项中只有across有“横穿”的含义。amid用于抽象概念;over在……上面;along沿着,均不符合题意。
单选题 A. falsifying B. purchasing C. scampering D. scrambling
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】scramble to do something仓促地行动;purchase购买;scamper轻快地跑或走。falsify伪造。根据题意应选D项。
单选题 A. sanctity B. complication C. genuineness D. diversity
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本句话意为“学校都在想办法保持课堂的种族多元化”,因此只有diversity符合题意。sanctity神圣,圣洁;complication复杂性;genuineness真实,纯正。
单选题 A. concession B. countenance C. threat D. adherence
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】这次的裁决对1954年的案子是个威胁。其他三项都不正确:concession让步;countenance支持,赞助;adherence忠诚,坚持。
单选题 A. condition B. case C. claim D. example
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据下文提到的outlaw判断出前文提及的1954 Brown和Board of Education之间有一场官司,选项中只有case有这个含义。其余各项condition条件,情形,环境,社会地位、claim“要求,主张”、example“例子,实例”都不正确。
单选题 A. looted B. assigned C. prodded D. occupied
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】assigned“分配,指派”,符合题意。其他三项都不正确:loot掠夺,抢劫,劫掠;prod刺,戳;occupy占用,占领,占据。
单选题 A. academic B. scholarly C. educational D. pedagogical
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】academic year学年;scholarly学者气质的,学者风度的;educational教育的,教育性的;pedagogical教育学的,教学法的。根据题意应选A项。
单选题 A. few B. many C. a few D. everyone
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】下文提到“只有很少一部分学生会受到直接影响,因为一项新的计划生效需要两年的时间”。因此这里需要一个表示否定含义的词语few,其他选项都不正确。
单选题 A. after B. before C. since D. because
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】这句话的大意是“一项新的计划生效之前还有两年的时间”。只有before才符合句意和逻辑关系。
单选题 A. in B. on C. out of D. into
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】短语in place的意思是“就绪”。其他选项均不能与place构成符合题意的搭配。
单选题 A. used to get B. is used to get C. is used to getting D. use to get
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此处考查的是固定搭配used to do,意思是“过去常常做某事”。be used to do被用来做……;be used to getting慢慢习惯……;use to get是错误的表达法。因此A项正确。
单选题 A. maintaining B. transmitting C. reimbursing D. returning
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】此处的空格需要一个词语和前文中的leaving对应:离开一种环境,回到另一种环境。returning表示“返回”,符合题意。