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!
A．heard B．thought C．cared D．talked
A．coincidence B．independence C．convenience D．intelligence
A．lost B．carried C．expected D．housed
A．Until B．Unless C．Though D．If
A．expressed B．offered C．made D．sent
A．recognized B．informed C．reminded D．understood
A．children B．citizens C．villagers D．relatives
A．suggest B．ask C．arrange D．order
A．for B．to C．on D．by
A．final B．formal C．simple D．noble
A．unbearable B．unbelievable C．unavailable D．uncomfortable
A．thousand B．hundred C．million D．billion
A．Disappointed B．Surprised C．Worried D．Embarrassed
A．committees B．individuals C．corporations D．organizations
A．theirs B．ours C．hers D．yours
A．wrote B．read C．broadcast D．shared
A．touched B．examined C．won D．opened
A．finding B．spending C．raising D．borrowing
A．perfectly B．physically C．healthily D．thankfully
A．proposal B．decision C．conclusion D．announcement
第二节: 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I went into a shop for a specific sort of metal polish(擦光剂). While I was in the shop, I saw an older woman looking around at things, and thought I would begin a 31 to light things up. We 32 well and showed some of the beautiful items to each other. She said she was in the shop to purchase a wedding gift for a nephew, whose wedding she wouldn’t be able to attend.
We wandered off 33 and met together again at the cash register. I 34 on the beautiful bowl she had chosen, and how 35 so many of the items were. She asked what I was 36 , and I showed her my polish tube. I said I might buy more items when my kids had all 37 and gone, but they weren’t in my 38 right now. I just like to 39 , as I would do in an art museum.
She asked me what some of my 40 were, and I said I liked the salt and pepper shakers(搅拌器). She asked me to 41 her where the shakers were, so we walked over. She 42 my favorites and took them to the clerk.
I thought she was 43 with my taste, and was going to add them to her nephew’s 44 . No. They were purchased for me. They were worth ninety dollars. I couldn’t 45it. She laughed and hugged me, and said her husband would 46 know, but she really enjoyed being able to do that 47 me. I never saw her again after that day, 48 I think of her each time I put those beautiful objects on my table.
Remembering that 49 helps me to stay aware and find opportunities to 50 to others, though not in quite such a grand way!
31. A. competition B. research C. secret D. conversation
32. A. looked around B. got on C. gave up D. watched out
33. A. helplessly B. luckily C. separately D. silently
34. A. depended B. carried C. passed D. commented
35. A. lovely B. strange C. expensive D. terrible
36. A. expressing B. thinking C. purchasing D. discussing
37. A. grown up B. left C. cried D. returned
38. A. situation B. budget C. favor D. control
39. A. look B. complain C. explain D. challenge
40. A. favorites B. duties C. suggestions D. habits
41. A. remind B. prove C. show D. write
42. A. turned down B. picked up C. laughed at D. pointed out
43. A. pleased B. busy C. careful D. bored
44. A. taste B. gift C. choice D. basket
45. A. refuse B. change C. believe D. solve
46. A. just B. never C. even D. still
47. A. with B. like C. except D. for
48. A. when B. but C. because D. unless
49. A. experience B. advice C. mistake D. danger
50. A. apply B. refer C. apologize D. give
三..完形填空
The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to 36 influence from the other town.
In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very 37 . When women gave birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest 38 . There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 39 was the symbol of success, people were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t 40 the intensity(紧张) and chose to drink to escape.
In Pleasure, the motto was: 41 you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and 42 do anything they liked. Children played computer games day 43 night. At school, teachers didn’t care 44 students came or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing 45 .Thanks to the lack of regulations，nobody worried about 46 their jobs. It was pleasure that 47 . The computers they used were old 48 from the town of Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to drugs 49 the emptiness(空虚) of their lives.Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life 50 ?” But, just before life in the two towns completely 51 , there came a great person---Mr Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and 52 advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had 53 people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 54 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The town’s people came to 55 the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes(极端;两极端).
36. A. pick out B. put out C. leave out D. keep out
37. A. best B. richest C. worst D. least
38. A. smile B. laugh C. cry D. sign
39. A. wealth B. health C. happiness D. pleasure
40. A. catch B. bear C. make D. live
41. A. Even though B. Unless C. As long as D. While
42. A. should B. might C. had D. could
43. A. and B. after C. or D. by
44. A. what B. who C. where D. whether
45. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
46. A. finding B. asking C. doing D. losing
47. A. mattered B. cared C. considered D. minded
48. A. ones B. thoseC. that D. one
49. A. compared to B. thanks to C. as a result D. because of
50. A. for B. at C. in D. to
51. A. gave B. failed C. lost D. saved
52. A. following B. taking C. seeking D. giving
53. A. when B. as C. while D. since
54. A. pulled off B. pulled down C. pulled out D. pulled up
55. A. tell B. realize C. perform D. doubt
第二节：完形填空（共20小题。每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. So, I really 36 whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy 37 to earn money to pay the high schooling for me. They don't act in the 38 ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even 39 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I asked her if there was 40 between them. She paused her work and raised her head with 41 . Then she bowed her head and42 sewing the quilt. I was very 43 because I thought I had hurt her. But after a few minutes she said, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it 44 ,but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can 45 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there, and makes the quilt 46 ”. I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her 47 the next spring..
My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk after she 48 from the hospital, my father 49 my mother walking slowly on the country road. There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently glistened them 50 the leaves. All of these 51 the most beautiful picture in the world. 52 their eyes, I know they love each other deeply. From this experience, I 53 that love was just a 54 in the quilt of our life. Love is 55 , making life strong and warm.
36. A. believe B. hesitate C. doubt D. ignore
37. A. keeping B. trying C. willing D. learning
38. A. romantic B. magic C. formal D. special
39. A. unsuitable B. impolite C. uneasy D. impossible
40. A. difference B. love C. similarityD. fight
41. A. surprise B. anger C. smile D. calm
42. A. finished B. forgot C. continued D. considered
43. A. excited B. worried C. shocked D. disappointed
44. A. exists B. works C. breaks D. appears
45. A. easily B. hardly C. simply D. usually
46. A. long-lasting B. long-dated C. long-suffering D. long-winded
47. A. after B. before C. until D. since
48. A. returned B. escaped C. remained D. heard
49. A. led B. let C. supported D. helped
50. A. from B. through C. across D. throughout
51. A. made up B. made with C. made into D. made of
52. A. Seeing B. Watching C. Reading D. Checking
53. A. expected B. admitted C. noticed D. realized
54. A. material B. design C. colorD. thread
55. A. everywhere B. inside C. anywhere D. outside
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since childhood, spent the weekend with me．Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few 36 a year when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up 37 into the night, talking about the people she was 38．She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with drugs and was 39 other self-destructive behavior．I was blown away! She told me 40 she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even 41 out tosee the guy．No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved 42 , she didn’t believe me．Her self-respect seemed to have 43 .
I tried to 44 her that she was ruining her future and heading for big 45 , but she thought it acceptable to have such a boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and 46 by the experience．It had been so frustrating, I had come 47 to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just 48 too far apart to continue our friendship—but I didn’t．I put the 49 of friendship to the final test．We’d been friends for far too long．I had to hope that she 50 me enough to know that I was trying to save her from __51 herself．I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer 52 .
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our __53 , and then she told she had broken up with her boyfriend．I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of 54 running down my face．It was one of the truly 55 moments in my life．
36．A．instants B．times C．weeks D．scenes
37．A．straight B．ahead C．late D．long
38．A．hanging with B．dealing with C．trading with D．comparing with
39．A．of B．above C．through D．into
40．A．how B．why C．when D．where
41．A．coming B．stealing C．hurrying D．driving
42．A．worse B．higher C．better D．poorer
43．A．improved B．changed C．strengthened D．disappeared
44．A．recommend B．advise C．convince D．introduce
45．A．chance B．trouble C．destination D.ambition
46．A．exhausted B．satisfied C．encouraged D．accustomed
47．A．almost B．forward C．close D．nearby
48．A．kept B．moved C．settled D．grown
49．A．power B．difference C．quality D．wisdom
50．A．praised B．blamed C．valued D．followed
51．A．hurting B．cheating C．criticizing D．concerning
52．A．everybody B．nobody C．something D．anything
53．A．friendship B．conversation C．relationship D．decision
54．A．surprise B．sorrow C．joy D．disappointment
55．A．regretful B．rewarding C．vital D．urgent
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 36 a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 37 him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 38 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 39 the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 40played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 41and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 42me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 43 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 44 ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 45to me. Or what he might 46to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 47as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 48 never hearing him put his 49into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so50 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 51 , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 52 of was the stubble（短须）on his chin as his face pressed 53 mine. What I had said to Daniel was 54 . It was nothing. And yet, it was 55 .
36．A. experience B. spendC. enjoy D. shape
37．A. show B. giveC. leave D. instruct
38．A. last B. firstC. very D. next
39．A. upward B. intoC. down D. up
40．A. sign B. sceneC. scenery D. sight
41．A. interest B. instruction C. courage D. direction
42．A. failed B. discouraged C. struck D. troubled
43．A. future B. embarrassing C. obvious D. lost
44．A. last B. pass C. fly D. remain
45．A. counted B. meant C. valued D. eared
46．A. think B. want C. expect D. wish
47．A. But B. And C. Instead D. So
48．A. wondered B. regretted C. minded D. tried
49．A. views B. actions C. feelings D. attitudes
50．A. important B. essential C. hard D. complex
51．A. disappeared B. changedC. progressed D. advanced
52．A. sensitive B. convincedC. aware D. tired
53．A. by B. againstC. on D. with
54．A. clumsy B. gentleC. absurd D. moving
55．A. none B. allC. anything D. everything