6．A global survey of charitable giving conducted on 135 nations might give us a renewed sense of faith in humanity．
The World Giving Index 2014 examined whether people donated money to a charity，volunteered their time to an organization or offered assistance to someone they didn't know who needed help．About 2.3 billion people worldwide reported helping a stranger over the course of one month last year，and over 1.4 billion donated money to charitable causes in 2013．
It may not be surprising that the United States，one of the wealthiest countries in the world，came on top as the most generous nation．What is astonishing is that the accolade （榮譽(yù)）was shared with Myanmar，a nation ranking 151 spots lower than the U．s．on the GDP per capita scale．
In fact，the report found that a nation's economic prosperity doesn't automatically translate to generosity．Only five of the countries in this year's World Giving Index Top 20 are members of the G20，a forum of the world's largest economies．Less wealthy places like Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago featured in the top 10．
Other factors，like following a religious philosophy or responding to a natural disaster，were found to be major drivers of donations．Myanmar earned its top place mainly due to the fact that nearly all of the respondents，91%，donated money to charity，a practice which is rooted in the country's Theravada Buddhist community．Another high-ranking country with a large population of the followers of that religion is Sri Lanka，which ranked ninth in the Index．
Malaysia's high jump in the ranking，from 71st place to 7th，was attributed to the outpouring of the humanitarian aid after the destructive Typhoon Haiyan hit the neighboring Philippines．
In Africa，Kenya has moved 18 places up this year，ranking 15th in the global index．It's the most charitable country in the continent，ahead of larger economies like Nigeria，which is in the 21st place，and South Africa with rank 34th．
Africans are also three times more likely to extend a helping hand to strangers than donate money or volunteer，which seems to show that are more likely to show their generosity through community support than formalized channels．
From a global perspective，the report concludes that the diverse nature of the top giving countries signals that regardless of geography or culture，people universally appear to respond to those in need．
58．Which of the following is NOT the factor contributing to people's generosity？D
A．A nation's economic prosperity．
B．A religious philosophy．
C．The response to a natural disaster．
D．The requirement of the government．
59．The author may agree with the following versions EXCEPT thatB．
A．Kenya is the most charitable country in the continent of Africa．
B．Africans tend to show their generosity through formalized channels．
C．Malaysia ranks higher this year due to its abunsant aid to Philippines．
D．many people in Myanmar and Sri Lanka share the same religious philosophy．
60．Which of the following shows the correct order of the countries in the World Giving Index？C
A．Kenya----Tobago----Nigeria----Myanmar．
B．America----Tobago----Nigeria----Trinidad．
C．Myanmar----Malaysia----Kenya----Nigeria．
D．Sri Lanka----Kenya----South Africa----Trinidad．
61．The passage mainly tells us thatC．
A．America took the lead in charitable giving．
B．People have more faith in humanity nowadays．
C．most people are willing to lend a hard when necessary．
D．Some poor countries are more likely to show their generosity．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了一份關(guān)于人性全新的自信報(bào)告．哪個國家最慷慨？哪個國家最無私？這一切也許并不和國家經(jīng)濟(jì)能力直接掛鉤！無論地域與文化，全世界的人民普遍都會對有需要的人和事伸出援手．
解答 58．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段a nation's economic prosperity doesn't automatically translate to generosity可知，文章說國家經(jīng)濟(jì)的富裕并不會自動轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)榭犊�，但是�?jīng)濟(jì)富裕的確是人們慷慨的一個條件，可排除A；由第五段Other factors，like following a religious philosophy or responding to a natural disaster，were found to be major drivers of donations可知，追隨宗教信仰，回應(yīng)自然災(zāi)害，是捐款的最大動力，由此可排除掉B和C，故選D．
59．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段What is astonishing is that the accolade （榮譽(yù)）was shared with Myanmar可知，緬甸是非洲大陸最慷慨的國家，A項(xiàng)符合作者的觀點(diǎn)；由第六段內(nèi)容Malaysia's high jump in the ranking，from 71st place to seventh，was attributed to the outpouring of humanitarian aid after the devastating Typhoon Haiyan hit the neighboring Philippines．可知，馬來西亞的排名上升取決于對鄰國菲律賓的人道主義援助，C項(xiàng)也正確；由第五段Another high-ranking country with a large population of the followers of that religion is Sri Lanka，可知，緬甸和斯里蘭卡的宗教信仰是一致的，D項(xiàng)正確；而B項(xiàng)的描述在文中沒有具體的理論依據(jù)；故選B．
60．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第三段What is astonishing is that the accolade （榮譽(yù)）was shared with Myanmar，可知，緬甸是與美國齊名的慷慨國家；第六段Malaysia's high jump in the ranking，from 71st place to 7th，可知，馬來西亞是僅次于緬甸的國家；倒數(shù)第三段In Africa，Kenya has moved 18 places up this year…ahead of larger economies like Nigeria，故選C．
61．C．主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容敘述和最后一句中的…regardless of geography or culture，people universally appear to respond to those in need．可知，世界上大部分人在需要的時候是樂于幫助那些有困難的人的；故選C．
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
