Question

Sharing Hope with Refugees(难民)

The night before she had a test at school, eight-year-old Trisha Rao was worried. To give herself ______ , she wrote a poem about believing in herself. Her words gave her courage, and she ______ the test.

One day while listening to the news with her father, Trisha learned about the war in Syria. Conditions in the country were tough, and many people were leaving for safer regions. “I was ______ that they lost their homes and some of them lost their family,” Trisha said. “They didn’t have enough money to buy lunch even.”

It made Trisha think. If the poem she had written the night before her test had given her ______ , maybe it could do the same for the refugee children.

Trisha worked on her poem and turned it into a book called Believe in Yourself. It’s the story of a puppy named sunshine and his father, Papa Dog. The dogs travel around the jungle. From fellow animals, they learn ______ about persistence, teamwork, loyalty, hard work, courage, and kindness.

Trisha illustrated (加插图) the book, too. With the help of her mother and a family friend, she ______ the book in English and Arabic.

For a family vacation, Trisha asked ______ she and her family could go to Turkey. Many Syrian children who lost their homes in the war were living there now, and Trisha wanted to _______ their spirits up.

Her family got in touch with Support to Life, an agency that provides emergency relief after a disaster. ______ the group’s assistance, Trisha was able to meet refugee children and read her book to them.

For every book she sells, Trisha gives away a free copy of Believe in Yourself to children around the world. Her purpose is simple but ______ : “I hope it will give them hope and that they will learn many lessons from the book and believe in themselves.”

1.A. praise    B. awards    C. cheers    D. confidence

2.A. took    B. passed    C. prepared    D. experienced

3.A. sad    B. angry    C. scared    D. disappointed

4.A. joy    B. surprise    C. hope    D. pride

5.A. skills    B. lessons    C. stories    D. tricks

6.A. read    B. shared    C. reviewed    D. published

7.A. how    B. when    C. why    D. whether

8.A. keep    B. look    C. wake    D. call

9.A. By    B. For    C. With    D. Against

10.A. creative    B. powerful    C. satisfying    D. clear

Answer

1. D

2. B

3. A

4. C

5. B

6. D

7. D

8. A

9. C

10. B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了八岁的小女孩Trisha Rao通过写书，和难民们分享希望的故事。

1.考查名词辨析。根据she wrote a poem about believing in herself.可知这里意思是为了给自己信心。A. praise赞扬；B. awards奖项；C. cheers干杯；D. confidence信心，故选D。

2.考查动词辨析。句意：她的话给了她勇气，她通过了这次测试。A. took拿；B. passed通过； C. prepared准备；D. experienced经历，故选B。

3.考查形容词辨析。下文that they lost their homes and some of them lost their family 说他们失去了家园，其中一些人失去了家庭，得知这些，我一定很难过。A. sad悲伤的；B. angry生气的；C. scared害怕的；D. disappointed失望的，故选A。

4.考查名词辨析。根据I hope it will give them hope可知这里意思是如果她在考试前一晚写的诗给了她希望，也许这首诗对难民儿童也能起到同样的作用。A. joy欢乐； B. surprise惊奇；C. hope希望；D. pride自豪，故选C。

5.考查名词辨析。根据I hope it will give them hope and that they will learn many lessons from the book and believe in themselves. 可知这里意思是从其他动物身上，他们学会了坚持、团队合作、忠诚、努力工作、勇气和善良。A. skills技能；B. lessons经验教训；C. stories故事；D. tricks技巧，故选B。

6.考查动词辨析。根据read her book to them.可知在母亲和一位家庭朋友的帮助下，她用英语和阿拉伯语出版了这本书。A. read阅读；B. shared分享；C. reviewed复习；D. published出版，故选D。

7.考查宾语从句。根据Trisha was able to meet refugee children and read her book to them.可知这里意思是Trisha问她和她的家人是否可以去土耳其。___7___ she and her family could go to Turkey.是一个宾语从句，引导词在从句中不作任何成分，表示“是否”的意思，故选D。

8.考查动词辨析。句意：Trisha想让他们振作起来。A. keep保持；B. look看；C. wake醒来； D. call呼叫，故选A。

9.考查介词辨析。句意：在该组织的帮助下，Trisha得以见到难民儿童，并为他们朗读她的书。A. By通过；B. For为了；C. With支持；D. Against反对，故选C。

10.考查形容词辨析。根据I hope it will give them hope and that they will learn many lessons from the book and believe in themselves.可知这里意思是她的目的很简单，但很强大。A. creative创造性的；B. powerful强大的；C. satisfying令人满意的；D. clear清楚的，故选B。