题目内容
The charity aims to provide assistance to people .
A.in demand B.in particular C.in public D.in need
D
New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. This year, there’re plenty of local activities for all ages and interests, so the smiles will come easily.
BLUE CONCERT
Blues band the Coyotes is playing at the Dance Barn,at 8 Barn View in Sudden Valley, The show will start at 9 p. m. and benefit the charity Bikers Fighting Cancer. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 224-2308 for more information.
NEW YEAR’S LAUGHS
Ring in the New Year and laugh out the old one at the Upfront Theatre Comic improvisers will hit on all the highlights of the year with The Last Laugh of 2008. The 9 p. m. show will cost $15 and is open to all ages. The 11 P. m. show is to 21 and older and costs $18, which includes a champagne (香槟酒) toast. Call 733-8855 for more information.
MAZE
For a fun activity earlier in the evening,walk the labyrinth (迷宫) at the Leopold Crystal Bellroom. Wander through the maze, based on the French Chartres Cathedral, for free from 4 to 9 P. m. Call 752-0048 for more information.
COUNTRY DANCING
At the Bellingham Eagles Hall, live local music will help get the dance started at 8 p. m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and younger. For more information, call 676-1554.
【小题1】In what way do these activities have in common?
A.They’re all held in the same day. |
B.They’re all held by the same organization. |
C.They’re all organized for children. |
D.They’re all about the dancing and music. |
A.COUNTRY DANCING. |
B.NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS. |
C.MAZE. |
D.BLUE CONCERT. |
A.676-1554 | B.733-8855 | C.752-0048 | D.224-2308 |
A.Wander through the maze. | B.The champagne toast. |
C.Its live music. | D.The Last Laugh of 2008. |
A.$10 is enough to book a ticket to Blue Concert |
B.you can read the text on a telephone book |
C.all these activities are international ones |
D.New Year’s Laughs will hold shows three times |
More than half of rich Americans have not shown their full wealth to their children, a new survey showed last Tuesday.
The survey, published by the Bank of America, studied the rich with$3 million or more in possessions. It found that “surprisingly few of those surveyed have well-developed plans to preserve and pass on their possessions to their children”.
The majority of the 457 people surveyed are self-made, first-generation rich. Fifty-two percent of parents have not chosen not to tell their children just how wealthy they are,and 15 percent have given away nothing about the family wealth. One in three parents said they had never thought to do it.
They are worried that their children would become lazy, spend money freely,make bad decisions and even become a target for attractive women who use their looks to get money from rich men.
Only 34 percent strongly agreed that their children would be able to handle any inheritance(遗产)they plan to leave them.
“There is an expectation about the wealthy parents that they have a responsibility to pass down their fortune to the next generation,” said Sallie Krawcheck,president of the Global Wealth and Investment Management of the Bank of America. “Our research, however, uncovered changing views of what one generation owes the next.”
The trend is led by the world’s richest man Bill Gates, who promised in 2008 that he would leave his $58 billion fortune to the charity started by him and his wife, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(基金会),and not to his children.
“ We want to give it back to society in the way that it will have the most positive effect,” he said.
Of his plans for his children , Gates said: “I will give the kids some money but not a meaningful percentage… they will need to work but they will feel reasonably taken care of.”
【小题1】We can learn from the passage that .
A.rich parents may not know how to manage their inheritance |
B.rich parents don’t equal rich kids, at least in the US |
C.American children don’t get to inherit their parents’ wealth |
D.poor children don’t expect themselves to be as rich as their parents |
A.think they owe their children nothing |
B.think it best to give their money back to society |
C.doubt their children’s ability to handle wealth |
D.are confident of their children’s ability to handle wealth |
A.responsible children |
B.Bill Gates and his wife |
C.first-generation rich |
D.rich parents |
A.the trend of leaving no inheritance to children |
B.the positive effect of charity on society |
C.the way of giving back to society |
D.the importance of independence for children |
Perhaps every older generation since ancient times has complained about young people, and today is no different. Isn’t it obvious that kids these days are self-absorbed social network addicts?
However, this summer, my impression of today’s kids has been restored by the story of Rachel Beckwith. She could teach my generation a great deal about maturity (成熟) and unselfishness — even though she’s just 9 years old, or was when she died on July 23.
At age 5, Rachel had her long hair cut off and sent to Locks of Love, which uses hair donations to make artificial hair for children who have lost their own hair because of cancer or other diseases. After that, Rachel announced that she would grow her hair long again and donate it again. And that’s what she did.
Then when she was 8 years old, her church began raising money to build wells in Africa through an organization called “charity: water”. Rachel was astonished when she learned that other children had no clean water, so she skipped her ninth birthday party. Rachel set up a birthday page on the charity: water website with a target of $300. Instead of presents, she asked her friends to donate $9 each to charity: water. Finally Rachel raised only $220 — which had left her just a bit disappointed.
Then, on July 20, a serious traffic accident left Rachel critically injured. Church members and friends, seeking some way of showing support, began donating on Rachel’s birthday page — charitywater.org/Rachel — and donations reached her $300 goal, and kept rising.
When it was clear that Rachel would never regain consciousness, the family decided to remove the life-support machine. Her parents donated her hair for the final time to Locks of Love, and her organs to other children.
Word spread about Rachel’s last fund-raiser (募捐行动). Contributions poured in, often they donated $9. The total donations soon topped $100,000, then $300,000.
This is a story not just of one girl, but of a young generation of outstanding problem-solvers working creatively.
1.Which of the following is TRUE of Rachel?
A.She died at the age of 8. |
B.She was a cancer patient. |
C.She was a warm-hearted girl. |
D.She founded Locks of Love. |
2.The underlined word “skipped” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ”.
A.put off |
B.gave up |
C.expected |
D.planned |
3.According to the text, Rachel set up the birthday page to .
A.make more new friends |
B.call on people to donate hair |
C.ask her friends to send her gifts |
D.raise money to help African children |
4.How does the author feel about the young generation now?
A.Worried |
B.Critical. |
C.Appreciative. |
D.Doubtful |
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Rachel’s last fund-raiser |
B.Rachel and her birthday page |
C.Kids are addicted to social networks. |
D.What’s wrong with the young generation? |