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Dash of Hope

“Dash” is a symbol which represents every day we’ve spent alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your “dash” is important.

Recently I  36  about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn’t help but feel it was not by  37 , nor happenstance（意外事件）, that she had been named “Hope”. The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity  38  in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others.  39  I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special.

Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was  40  a “wish” in early December 2010 by the “Make-A-Wish” Foundation after being  41  that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150  42  in her area were waiting for their wishes to be achieved , she unselfishly used her wish to  43  that those children have their wishes granted. She also asked that it be done  44  January 16, 2011. Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her  45   request could not be granted as the funds were simply  46 . They calculated that they would need to raise more than one  47  dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish.  48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring  49  to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually  50  as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations  51  the story of this caring young girl who had  52  the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in  53  money to help make Hope’s dream come true.

Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only  54 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, “A Celebration of Hope” on January 16, 2011 , the  55  was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. Her wish had been granted!

1.A. heard            B. thought                      C. cared                   D. talked

2.A. coincidence                B. independence     C. convenience         D. intelligence

3.A. lost                      B. carried                            C. expected                        D. housed

4.A. Until                    B. Unless                            C. Though                            D. If

5.A. expressed                   B. offered                            C. made                               D. sent

6.A. recognized                 B. informed                         C. reminded                        D. understood

7.A. children              B. citizens                           C. villagers                 D. relatives

8.A. suggest                       B. ask                                   C. arrange                           D. order

9.A. for                                 B. to                                      C. on                                     D. by

10.A. final                            B. formal                    C. simple                    D. noble

11.A. unbearable              B. unbelievable  C. unavailable               D. uncomfortable

12.A. thousand                  B. hundred                          C. million                    D. billion

13.A. Disappointed B. Surprised     C. Worried                          D. Embarrassed

14.A. committees             B. individuals   C. corporations                  D. organizations

15.A. theirs                         B. ours                                 C. hers                                 D. yours

16.A. wrote                        B. read                                 C. broadcast             D. shared

17.A. touched           B. examined              C. won                                  D. opened

18.A. finding              B. spending               C. raising                    D. borrowing

19.A. perfectly                   B. physically     C. healthily                D. thankfully

20.A. proposal          B. decision                 C. conclusion             D. announcement

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.heard听说，thought认为，cared小心，talked谈话。句意是最近我听说一个名叫Hope的小女孩。故选A。

2.coincidence巧合；independence独立，自主；convenience方便，便利；intelligence智力。句意是对她的生活更多的了解之后，我不能不认为这不是巧合也不是意外事件，她已经被叫Hope。故选A。

3.lost丢失，carried携带；expected希望；housed把...储藏房内。句意是在她幼小的心里具有很强的同情心和宽容心...故选D。

4.Until直到...才； Unless除非； Though尽管；If如果。句意是尽管我根本没有机会见到她，但是我希望我有机会。

5.expressed表达；offered提供，给予；made做..；sent送，派遣。句意是Hope被”Make-A-Wish”基金会给予一个“愿望”...

6.recognized认识；informed了解到；reminded想起；understood理解。句意是了解到她得了一种很少见的骨癌以后...

7.由下面一句she unselfishly used her wish to ask that those children have their wishes中的those children可知此处是children，故选A。

8.由下面一句She also asked that it be done...可知此处应选asked，故选B。

9.by表示时间时是在...之前，for后加时间段表示一段时间；on表示时间指在具体的某一天；to加时间表示时间的终了，到....。此处选D.by。句意是在2011年1月16日之前完成。

10.final最终的；formal正式的；simple简单的；noble尊贵的，高尚的。句意是她的高尚的要求没有被准许。故选D。

11.unbearable难以忍受的；unbelievable不相信的；unavailable难以获得的；uncomfortable不舒服的。句意是她的高尚的要求没有被准许，是因为基金会的基金是很难获得的。故选C.

12.由最后一段...received donations totaling more than one million dollars.可推出此处的意思是他们需要在30天内筹出一百多万美元。故选C.

13.Disappointed失望的；Surprised惊奇的；Worried担心的；Embarrassed为难的，尴尬的。前面讲Hope的要求没有得到准许，所以此处是说她感到很失望，但是不沮丧。故选A。

14.committees委员会；individual个人；scorporations市政委员会；organizations组织。前面讲Hope的要求没有得到基金会的准许，所以现在她激励由同情心的个人来帮助那些孩子们。故选B。

15.此处讲的是Hope激励个人帮助那些孩子们实现愿望，最后实现她自己的，故选C，hers是指Hope的愿望。

16.wrote写，记录；read读；broadcast广播；shared分享。句意是报纸的专栏作家，电台的记者还有电视节目分享了关于这个富有同情心的小女孩的故事，故选D。

17.固定用法，touch the heart 感动，此处讲小女孩感动了很多人。故选A。

18.固定词组，raise money筹钱，此处讲的是一些组织决定筹钱帮助Hope实现她的愿望。故选C。

19.perfectly完美地；physically物质地；healthily健康地；thankfully感激地。由后面的but spiritually and emotionally as well.可知应选physically物质地，意思是不仅有物质上的帮助，还有精神上的帮助。

20.proposal提议；decision决定；conclusion结论，结局；announcement通告，预告。句意是通告说他们确实收到了一百多万美元的捐款。故选D。

考点：考查记叙文的阅读。