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What would you do if you had a large sum of money? Give away almost all of it to charity? Well, that’s what Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, just said he would do. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan promised to give 99 percent of their money to society. Right now that is about $45 billion(289 billion yuan), and they plan to give away the money to things like science and education.
Many wealthy people have done similar things, for example, Bill Gates. But giving back and helping others isn’t just for big billionaires. People like Zuckerberg and Gates may have more to give, but people with less are doing it too. Especially around the holidays, people want to do their part and give back to people who are less lucky than them. Schools may have food collections where people bring some food and together they can give away some other things to places like homeless centers.
People also host special events like concerts or runs to be creative while raising money. Common people give away whatever they can to US charities like the United Way and the American Red Cross.
Then these charities are able to help poor in different ways like education, health and improving their lives. These things come together to make a big difference.
1. Which of the following about Mark Zuckerberg is true?
A. He promised to give away all of his money to charities.
B. He cares about science and health
C. He is a billionaire who wouldn’t like to help charities
D. He is the CEO and founder of Facebook.
2. What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Rich people are doing it now.
B. Rich people are giving less than before
C. Common people are donating to people in need
D. Common people are giving less than billionaires
3. What do paragraph 3 and 4 talk about?
A. How common people help others B. Why people like to help others.
C. What schools do during the holidays D. What charities there are in the US
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇议论文。表示很多富翁在做慈善事业，造福社会，但是普通人也可以尽一份力回馈社会。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Well, that’s what Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, just said he would do.( 这就是Facebook的创始人兼首席执行官马克·扎克伯格说他将要做的)”可知，Mark Zuckerberg为Facebook的创始人及CEO。故选D项。
【2题详解】
句意猜测题。But giving back and helping others isn’t just for big billionaires.意为回馈社会帮助他人不仅仅适合亿万富翁，也就是说普通人也可以做一些有益于社会，帮助他人的事情，下文“but people with less are doing it too…”举例说明一些不那么富裕的人们也在做慈善，由此推断，划线句意为普通人也在捐助困境中的人，C项内容相符。故选C项。
【3题详解】
主旨大意题。第三段“People also host special events like concerts or runs to be creative while raising money. Common people give away whatever they can to US charities like the United Way and the American Red Cross.( 人们还举办音乐会或跑步等特别活动，在筹集资金时发挥创造力。普通民众尽其所能捐赠给美国慈善机构，如联合慈善总会和美国红十字会)”第四段“Then these charities are able to help poor in different ways like education, health and improving their lives. These things come together to make a big difference(然后，这些慈善机构能够以不同的方式帮助穷人，比如教育、健康和改善他们的生活。这些因素结合在一起会产生很大的不同)”由此可知，第三四段介绍普通人帮助他人的具体方法，怎样去助人。故选A项。
