Question

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!

【小題1】

A．heard B．thought C．cared D．talked

【小題2】

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

【小題3】

A．lost B．carried C．expected D．housed

【小題4】

A．Until B．Unless C．Though D．If

【小題5】

A．expressed B．offered C．made D．sent

【小題6】

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

【小題7】

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

【小題8】

A．suggest B．a(chǎn)sk C．a(chǎn)rrange D．order

【小題9】

A．for B．to C．on D．by

【小題10】

A．final B．formal C．simple D．noble

【小題11】

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

【小題12】

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

【小題13】

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

【小題14】

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

【小題15】

A．theirs B．ours C．hers D．yours

【小題16】

A．wrote B．read C．broadcast D．shared

【小題17】

A．touched B．examined C．won D．opened

【小題18】

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

【小題19】

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

【小題20】

A．proposal B．decision C．conclusion D．a(chǎn)nnouncement

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
【小題5】B
【小題6】B
【小題7】A
【小題8】B
【小題9】D
【小題10】D
【小題11】C
【小題12】C
【小題13】A
【小題14】B
【小題15】C
【小題16】D
【小題17】A
【小題18】C
【小題19】B
【小題20】D

解析試題分析：
【小題1】heard聽說，thought認為，cared小心，talked談話。句意是最近我聽說一個名叫Hope的小女孩。故選A。
【小題2】coincidence巧合；independence獨立，自主；convenience方便，便利；intelligence智力。句意是對她的生活更多的了解之后，我不能不認為這不是巧合也不是意外事件，她已經(jīng)被叫Hope。故選A。
【小題3】lost丟失，carried攜帶；expected希望；housed把...儲藏房內(nèi)。句意是在她幼小的心里具有很強的同情心和寬容心...故選D。
【小題4】Until直到...才； Unless除非； Though盡管；If如果。句意是盡管我根本沒有機會見到她，但是我希望我有機會。
【小題5】expressed表達；offered提供，給予；made做..；sent送，派遣。句意是Hope被”Make-A-Wish”基金會給予一個“愿望”...
【小題6】recognized認識；informed了解到；reminded想起；understood理解。句意是了解到她得了一種很少見的骨癌以后...
【小題7】由下面一句she unselfishly used her wish to ask that those children have their wishes中的those children可知此處是children，故選A。
【小題8】由下面一句She also asked that it be done...可知此處應(yīng)選asked，故選B。
【小題9】by表示時間時是在...之前，for后加時間段表示一段時間；on表示時間指在具體的某一天；to加時間表示時間的終了，到....。此處選D.by。句意是在2011年1月16日之前完成。
【小題10】final最終的；formal正式的；simple簡單的；noble尊貴的，高尚的。句意是她的高尚的要求沒有被準許。故選D。
【小題11】unbearable難以忍受的；unbelievable不相信的；unavailable難以獲得的；uncomfortable不舒服的。句意是她的高尚的要求沒有被準許，是因為基金會的基金是很難獲得的。故選C.
【小題12】由最后一段...received donations totaling more than one million dollars.可推出此處的意思是他們需要在30天內(nèi)籌出一百多萬美元。故選C.
【小題13】Disappointed失望的；Surprised驚奇的；Worried擔(dān)心的；Embarrassed為難的，尷尬的。前面講Hope的要求沒有得到準許，所以此處是說她感到很失望，但是不沮喪。故選A。
【小題14】committees委員會；individual個人；scorporations市政委員會；organizations組織。前面講Hope的要求沒有得到基金會的準許，所以現(xiàn)在她激勵由同情心的個人來幫助那些孩子們。故選B。
【小題15】此處講的是Hope激勵個人幫助那些孩子們實現(xiàn)愿望，最后實現(xiàn)她自己的，故選C，hers是指Hope的愿望。
【小題16】wrote寫，記錄；read讀；broadcast廣播；shared分享。句意是報紙的專欄作家，電臺的記者還有電視節(jié)目分享了關(guān)于這個富有同情心的小女孩的故事，故選D。
【小題17】固定用法，touch the heart 感動，此處講小女孩感動了很多人。故選A。
【小題18】固定詞組，raise money籌錢，此處講的是一些組織決定籌錢幫助Hope實現(xiàn)她的愿望。故選C。
【小題19】perfectly完美地；physically物質(zhì)地；healthily健康地；thankfully感激地。由后面的but spiritually and emotionally as well.可知應(yīng)選physically物質(zhì)地，意思是不僅有物質(zhì)上的幫助，還有精神上的幫助。
【小題20】proposal提議；decision決定；conclusion結(jié)論，結(jié)局；announcement通告，預(yù)告。句意是通告說他們確實收到了一百多萬美元的捐款。故選D。
考點：考查記敘文的閱讀。
點評：文章講述了一個患有骨癌的小女孩特富有同情心，她通過自己的努力為其他的孩子籌集捐款，她的故事感動了很多人。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。