Question

B [2015.山東濰坊高三一模]

For decades, the San Francisco Bay Area has been the heart of the computer technology industry. Many of the big?gest technology companies have their headquarters in the area called Silicon Valley. But the area has not always been associ?ated with charity(慈善).

Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs (企業(yè)家)ap?pears To be changing Silicon Valley. One example is Marc Be-nioff, a donor(捐贈者)，who has called on wealthy donors to give more to their communities. He is also the founder of Salesforce. com, a computer services company in San Francis?co who has helped build a children's hospital and given mil?lions of dollars to non-profit organizations in the city.

Money from the technology industry has also started to change the face of charity. Benjamin Soskis writes about the history and ideas behind charity in America. His articles have appeared in The Atlantic magazine and a number of major publications. He says, traditionally, donors have given after they spent much of their lives building up wealth. Usually donors are in their 70s. But an increasing number of people appearing on the list of top donors are younger than 40 years of age. Benjamin Soskis says that is something new. "There's a whole new model that's appearing in which people give and accumulate at the same time.，，

Some of the young donors on this year's top 50 list have started to change the way people see charity. That is especial?ly the case in the San Francisco area, where giving money and making money appear to be coming together. "I think it's fair to say that charity is now a part of the Silicon Valley identi?ty. "

5.     What is TRUE of Marc Benioff?

 

A.     He joined a non-profit organization.

B.     He advised donors to build hospitals.

C.     He made San Francisco a city of charity.

D.     He set up the company of Salesforce. com.

6.     What is special about the donors of Silicon Valley?

 

A.     They prefer to give rather than make money.

B.     They give after accumulating a lot of wealth.

C.     They are much younger than the usual donors.

D.     They donate more money to their communities.

7.     Which of the following can be the best title for the pas?sage?

 

A.     The age of charity

B.     The changing faces of charity

C.     In search of new faces

D.   From computer base to charity centre

Answer 1

B [文章大意]本文是一篇記敘文。文章介紹了硅谷年輕的創(chuàng)業(yè)者們開始從事慈善事業(yè)。

5.     D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句"He is also the founder of Salesforce. com---"可知Marc Benioff創(chuàng)辦了 Salesforce. com這家公司，故答案為D。

6.     C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第三句"But an increasing num?ber of people appearing on the list of top donors are younger than 40 years of age."可知捐贈者越來越年輕了 ，故答案為(：。

7.     B推理判斷題。根據(jù)整篇文章的內(nèi)容可知硅谷的創(chuàng)業(yè)者們不但努力掙錢，而且還熱心于慈善事業(yè)，因此慈善事業(yè)的面孔變得越來越年輕了，故選B項。