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Dear Mr. Wolfson,

The purpose of this letter is to inform you of one of our citizens who I believe should receive some special recognition for dedicated (敬业的) community service. The person I recommend is Elizabeth Samuelson. I believe you know her in your position as volunteer coordinator (协调员).

I have known Elizabeth for more than 20 years as both a friend and a neighbor. During that time I have seen her work tirelessly on scores of community projects and committees. As far as I know, she has never received any kind of recognition from the community for her work. I believe she should be given some sort of special recognition.

Just last year alone, she worked on at least six different community projects including the Park Renewal Project and the Heritage Homes FundRaising Banquet. In addition, she is a weekly driver for the MealsonWheels program and she visits patients in the care unit on a regular basis. Whenever a project or committee needs her, she will put herself into the work wholeheartedly. I'm sure that if you check with a few of your staff members who have been there over the years, they will confirm Elizabeth's community service record and probably be able to add many examples to the few I have given here. By the way, Elizabeth has no idea that I am writing this. She is a humble (谦虚的) person, and if she were aware of it, she would not allow me to send it.

I thought about writing such a letter about her a nmber of times in the past but just never took action. Then last week, I noticed in the paper that you sponsor (主办) an annual dinner at which dozens of awards are given out to people with much less community service than Elizabeth. In fact, I checked with her and she has never even been invited to that annual event!

I urge you to correct that omission (疏忽) now and take action to see that Elizabeth is properly recognized for her many years of silent but outstanding service to this community.

Sincerely,

Linda Sullivan

【1】Linda is Elizabeth's ________.

A.friend and colleague B.neighbor and leader

C.neighbor and worker D.friend and neighbor

2From the letter we know that Linda ________ Elizabeth much.

A.depends on B.looks down upon

C.ignores D.respects

3According to the letter, Elizabeth ________.

A.wants to be asked to take part in the annual event

B.contributes much to the community

C.has been invited to the annual dinner

D.has been given a lot of honors

4What can we learn about Mr.Wolfson from the letter?

A.He knows Linda quite well.

B.He is a careless person.

C.He tries something to reward those who have done much community service.

D.He tries his best to find Elizabeth and do something to reward her.

【答案】

【1】D

2】D

3】B

4】C

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【1】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知,作者认识Elizabeth 20多年了,她们既是邻居又是朋友。故选D。

2细节推断题。作者在这封信里称赞了Elizabeth为社区工作不求名利、默默奉献并且很谦虚,希望Wolfson先生认可并表彰Elizabeth;由此可推知,她很尊敬Elizabeth。故选D。

3细节理解题。通过作者的介绍可知,Elizabeth在社区兢兢业业工作了20多年,为社区工作做出了贡献,但她却从未受到过表彰,也未被邀请参加社区年会。故选B。

4细节推断题。根据第四段第二句中的“Then last week ... given out to people”可知,Wolfson先生将举办年会奖励那些为社区工作做出贡献的人。故选C。

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