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, 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 granted （實(shí)現(xiàn)） , she unselfishly used her wish to   43  that those children have their wishes granted．She also asked tW it be done   44  January 16, 2011．Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her   45  request could not be granted as the funds （資金） 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．heardB．thoughtC．caredD．talked
小題2:
A．coincidenceB．independence C．convenienceD．intelligence
小題3:
A．lostB．carriedC．expectedD．housed
小題4:
A．UntilB．Unless C．ThoughD．If
小題5:
A．expressedB．offeredC．madeD．sent
小題6:
A．recognizedB．informedC．remindedD．understood
小題7:
A．childrenB．citizensC．villagersD．relatives
小題8:
A．suggestB．a(chǎn)skC．a(chǎn)rrangeD．order
小題9:
A．forB．toC．onD．by
小題10:
A．finalB．formalC．simpleD．noble
小題11:
A．unbearableB．unbelievableC．unavailableD．uncomfortable
小題12:
A．thousandB．hundredC．millionD．billion
小題13:
A．DisappointedB．SurprisedC．WorriedD．Embarrassed
小題14:
A．committeesB．individualsC．corporationsD．organizations
小題15:
A．theirsB．oursC．hersD．yours
小題16:
A．wroteB．readC．broadcastD．shared
小題17:
A．touchedB．examinedC．wonD．opened
小題18:
A．findingB．spendingC．raisingD．borrowing
小題19:
A．perfectlyB．physicallyC．healthilyD．thankfully
小題20:
A．proposalB．decisionC．conclusionD．a(chǎn)nnouncement

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文章講述了一個感人的故事，一個小女孩為了讓別的孩子得到治療的機(jī)會而讓別人先得到機(jī)會，讓人感動。
小題1:A 上下文串聯(lián)。下文39空后I never had the opportunity to meet her知道A正確。
小題1:A 固定詞組。By coincidence偶然；根據(jù)下文nor happenstance可知這不是偶然。
小題1:D 檔次辨析。A丟失；B攜帶；C期待；D貯存。這里是指貯存在心中的sympathy and generosity。
小題1:C 連詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知這里是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
小題1:B 動詞辨析。A表達(dá)；B提供；C制作；D派，發(fā)送；這里是指the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation給她提供一個治療疾病的機(jī)會。
小題1:B 動詞辨析。A認(rèn)出；B通知；C提醒；D理解；根據(jù)上下文可知是通知她患了這種病。
小題1:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的those children可知是150多個孩子等待這希望實(shí)現(xiàn)。
小題1:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的also asked可知B正確。
小題1:D 介詞辨析。具體到某一天用介詞on.
小題1:D 形容詞辨析。他主動把機(jī)會讓出來，說明她的要求是非常的
小題1:C 形容詞辨析。A無法忍受；B難以相信；C無法得到，沒有了；D不舒服；根據(jù)下文可知這家慈善基金的錢不夠了。
小題1:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)最后一行more than one million dollars可知C正確。
小題1:A 形容詞辨析。自己的要求沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)，自然應(yīng)該是很失望。
小題1:B 名詞辨析。A委員會；B個人；C組織，委員會；D組織；這里是指那些有愛心的人。
小題1:C 詞義辨析。Hers是指her wish。
小題1:D 動詞辨析。A寫；B讀；C廣播；D分享。這里是指媒體宣傳廣播這個感人的故事。
小題1:A 動詞辨析。這里是指她的故事贏得了人們的贊譽(yù)。
小題1:C 動詞辨析。這里是指籌錢幫助那些患病的孩子。
小題1:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的spiritually and emotionally可知這里是physically 。
小題1:D 名詞辨析。A建議；B決定；C結(jié)論；D宣布。這里是指"Make-A-Wish" Foundation宣布他們已經(jīng)籌滿了一百萬的錢了，可以為孩子們治病了。
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A．All the museums mentioned above lie in New York City.
B．No other museum in New York City is better than MMI.
C．Lucky visitors can see grapes in one of the museums.
D．NYHS has the most hands-on activities in America.
小題3:We can know from the text that______.
A．visitors can pay a visit to all the museums by subway
B．people can visit only one of the any day
C．there is often a rare bird flying in the sky above MMI
D．the Panorama is, as a matter of fact, a great gift shop
小題4:In which museum can you enjoy outdoor fun?
A．MMI. B．NYHS.    C．QCFM.    D．QMA.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

No matter how long your life is, you will, at best, be able to read only a few books of all that have been written, and the few you do read should include the best. You can be pleased with the fact that the number of such is relatively small.
It is to be expected that the selections will change over time. Yet there is a surprising uniformity (一致性) in the lists which represent the best choices of any period. In every age, the list makers include both ancient and modern books in their selections, and they always wonder whether the moderns are up to the great books of the past.
What are the signs by which we may recognize a great book? The four I will mention may not be all there are, but they are the ones I’ve found most useful in explaining my choices over the years.
Great books are probably the most widely read. They are enduring best sellers. Gone with the Wind has had relatively few readers compared to the plays of Shakespeare or Don Quixote. It would be reasonable to estimate that Homer Iliad has been read by at least 25,000,000 people in the last 3000 years.
Great books are popular, not pedantic. They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists. Whether they are philosophy or science, or history or poetry, they treat of human, not academic problems. They are written for men, not professors. To read a textbook for advanced students, you have to read an elementary textbook first. But the great books can be considered elementary in the sense that they treat the elements of any subject matter. They are not related to one another as a series of textbooks, graded in difficulty or in the technicality of the problems with which they deal.
Great books are always contemporary, the most readable and instructive.
Great books deal with the continuously unsolved problems of human life. There are mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Inquiry not begins with wonder, but usually ends with it also. Great minds acknowledge mysteries only honestly. Wisdom is encouraged, not destroyed, by understanding its limitations.
小題1:Which is not the criterion in the following when considering a great book?
A．Although not a best seller, it must be the most widely read．
B．A great book can be read without any effort．
C．Great books are never out of date．
D．Great books will not disappoint you if you try to read them well．
小題2:According to the author, Gone with the Wind is     .
A．a(chǎn) best sellerB．disliked by readers who like Shakespeare
C．read more often than Don QuixoteD．a(chǎn) great book
小題3:In the passage the underlined word “pedantic” means        ．
A．showing the feelings, esp., those of kindness, which people are supposed to have
B．serving as practical examples
C．being elementary
D．paying too much attention to details in books
小題4:The best title for this passage is        .
A．Great Books in Your LifeB．Great Books in Your Specialty
C．How to Find a Great Book?D．What Is a Great Book?

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