Question

    On February 12, 2019, Brendon Fontaine blew out five candles on a birthday cake. "He loved the cake so much," says his mother, Faith, who lives in Winnipeg with Brendon. "I had to hide it in the back of the fridge."

Brendon's surprise came from Cakes for Kids, a group of home bakers(烘焙师)who know that a simple birthday cake can be uncommon for poor families like the Fontaines.

The group was set up three years ago by Christy Rogowski, a 40-year-old who works in health care software, and her partner, Wendy Singleton. "Imagining a child who wasn't going to have a birthday cake was really upsetting," Rogowski says.

A Facebook call-out for volunteers finally added 150 bakers to their name list. When volunteers first apply(申请), they're asked why they want to do so. "Some people have said that they didn't have a cake on their birthday growing up, and they know how important it is," says Singleton. More commonly, though, they say they want families in need to know that their neighbors care about them.

The names of the cake receivers are provided by community organizations and Winnipeg Child and Family Services. A child might receive a cake because the family is poor. Sometimes a child is sick, leaving the family too busy to make the treat themselves. Cakes also go to children living in foster care（寄养). Jodi Korolyk, a worker with Winnipeg Child and Family Services, has so far ordered birthday cakes for five of the almost 800 kids in their system. "It shows the child they have a lot of people there to support them," she says.

By the end of last year, Cakes for Kids had baked over 575 cakes to mark kids' birthdays, and the baking continues. Rogowski and Singleton are even considering developing the program nationally and also providing cakes for old people who live alone. After all, there's no age difference when it comes to the positive role of a well-timed cake.

1.The example of Brendon is given to help explain why          .

A.cakes should be put in the fridge B.children like cakes so much

C.Cakes for Kids was set up D.some families became poor

2.We can see from the passage that the group Cakes for Kids          .

A.pays its workers much money B.has a history of three years

C.cares about volunteers' health D.gives away cakes online

3.Paragraph5 mainly tells us          .

A.where kids can celebrate birthdays B.how cakes are sent to kids

C.who can probably receive cakes D.when cakes need to be ordered

4.The last paragraph shows that Rogowskiand Singleton plan to          .

A.offer cakes to the old living alone B.make another 575 birthday cakes

C.improve their skills in making cakes D.create new kinds of birthday cakes

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

本文主语介绍了Cakes for Kids是一个专门为贫穷孩子送蛋糕的公益机构，甚至正考虑为独居老人提供蛋糕。

1.

推理判断题。根据上文Brendon's surprise came from Cakes for Kids, a group of home bakers(烘焙师)who know that a simple birthday cake can be uncommon for poor families like the Fontaines. Brendon的惊喜来自Cakes for Kids，这是一些家庭面包师组成的团队，他们知道一个普通的生日蛋糕可能对于像Fontaines这样贫穷家庭来说是不寻常的。可知，Brendon’s 例子说明了Cakes for Kids建立的目的。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据上文The group was set up three years ago by Christy Rogowski这个小组是三年前Christy Rogowski成立的，可知有3年历史了，故选B。

3.

主旨大意题。根据第五段A child might receive a cake because the family is poor. Sometimes a child is sick, leaving the family too busy to make the treat themselves. Cakes also go to children living in foster care（寄养). Jodi Korolyk, a worker with Winnipeg Child and Family Services, has so far ordered birthday cakes for five of the almost 800 kids in their system. 一个孩子可能因为家里很穷会收到一个蛋糕。有时孩子生病了，家里太忙，不能给自己治病。蛋糕也会送给寄养的儿童。Jodi Korolyk是Winnipeg Child and Family Services的一名员工，到目前为止，他们已经为系统中近800名儿童中的5名订购了生日蛋糕。可知本段主要讲的是哪些人可以得到Cakes for Kids 的帮助，故选C。

4.

细节理解题。根据上文Rogowski and Singleton are even considering … providing cakes for old people who live alone.可知Rogowski和Singleton甚至正考虑在全国范围内开发这个项目，并为独居老人提供蛋糕。故选A。