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【題目】 Would you leave a six-figure job to feed the homeless? This 27-year-old did. Robert Lee’s idea is seemingly simple: Get restaurants to make better use of their leftovers (剩飯菜).

When in primary school, Robert Lee would stare in disbelief at his classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch. His immigrant parents had taught him and his older brother not to waste food. “They said it was a bad habit,” says Robert, 27.

While studying finance and accounting at New York University, Robert remembered this lesson and joined Two Birds One Stone, a food-rescue club on campus that delivered, five days a week, uneaten pasta, vegetables, and other leftovers from the dining hall to nearby homeless shelters. In July 2013, with the $1,000 prize won in the a college entrepreneurship (創(chuàng)業(yè)) contest, Robert and fellow club member Louisa Chen founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC). In just the first few weeks, Robert’s team delivered a donation of food to feed 20 people in line at a New York City homeless shelter that had run out of food.

As an analyst at J.P. Morgan, Robert devoted his spare time to creating a network of New York City restaurants that agreed to donate food, and he enlisted (招募) volunteers to make food deliveries to homeless shelters. Two years after being founded, RLC had already distributed more than 250,000 pounds of food.

Only a year into his finance job, Robert gave up his six-figure salary to focus on RLC. “I compared one hour of impact at J.P. Morgan to one hour at RLC, and the difference was just tremendous,” he says. The organization now reaches 16 cities around the country.

“One shelter told us that our donations allow them to provide entire dinners for more than 300 people, three nights a week,” Robert says. “Things like that make me glad I quit my job.”

【1】What did Lee do to help the homeless?

A.He worked with with other countries.

B.He built up a network of supermarkets.

C.He employed volunteers to deliver goods.

D.He co-founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine.

【2】What does the underlined word “tremendous” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Slight.B.Huge.

C.Basic.D.Delicate.

【3】What can we learn from Lee’s words in the last two paragraphs?

A.Being a volunteer is of great benefit.

B.People should follow in his footsteps.

C.Everyone can make their contributions,

D.It’s worthwhile sacrificing his well-paid job.

【4】Which of the following can best describe Lee?

A.Devoted.B.Hardworking.

C.Patient.D.Optimistic.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。Robert Lee與他人共同創(chuàng)立了“拯救剩菜剩飯”組織，以幫助無家可歸的人。Robert Lee為了養(yǎng)活無家可歸的人而放棄一份六位數(shù)的工作。文章介紹了Robert Lee創(chuàng)立這個組織的原因、經(jīng)過及所做出的奉獻。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的In July 2013, with the $1,000 prize won in the a college entrepreneurship(創(chuàng)業(yè))contest, Robert and fellow club member Louisa Chen founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC). (2013年7月20日，Robert和俱樂部成員Louisa Chen憑借在大學(xué)創(chuàng)業(yè)大賽中獲得的1000美元獎金，創(chuàng)建了“拯救剩菜剩飯”組織)可知，Robert Lee與他人共同創(chuàng)立了“拯救剩菜剩飯”組織，以幫助無家可歸的人。故選D。

【2】

詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第五段中的Only a year into his finance job, Robert gave up his six-figure salary to focus on RLC. (從事金融工作才一年，Robert就放棄了六位數(shù)的薪水，專注于RLC)可推知，Robert放棄這份高薪工作，應(yīng)該是在對比的兩份工作影響的巨大不同之后，做出的決定。由此推知，劃線詞tremendous意為“巨大的”。故選B。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的Things like that make me glad I quit my job. (這樣的事情讓我很高興我辭職了)可推知，Lee認為犧牲他那份高薪的工作是值得的。故選D。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的Would you leave a six-figure job to feed the homeless? This 27-year-old did. (你會為了養(yǎng)活無家可歸的人而放棄一份六位數(shù)的工作嗎？這個27歲年輕人這樣做了)可推知，Lee是很有奉獻精神的人。故選A。