12.20 million yuan in quake aid
The Chinese Red Cross Foundation (CRCF) received a donation of 20million yuan for earthquake disaster relief from Shanxi Liansheng Group,a private energy corporation.The fund will be used for tents,clothes and strengthening medical cared services.
Real estate donations
Domestic and foreign real estate(房地产)companies'donations to earthquake-stricken areas exceeded(超过)255million yuan by May 15,according to house.china.cn,a leading property website in China.The companies included CaitaLand,SohoChina,Greenland,New World and Poly Property.In addition to cash,the donations included vans,rescue equipment,tents and medicine.
Color of charity
The Chinese Red Cross Foundation (CRCF) launched a nationwide"Chinese Red"charitable program recently,which is to inspire domestic and foreign enterprises to design a red-colored or packaged product and donate a part of the profits of the product to CRCF for medical care improvements in rural China.Businesses including Microsoft MSN,Glanze and Gome have signed contracts to take part in the program.
Clean water
The US-based water processing company Pentair Water has donated water processing facilities worth about 300,000yuan to charities in western China.The water processing facilities donated by Pentair can produce directly drinkable water.These facilities will be given to poor schools in western China.Pentair says it will continue to support public charity projects to provide more Chinese children with access to clean fresh water.
Established in 1966,the company has become one of the largest water processing equipment manufacturers in the world and its global business revenues reached $3.4billion in 2007.
21.All the messages are aboutC.
A.donations in quake aid
B.earthquake disaster relief
C.charity work
D.environment protection
22.What's the aim of the programme"Chinese Red"?C
A.To design more red-coloured or packaged products.
B.To bring in more profits.
C.To raise more money for medical care improvements in rural China.
D.To help open more domestic and foreign enterprises.
23.In which message do the donations include rescue equipment,tents and medicine?A
A.Real estate donations
B.20 million yuan in quake aid
C.Color of charity
D.Clean water
24.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A
A.The water processing facilities donated by Pentair Water can produce directly drinkable water.
B.The website"house.china.cn"is the largest property website in China.
C.Shanxi Liansheng Group is an energy corporation attached to CRCF.
D.Pentair Water has been the largest water processing equipment manufacturers for 50years.
分析 本文写了由中国红十字会发起的慈善工作,包括为地震灾区捐款,为中国农村医疗保健筹款,为中国西部地区捐赠水处理设备.
解答 21.C 推理判断题.文中的20 million yuan in quake aid抗震救灾2000万元,Color of charity和Clean water都是以捐赠的方式做的慈善工作,所以全篇文章讲的主要是慈善工作.C选项符合题意.
22.C 细节理解题.根据文中句子"Chinese Red",which is to inspire domestic and foreign enterprises to design a red-colored or packaged product and donate a part of the profits of the product to CRCF for medical care improvements in rural China.可以看出Chinese Red是鼓励国内外企业设计一种红色或包装的产品,将产品的利润的一部分用于农村中国医疗保健的改善,所以答案选C
23.A 细节理解题.根据文中句子在Real estate donations房地产的捐赠,the donations included vans,rescue equipment,tents and medicine.捐赠包括客货车、救援设备、帐篷和药品.所以答案选A.
24.A 细节理解题.根据文中句子 The water processing facilities donated by Pentair can produce directly drinkable water由Pentair捐赠的水处理设备捐可以生产直接饮用的水,所以A选项是正确的.B选项在文中没有提到它是不是最大的网站;在与CRCF的公司中根据句子Businesses including Microsoft MSN,Glanze and Gome have signed contracts to take part in the program.可以看出没有Shanxi Liansheng Group,C选项错误;Established in 1966,the company has become one of the largest water processing equipment 公司成立于1966,已成为国内最大的水处理设备之一的公司.D选项说50年来一直是世界最大水设备生产公司是不对的,故答案是A.
点评 本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体.搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息.在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节.做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案.