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历史、社会与文化
主题语境15公益法治
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1.What is the purpose of the project?
A.To ensure harmony in care homes.
B.To provide part-time jobs for the aged.
C.To raise money for medical research.
To promote the elderly people's welfare.
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D
细节理解题。由第二段第一句“The project was
dreamed up by a local charity to reduce loneliness
and improve elderly people's wellbeing”可知,该项
目旨在缓解老年人的孤独,提升他们的幸福感,即
“提高老年人的福利待遇”,故选D项。原文中的
“improve elderly people's wellbeing”与选项D中的
promote the elderly people's welfare”同义。
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2.How has the project affected Ruth Xavier?
A.She has learned new life skills.
She has gained a sense of achievement.
C.She has recovered her memory.
D.She has developed a strong personality.
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B
推理判断题。由第五段末句“I'm enjoying
the creative activities,and it feels great to have
done something useful.”可知,Ruth Xavier很
喜欢创造性的活动,做一些有用的事情感觉很
好。由此可推断,Ruth Xavier通过养鸡项目获
得了成就感,故选B项。
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3.What do the underlined words "embark
on"mean in paragraph 7?
A.Improve.
B.Oppose.
◇Begin.
D.Evaluate.
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C词义猜测题。由倒数第二段中的“Residents really
welcome the idea of the project and the creative sessions.
We are looking forward to the benefits and fun the project
can bring to people here.”可知,居民们非常欢迎这个项
目的意图和创意的举措。“我”们期待这个项目能给这里
的人们带来好处和乐趣。再结合画线短语前的“one of
the first”可知,Vendy Wilson.是这个项目的创始人之一,
因此embark on应为“开始(Begin)”之意,故选C项。
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4.What can we learn about the project from the
last two paragraphs?
√It is well received.
B.It needs to be more creative.
C.It is highly profitable.
D.It takes ages to see the results.
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A推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“Residents
really welcome the idea of the project and the
creative sessions.”及最后一段中的“We are happy
to be taking part in the project..”可推断,该项目
的反响很好,居民们非常欢迎并乐于参与该项目,
故选A项。
B
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5.Why does the author raise the question in the first
paragraph?
A.To call up readers'memories.
To lead up to the project.
C.To stress the role of sewing.
D.To introduce sewing machines.