Question

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. generous    B. statistics     C. building   D. chance    E. addition

F. contribute   G. annoying     H. current      I. further    J. structure

Attracting donations is a chief concern for nonprofit organizations and projects. An effective, professional donation-request letter is a necessary tool for fund-raising. Researching possible donors and   1   a database of names and organizations is one key to success, but the ability to write a donation-request letter has an even greater impact on successful fund-raising. The following are some tips/instructions.

Research potential donors via the Internet. Research small companies in   2   to large foundations. Sometimes a small local company will assist you in reaching your goal. A simple appeal to a public-spirited local firm may inspire a surprisingly   3 donation.

Find the appropriate contact person. Address your letter to a real person who is in a position to entitle a donation. Beginning your letter with “To Whom It May Concern” or “Dear Country Market” stands little   4   of attracting the attention of the right staff member.

And then,   5   the letter properly. Begin your letter with a vivid and readable description of your organization’s work, and highlight a recent success story. Continue with a few general   6   to impress the contact person with your organization’s efficiency and effectiveness. Next, describe in full the   7   project or effort for which a donation is needed and who will benefit. Include all contact information, including telephone, fax and email, and end by inviting the person to contact you if any   8    information is needed. Finally, hand on the letter to colleagues for proofreading and suggestions. 

Keep careful records of donations and send thank-you letters. Donors often are willing to   9   again if they are shown how their contribution was put to use. Follow-up letters can assist in this effort.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 C

 E

 A

 D

 J

 B

 H

 I

 F

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了若想得到有关单位或个人的捐款应该如何去做提出了几点建议:第一首先在网上找出能够捐款的单位或个人。第二找到合适的联系人，然后给他写信。第三指出这种信应该如何写。第四对于捐款要有记录，并且要给对方写一感谢信。

 building建立；根据Researching possible donors and 因为and 连接的是并列的成分，前后动词的形式是一致的，建立一个人名和组织的数据库是成功的关键，根据句意故选C。

 这里small companies和large foundations是并列的，in addition to除……之外，句意，除了调查小的公司还要调查大型基金会。故选E。

 根据surprisingly令人吃惊的，后面的捐款肯定不少，所以应用generous慷慨的，大方的。故选 A。

 chance 机会；根据of attracting the attention of the right staff member.抓住吸引员工的机会，故选D。

 根据Begin your letter with a vivid and readable description of your organization’s work, and highlight a recent success story. 这里讲的是如何谋篇，让信的内容吸引人，structure 组织，故选J。

 statistics统计；在信中继续写几项统计好的数据，目的给联系人留下你们组织的办事的高效性的印象，故选B。

 current目前的； 在信中紧接着写目前的项目为什么需要这些捐款，谁会受益，故选H。

 further更多的，更进一步的；包括所有的联系方式，电话、传真和电子邮件，最后附上如果要更多的信息再联系，故选I。

 contribute捐献；如果他们被告知他们的捐献很有用处，他们是很愿意再去捐款的，故选F。

考点：考查所填词形是否英语语法、句法的要求，单词拼写是否有误，单词形式是否正确，是否符合文章的情景内容，上、下文的逻辑关系是否顺畅。

点评：选词填空题，该题型是一种综合性很强的阅读类试题，集阅读理解与完形填空于一身，主要考查学生对词汇、句型、语法知识的综合运用能力、阅读能力以及逻辑推理、综合判断和分析归纳的能力。要求学生根据文章含义从所给的12 个词汇中选出10 个恰当的词，每词只能用一次，并用其正确形式进行填空，使短文语法正确、意思通顺、前后连贯、结构完整。该题设置灵活，难度较大，考生极易失分。