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【題目】 People have been told to stay separated — at least six feet apart— and to practice what state and local officials call “social distancing”. Some have been asked to work at home. But as people try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus（ 新型冠狀病毒）, the resulting chaos and fear are bringing both large and small communities closer.

Simple acts of kindness are sprouting up online and in public, as neighbors, students, teachers, and others begin to connect those who can pass this long and isolating time smoothly, and the people who may not have the means to get through.

For Jesse Farren-James, helping out has taken the form of organizing trips to the

supermarkets for supplies, and use of her membership card if anyone needs to buy large quantities. She posted the offer in a Facebook group for the community residents, and some people came and turned to her. “I just feel so lucky that I have so many people in my life to rely on and so sad that not everyone has that,” she wrote in the group. In another interview, Farren-James said the “community is coming together" and “there are so many good and amazing people” offering to help where they can.

Also, parents in Dorchester have gathered together online. In a Facebook group called DotParents, parents have been raising money to buy food and supplies for students and families in the community. Lisa Graustein has been organizing this activity. On Thursday, she used the more than $2,000 raised by neighbors to purchase food in a restaurant supply company. A group of volunteers packed the food and planned to distribute to schools for those who may need it.

“Food shortage is real in our city and this crisis is going to be severe.” Graustein said. “But here's something we can do that deal better with the hard time”. This idea is spreading. She said friends in four other states had being running similar campaigns. Next, she wants to find a way to get landlords to temporarily abandon rent for residents in financial difficulties because of the outbreak.

【1】The underlined phrase in paragraph 2 “sprouting up” can be best replaced by .

A.DisappearingB.Growing

C.ConnectingD.Helping

【2】What do we know about Jesse Farren-James?

A.She is a shopping assistant working for a supermarket.

B.She is wealthy and always ready to help others.

C.She lent her membership card to the people in need.

D.She felt sad that not everyone has enough food.

【3】What did parents in Dorchester do to offer help?

A.They bought food from the supermarket for community children.

B.They set up a restaurant supply company to provide food.

C.They raised money to deal with food shortage.

D.They distributed money to community residents.

【4】Which is the best title for this passage?

A.Acts of kindness in coronavirus outbreak

B.Effects of social media in coronavirus outbreak

C.Social distancing in the online community

D.Helping each other in financial difficulties

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要介紹了在新冠肺炎疫情期間，簡(jiǎn)單的善舉在網(wǎng)上和公共場(chǎng)所如雨后春筍般涌現(xiàn)，人們紛紛幫助那些需要幫助的人。

【1】

詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章第二段“as neighbors, students, teachers, and others begin to connect those who can pass this long and isolating time smoothly, and the people who may not have the means to get through.( 鄰居、學(xué)生、老師和其他人開(kāi)始聯(lián)系那些能夠順利度過(guò)這段漫長(zhǎng)而孤獨(dú)的時(shí)間的人，以及那些可能沒(méi)有辦法度過(guò)這段時(shí)間的人。)”可知，簡(jiǎn)單的善舉在網(wǎng)上和公共場(chǎng)所在不斷的增加。從而猜測(cè)出sprouting up的含義為“增加”之意。故選B。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段“For Jesse Farren-James, helping out has taken the form of organizing trips to the supermarkets for supplies, and use of her membership card if anyone needs to buy large quantities. (對(duì)杰西·法倫-詹姆斯來(lái)說(shuō)，幫助他人采取的形式是組織去超市采購(gòu)物資，如果有人需要大量購(gòu)買(mǎi)，可以使用她的會(huì)員卡。)”可知，她把她的會(huì)員卡借給有需要的人。故選C。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段“Also, parents in Dorchester have gathered together online. In a Facebook group called DotParents, parents have been raising money to buy food and supplies for students and families in the community. (同時(shí)，多切斯特的家長(zhǎng)們也在網(wǎng)上聚集。在Facebook上一個(gè)名為DotParents的小組中，家長(zhǎng)們一直在籌集資金，為社區(qū)里的學(xué)生和家庭購(gòu)買(mǎi)食物和用品。)”可知，多切斯特的家長(zhǎng)們籌集資金以解決食品短缺問(wèn)題。故選C。

【4】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段“But as people try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, the resulting chaos and fear are bringing both large and small communities closer.”及全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要介紹了在新冠肺炎疫情期間，簡(jiǎn)單的善舉在網(wǎng)上和公共場(chǎng)所如雨后春筍般涌現(xiàn)，人們紛紛幫助那些需要幫助的人。所以短文的最佳標(biāo)題為“新冠狀病毒爆發(fā)中的善舉”。故選A。