Question

    Can you remember a time when somebody was king to you? Perhaps a person let you go in front of them in a queue. Maybe your sister phoned you to ask how your week was going. Or perhaps a stranger or a friend gave you a hand in a much deeper way. There are a thousand ways to offer kindness. And at a time when the world seems to have so many problem, some people have started to take the issue of kindness very seriously indeed.

Being kind is a win-win situation. It brings happiness to the receiver as well as the person who does the action. As a simple example, let’s imagine you have a workmate who always does a very good job. How about taking a moment to mention this to him? Your workmate will be happy to receive some praise, and you will probably feel good about yourself for having spread a little joy.

Many organizations try to encourage people to do kind acts, wherever and whenever they can. The idea behind this is that it doesn’t take any major plan to be kind. Perhaps the stronger supporters of this idea are the Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Foundation, who work with schools and companies to teach people kindness skills. They operate under the beliefs that kindness can be taught and that it is contagious（有感染力的）. Their activities range from suggesting kind acts to allowing their website-users to become “RAKtivists” (people who officially register themselves as activists of kindness.)

Apart fro musing your own common sense, the RAK website suggests some more imaginative ways to show kindness. Generally, these fall into three types. The first is interpersonal kindness. Some examples are donating（捐赠）old clothes to charity or writing an advantageous online idea about a restaurant that you like. The second is environmental kindness, which could mean simply recycling or organizing a group event to tidy up a local park or beach. The third type is less clear: personal kindness, which means treating yourself kindly, such as taking a walk in parks, inviting yourself to a big meal or setting yourself a goal to complain less. By being kind to yourself, _______.

1.Are there a thousand ways to offer kindness?

2.Why is being kind a win-win situation?

3.What do many organizations encourage people to do?

4.What does RAK believe?

5.How can a website - user become “RAK tivists”?

6.Please finish the last sentence within 15 words.

Answer

1.Yes, there are a thousand ways to offer kindness.

2.Because it brings happiness to the receiver as well as the person who does the action.

3.They encourage people to do kind acts, wherever and whenever they can.

4.RAK believes that kindness can be taught and it is contagious.

5.A website - user who officially registers himself as an activist of kindness can become a “RAKtivist”.

6.you will be kinder to the world around you.

【解析】

短文大意：本文关注的是善良，介绍了人为什么要善良，善良的益处和关于善良的三个建议。

1.题意：是否有一千种方式来提供善意？考查细节理解。根据“There are a thousand ways to offer kindness有一千种方式来提供善意”，可知答案是肯定的，故填Yes, there are a thousand ways to offer kindness.。

2.题意：为什么行善是双赢的局面？考查细节理解。根据“It brings happiness to the receiver as well as the person who does the action它给接受者和做这件事的人带来了快乐”，可知填Because it brings happiness to the receiver as well as the person who does the action.。

3.题意：许多组织鼓励人们做什么？考查细节理解。根据“Many organizations try to encourage people to do kind acts, wherever and whenever they can许多组织试图鼓励人们无论何时何地都做善事”，可知鼓励人们无论何时何地都做善事，故填They encourage people to do kind acts, wherever and whenever they can.。

4.题意：RAK相信什么？考查细节理解。根据“They operate under the beliefs that kindness can be taught and that it is contagious他们的信念是善良是可以教的，善良是可以传染的”，可知RAK相信善良是可以教的也是可以传染的，故填RAK believes that kindness can be taught and it is contagious.。

5.题意：一个网站的用户如何成为“RAK tivists”？考查细节理解。根据“Their activities range from suggesting kind acts to allowing their website-users to become “RAKtivists” (people who officially register themselves as activists of kindness.) 他们的活动范围从建议善举到允许他们的网站用户成为“RAKtivists”(正式注册为善举活动家的人)”，可知用户正式注册为一个善举活动家就可以成为一个RAK tivists，故填A website - user who officially registers himself as an activist of kindness can become a “RAKtivist”.。

6.题意：请用15个单词完成最后一个句子。考查句意理解。根据上文“The second is environmental kindness, which could mean simply recycling or organizing a group event to tidy up a local park or beach第二是环保，这可能意味着简单地回收或组织一个团体活动来清理当地的公园或海滩”，可知善待自己的人也会善待周围的世界，故填you will be kinder to the world around you.。