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!
| 小题1: | | A．heard | B．thought | C．cared | D．talked |
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| 小题2: | | A．coincidence | B．independence | C．convenience | D．intelligence |
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| 小题3: | | A．lost | B．carried | C．expected | D．housed |
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| 小题4: | | A．Until | B．Unless | C．Though | D．If |
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| 小题5: | | A．expressed | B．offered | C．made | D．sent |
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| 小题6: | | A．recognized | B．informed | C．reminded | D．understood |
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| 小题7: | | A．children | B．citizens | C．villagers | D．relatives |
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| 小题8: | | A．suggest | B．ask | C．arrange | D．order |
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| 小题10: | | A．final | B．formal | C．simple | D．noble |
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| 小题11: | | A．unbearable | B．unbelievable | C．unavailable | D．uncomfortable |
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| 小题12: | | A．thousand | B．hundred | C．million | D．billion |
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| 小题13: | | A．Disappointed | B．Surprised | C．Worried | D．Embarrassed |
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| 小题14: | | A．committees | B．individuals | C．corporations | D．organizations |
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| 小题15: | | A．theirs | B．ours | C．hers | D．yours |
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| 小题16: | | A．wrote | B．read | C．broadcast | D．shared |
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| 小题17: | | A．touched | B．examined | C．won | D．opened |
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| 小题18: | | A．finding | B．spending | C．raising | D．borrowing |
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| 小题19: | | A．perfectly | B．physically | C．healthily | D．thankfully |
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| 小题20: | | A．proposal | B．decision | C．conclusion | D．announcement |
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小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:D |
试题分析：
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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”...
小题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...
小题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。
小题8:由下面一句She also asked that it be done...可知此处应选asked，故选B。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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.
小题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.
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
点评：文章讲述了一个患有骨癌的小女孩特富有同情心，她通过自己的努力为其他的孩子筹集捐款，她的故事感动了很多人。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
核心考点
试题【Dash of Hope“Dash” is a symbol which represents every day we’ve spent alive on e】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always ___1___you, but don"t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only ___2___friends leave footprints (脚印).
I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the ___3___ . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves ___4___ on the cool ___5___. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, ____6__ to the sound of them.
Autumn is a __7____ season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me ___8___ . But one day, the sound of a violin __9____into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was__10____ in playing her violin.
I had __11____ seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn"t know that I had been ___12___ there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building ___13___ I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became ___14___. __15____ we didn"t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly ___16___. To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a __17____ expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that _18_____ me.” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing _19_____ gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let"s be friends.”
The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a __20____—so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
小题1:.小题2:.| 小题3: | | A．sound | B．song | C．play | D．violin |
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| 小题4: | | A．shaking | B．hanging | C．falling | D．floating |
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| 小题6: | | A．watching | B．listening | C．seeing | D．hearing |
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| 小题7: | | A．lively | B．lovely | C．harvest | D．lonely |
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| 小题9: | | A．flowed | B．grew | C．entered | D．ran |
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| 小题10: | | A．lost | B．active | C．busy | D．interested |
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| 小题11: | | A．once | B．never | C．often | D．usually |
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| 小题12: | | A．waiting | B．stopping | C．standing | D．hearing |
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| 小题14: | | A．interesting | B．moving | C．encouraging | D．exciting |
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| 小题15: | | A．But | B．However | C．Even | D．Though |
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| 小题16: | | A．stopped | B．began | C．gone | D．changed |
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| 小题17: | | A．happy | B．sad | C．strange | D．surprised |
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| 小题18: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．encouraged | D．interested |
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| 小题20: | | A．song | B．dream | C．fire | D．sister |
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Three boys and three girls were going to Fort Lauderdale and when they boarded the bus，they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags，dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York vanished behind them.
As the bus passed through New Jersey，they began to notice Vingo, He sat in front of them，dressed in a plain，ill-fitting suit，never moving，his dusty face masking his age. He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot，frozen into some personal cocoon of silence.
Deep into the night，outside Washington，the bus pulled into Howard Johnson"s，and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat，and the young people began to wonder about him，trying to imagine his life：perhaps he was a sea captain，a runaway from his wife，an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus，one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.
"We"re going to Florida,” she said brightly, “I hear it"s really beautiful.”
“It is，”he said quietly，as if remembering something he had tried to forget.
"Want some wine?" she said. He smiled and took a swig. He thanked her and once again returned to his silence. After a while，she went back to the others，and Vingo nodded in his sleep.
In the morning，they awoke outside another Howard Johnson"s．And this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus，the girl sat with Vingo again，and after a while, slowly and painfully，he told his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years，and now he was going home.
“Are you married?”
“I don"t know.
“You don’t know?” she said.
“Well，when I was in jail I wrote to my wife，”he said. “I told her that I was going to be away a long time，and that if she couldn"t stand it．if the kids kept asking questions，if it hurt too much，well she could just forget me, I"d understand. Get a new guy，I said she"s a wonderful woman，really something and forget about me. I told her she didn"t have to write me for nothing. And she didn"t. Not for three and a half years.”
"And you’re going home now，not knowing?”
“Yeah，”he said shyly. “Well，last week，when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through, I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick，just before Jacksonville，and there’s a big oak (橡树) tree just as you came into town. I told her that if she"d take me back，she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree，and I"d get off and come home, If she didn"t want me, forget it, no handkerchief，and I"d go on through.”
"Vow,” the girl exclaimed. "Wow.”
She told the others，and noon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Brunswick，looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children. The woman was handsome in a plain way，the children still unformed in the much-handled snapshots.
Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seat on the right side，waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. The bus acquired a dark，hushed mood，full of the silence of absence and lost years. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con"s mask, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.
Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then，suddenly，all of the young people were up out of their seats，screaming and shouting and crying，doing small dances of joy. All except Vingo.
Vingo sat there stunned，looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs，20 of them，30 of them，maybe hundreds，a tree that stood like a banner of welcome billowing in the wind. As the young people shouted，the old rose and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.
小题1:Which is right about Vingo?| A．He was a sea captain. | | B．He was a runaway from his wife, | | C．He was an old soldier going home. | | D．He was a prisoner. |
小题2: The underlined word "`exclaimed" probably indicates that the girl was“______”
A. surprised B: angry C: embarrassed D. puzzled
小题3: From the story，we know that | A．the young people and Vingo loved New York | | B．Vingo dressed himself decently | | C．Vingo"s Wife didn"t write to him because she didn"t miss him | | D．the young people were happy for Vingo because he could went home |
小题4:What is the best title for the story?| A．An Unexpected Return | B．Forgiving My Absence | | C．Going Home | D．The Old Oak Tree |
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Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy, When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
小题1:Those who have big houses may often feel ________.| A．happy | B．lonely | C．free | D．excited |
小题2:What will your friends say to you when you succeed?| A．Oh, so do I. | B．Congratulations. | | C．Good luck. | D．It’s just so-so. |
小题3:Happiness is ________ according to the writer.
A. having a lot of money B. having a big house C a feeling of heart D.having a car
小题4:Which of the following is this passage about?| A．Bad luck. | B．Good luck. | C．Life. | D．Happiness. |
小题5:Which idea is Wrong according to the passage?| A．People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air. | | B．You can get help from others when you make mistakes. | | C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money. | | D．Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you. |
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“You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair．” I heard his 36 fall heavily on my ears, numbing my soul．If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then．
The car accident has left me unconscious．When 37 , I found both legs in casts（石膏）．While I had other serious injuries, my 38 were my first concern．Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldn’t imagine being 39 in a wheelchair．
Lying in my bed, I wondered how I 40 give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would 41 ．He’d been cheerful on every visit, but I saw 42 in his eyes． He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever．
Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune 43 ．
It didn’t take me long to become 44 with my limited movements and even with the pace the doctors were willing to go with me．I was determined to learn everything they showed me．
Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn’t be 45 or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor, 46 on to the bed rail（床栏杆） for dear life, and slowly putting my weight 47 my feet．After several weeks of such difficult 48 , my strength and confidence continued to 49 ．
It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person most 50 to me．One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I 51 myself up．As he opened the door, I took a few small steps． 52 , he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed．All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle 53 as I heard the words I had longed to hear, “Mommy, you can walk!”
I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick．I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends．My life has been blessed with many 54 of which I am proud．But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy 55 by those four little words of my son．
| 小题1: | | A．words | B．report | C．explanations | D．decision |
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| 小题2: | | A．hit | B．awakened | C．asked | D．discovered |
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| 小题3: | | A．legs | B．parents | C．activities | D．surroundings |
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| 小题4: | | A．placed | B．caught | C．carried | D．stuck |
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| 小题5: | | A．might | B．should | C．could | D．must |
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| 小题6: | | A．change | B．recover | C．adjust | D．succeed |
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| 小题7: | | A．curiosity | B．surprise | C．fear | D．puzzle |
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| 小题8: | | A．strikes | B．passes | C．continues | D．remains |
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| 小题9: | | A．familiar | B．strict | C．discouraged | D．impatient |
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| 小题10: | | A．punished | B．interrupted | C．accepted | D．protected |
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| 小题11: | | A．falling | B．setting | C．holding | D．ping |
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| 小题13: | | A．efforts | B．lessons | C．acts | D．curs |
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| 小题14: | | A．appear | B．survive | C．build | D．add |
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| 小题15: | | A．useful | B．important | C．popular | D．pleasant |
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| 小题16: | | A．opened | B．dressed | C．woke | D．dragged |
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| 小题17: | | A．Disappointed | B．Embarrassed | C．Frightened | D．Shocked |
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| 小题18: | | A．faded | B．spread | C．backed | D．sank |
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| 小题19: | | A．expectation | B．challenges | C．achievements | D．supports |
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| 小题20: | | A．proved | B．offered | C．taught | D．suggested |
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A firm handshake is key to interview success. As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has showed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers.
The US research looked at 98 undergraduates taking part in mock (模拟) interviews with businesses. As each undergraduate was graded on their overall performance, five "handshake raters" also marked them on their grasp, strength, duration, vigor and eye contact.
Professor Greg Stewart, from the University of Iowa, who led the study, said those who scored highly with the handshake raters were also considered to be the most hirable by the interviewers. Students with " wimpy" shakes were judged to be more timid and less impressive.
The study also found women with a firm handshake were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Professor Stewart said: "We"ve always heard that interviewers make up their mind about a person in the first two or three minutes of an interview. But we found that the first impression begins with a handshake that sets the tone for the rest of the interview. We don"t consciously remember a person"s handshake but it is one of the first non-verbal clues we get about the person"s overall personality, and that impression is what we remember."
Women were less likely to have a highly rated handshake, partly because traditionally they shake hands less than men. But when women did possess a firm handshake, they were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Body language experts warn, however, that the firmness needs to be just right, - as an over enthusiastic "bone crusher" handshake can indicate self-importance, a controlling personality and a lack of trustworthiness.
The handshake is thought to have originated in medieval Europe as a way for kings and knights to show that they did not intend to harm each other and possessed no hidden weapons.
小题1:The passage is probably intended for ______.| A．job-hunters | B．an undergraduate | C．employers | D．handshake raters |
小题2:From the first paragraph we know that in an interview ______.| A．dressing smartly is more important than a firm handshake | | B．smile has no effect on impressing potential employers | | C．a firm handshake is more important than dressing smartly, and smile | | D．dressing smartly, smile and a firm handshake are of the same importance |
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?| A．The firmer your handshake is the better impression you leave. | | B．The undergraduates without a firm handshake are thought to be less impressive. | | C．Generally speaking, women shake hands less with others. | | D．It"s said that the handshake dates back to medieval Europe. |
小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?| A．Women with a firm handshake were likely to leave a better impression than men. | | B．A successful job interview starts with a firm handshake. | | C．Dressing, smile and a firm handshake are all important to a successful job interview. | | D．Job interview success depends on interviewees" body language. |
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