题目内容
20.A.What accounts for this culture of generosity?B.This belief is central to the national character.
C.How can a sense of generosity be cultivated?
D.Americans'generosity is rooted in selfless behavior.
E.America's philanthropic nature is not restricted to the rich.
F.The formal practice of philanthropy traces its origin to a Founding Father.
Charity-Humanity's most kind and generous desire-is a timeless and borderless virtue,dating at least to the dawn of religious teaching.Philanthropy(慈善行为)as we understand it today,however,is a distinctly American phenomenon,inseparable from the nation that shaped it.From colonial leaders to modern billionaires like Buffett,Gates and Zuckerberg,the tradition of giving is woven into the national DNA.
(67)F Benjamin Franklin,an icon of individual industry and frugality(节俭)even in his own day,understood that with the privilege of doing well came the price of doing good.When he died in 1790,Franklin thought to future generations,leaving in trust two gifts of 1,000l b.of sterling silver-one to the city of Boston,the other to Philadelphia.According to his instruction,a portion of the money could not be used for 200 years.
While Franklin's gifts lay in wait,the tradition he established evolved alongside the young nation.(68)E Often far less famed me.n and women have played a critical role in philanthropy's evolution.One of my personal heroes is Julius Rosenwald,who helped construct more than 5,300schools across the segregated(种族隔离)South and opened classroom doors to a generation of African-American students.
(69)A The answer is not just to benefit others.Tax reduction,for one,encourages the rich people to give.And philanthropy has long helped improve the public image of everyone from immoral capitalists to the new tech elite.More troubling,however,are the foundational problems that make philanthropy so necessary.Just before his death,Dr.Martin Luther King Jr,wrote,"Philanthropy is praise-worthy,but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary."
Franklin's gifts represent a broader principle.We are guardians of a public trust,even if our capital came from private enterprise,and our most important obligation is ensuring that the system works more equally an more justly for more people.(70)B America's greatest strength is not the fact of perfection,but rather the act of perfecting.
分析 本文主要介绍了慈善事业是一个独特的美国现象,离不开国家的塑造.慈善事业的正式实践起源于开国之父,而美国的慈善性质不仅限于富人.
解答 67-70 FEAB
67.F文章衔接题.根据上文介绍了慈善事业是一个独特的美国现象,离不开国家的塑造.根据下文介绍了慈善事业的起源.F项:The formal practice of philanthropy traces its origin to a Founding Father.慈善事业的正式实践起源于开国之父.符合文意,故选F.
68.E语境辨析题.根据后文One of my personal heroes is Julius Rosenwald,who helped construct more than 5,300schools across the segregated(种族隔离)South and opened classroom doors to a generation of African-American students.可知我心目中的一个英雄是Julius Rosenwald,他帮助在种族隔离南部修建了5300多所学校,向非洲裔美国学生开放课堂大门.E项:America's philanthropic nature is not restricted to the rich.美国的慈善性质不仅限于富人.符合文意,故选E.
69.A联系下文题.根据后文The answer is not just to benefit others.答案是:不只是造福别人.A项:What accounts for this culture of generosity?是什么解释了这种慷慨的文化?符合文意,故选A.
70.B语境辨析题.根据上文We are guardians of a public trust,even if our capital came from private enterprise,and our most important obligation is ensuring that the system works more equally an more justly for more people.可知我们是公众信任的守护者,即使我们的资本来自私营企业,我们最重要的义务是确保该制度更公平地为更多的人工作.B项:This belief is central to the national character.这种信念是民族特征的核心.符合文意,故选B.
点评 答题前一定要略读全文,把握文章要表达的主题,注意前后句与句,段落与段落之间的关系.答题中,一定要认真分析,注意选项与上下文的关系,与前后单词的关系.对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成,因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来.答完后再通读一遍文章,看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺,语意连贯.
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When my dad died,I felt a sense of(45)D.My father and I had been so close.I was lost without his(46)Cand support.I wondered if I would (47)Afeel my dad around me again,watching over me.It was right after Hurricane Katrina.At the end of a motivational meeting,I felt so (48)Das I looked at these devoted volunteers.To my surprise,when I glanced at the (49)B,I saw a coin from the state where my dad was(50)C and raised.
Later,I went to the bank to (51)Ca check.The bank manager,who had known me,called me into her office,showing me the coins for all the states my dad had (52)B.
Ever since that time,I have always(53)Acoins at the most extraordinary times,when I needed support the most.(54)C,nowadays when I need emotional support during a tough time,a coin will always (55)Din a strange place.
Now every time a coin appears in our house,one of my(56)Csays,"Oh,it's Grandpa!"We all feel a sense of (57)Aevery time a single coin turns up in a (n) (58)A place.We have all accepted it as a (59)Bof love,guidance and support from Dad-and(60)Bcoin makes us smile.
41.A.point out | B.talk about | C.look at | D.make sure |
42.A.because | B.when | C.since | D.until |
43.A.club | B.bank | C.family | D.team |
44.A.principle | B.tradition | C.discovery | D.memory |
45.A.relief | B.duty | C.guilt | D.emptiness |
46.A.promise | B.belief | C.guidance | D.expectation |
47.A.ever | B.just | C.already | D.even |
48.A.nervous | B.anxious | C.disappointed | D.grateful |
49.A.ceiling | B.floor | C.playground | D.wall |
50.A.played | B.saved | C.born | D.chosen |
51.A.write | B.post | C.cash | D.print |
52.A.shared | B.ordered | C.received | D.collected |
53.A.found | B.counted | C.dropped | D.collected |
54.A.Unluckily | B.Gradually | C.Amazingly | D.Obviously |
55.A.break out | B.end up | C.fade away | D.show up |
56.A.students | B.colleagues | C.kids | D.friends |
57.A.comfort | B.achievement | C.pride | D.loss |
58.A.unexpected | B.fixed | C.similar | D.distant |
59.A.support | B.message | C.result | D.record |
60.A.another | B.every | C.either | D.other |