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The Master Gardener Foundation

Aim

The Master Gardener Foundation provides free information to the public on environmentally  safe gardening practices and water conservation. The information is research-based and encourages limited use of farm chemicals and fertilizers.

Donation Activities

The master gardeners here did much donation work. They donated over 35,000 volunteer hours, serving 40,000 adults and more than 5,200 children. They did this through about 35 plant clinics, 6 demonstration gardens, 4 youth gardens, as well as a classroom program and dozens of workshops. The Master Gardener Foundation provides roughly two-thirds of the financial support for all these valuable activities.

Washington State University currently provides the salary and benefits of the Master Gardener Program. The foundation funds office space and supplies, as well as a part-time program assistant.

The Master Gardener Program

Safe and green gardening and water use practices are vital to preserving our environment. The Master Gardener Program seeks to provide this kind of education and information to the citizens for free. It is a highly successful example of cooperation between a foundation and volunteers.

Waiting for Your Donations

The Master Gardener Foundation is a non-profit organization, and all donations are allowed by law and support the Master Gardener Program and activities.

Please consider a donation to the Master Gardener Foundation and help keep our environment green!

1.What does the underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Science research. B.Adopting children.

C.Donation work. D.Sparing volunteer hours.

2.What do we know about the Master Gardener Program?

A.It's very expensive.

B.It proves to be unsuccessful.

C.It provides education just in producing farm chemicals.

D.It's a bridge between the foundation and volunteers.

3.What is the main purpose of the text?

A.To encourage donations.

B.To describe volunteer work. '

C.To spread the agricultural knowledge.

D.To give some suggestions to gardeners.

 

1.C 2.D 3.A 【解析】 这是一篇广告类文章。文章介绍了The Master Gardener Foundation相关信息。它鼓励人们捐款给the Master Gardener Foundation,让我们更好地保护环境! 1.词义猜测题。根据Donation Activities中The master gardeners here did much donation work. They donated over 35,000 volunteer hours, serving 40,000 adults and more than 5,200 children.“这里的园丁们做了大量的捐赠工作。他们捐赠了超过35000个志愿者小时,服务了40000名成年人和5200多名儿童。”再根据They did this through about 35 plant clinics, 6 demonstration gardens, 4 youth gardens, as well as a classroom program and dozens of workshops.“他们通过大约35个植物诊所、6个示范花园、4个青年花园、以及一个课堂项目和几十个讲习班做到了这一点。”由此可知,划线词this指代的是“donation work”。故选C。 2.细节理解题。根据The Master Gardener Program中It is a highly successful example of cooperation between a foundation and volunteers.“这是一个基金会和志愿者合作的非常成功的例子。”由此可知,Master Gardener Program是基金会和志愿者之间的桥梁。故选D。 3.目的意图题。根据Waiting for Your Donations中Please consider a donation to the Master Gardener Foundation and help keep our environment green!“请考虑捐款给the Master Gardener Foundation,让我们的环境更环保!”由此判断出,这篇文章的目的是“鼓励捐赠。”故选A。
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