Question

    As an elementary school student in New York City, Robert Lee would stare in disbelief at his classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch. His Korean immigrant parents had taught him not to waste food.

While studying finance and accounting at New York University, Robert remembered this lesson all the time. When Robert and his friend Louisa Chen entered a college entrepreneurship (创业）contest，they proposed an idea for a food-rescue nonprofit group： Their program would deliver leftovers from the dining hall to homeless shelters seven days a week all by volunteers. Their idea won the competition. With the $ 1,000 prize, they founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC) in July 2013. In just the first few weeks, Robert’s team delivered a donation of enough spaghetti and meatballs to feed 20 people at a New York City homeless shelter.

Robert, who had taken a job as an analyst at J. P. Morgan, devoted his spare time to creating a network of New York City restaurants, from small delis (熟食店）to large chains like Starbucks and Panera Bread, agreeing to donate food, and he enlisted volunteers to make food deliveries. After RLC received national press attention, homeless shelters and soup kitchens in Portland, Oregon, Washington, DC and other cities reached out to Robert for partnership advice. The organization now reaches 16 cities around the country.

Only a year into his finance job, Robert gave up his six-figure salary to focus on RLC. “I compared one hour of impact at J. P. Morgan to one hour at RLC，and the difference was just tremendous,” he says. “One shelter told us that our donations allowed them to provide entire dinners for more than 300 people, three nights a week，” Robert says. “Things like that make me gladly quit my job.”

1.How did Robert feel when his classmates threw away food?

A.Astonished. B.Embarrassed.

C.Disappointed. D.Interested.

2.What do we know about the RLC?

A.It won $ 1,000 prize.

B.It got supported by many restaurants.

C.It asked the homeless shelters for advice.

D.It has branches all over the world.

3.Why did Robert leave his job at J P Morgan?

A.One shelter spoke highly of him.

B.RLC offered him six-figure salary.

C.He could make a bigger difference in society.

D.The work at J. P. Morgan was not suitable for him.

4.Which of the following best describes Robert?

A.Confident. B.Modest.

C.Humorous. D.Selfless.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Robert Lee 放弃高薪工作，建立了RLC为无家可归的人筹集食物的故事。

1.

推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句话Robert Lee would stare in disbelief at his classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch. 可知，Lee总是难以置信地看着午餐之后他的同学们把未吃完的三明治扔掉。由此可推断出他当时对这种行为是感到吃惊的，故选A。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话中的from small delis to large chains like Starbucks and Panera Bread, agreeing to donate food 可知，从小的熟食店到大的连锁店都同意捐赠食物给RLC。所以，RLC得到了很多餐馆的支持，选项B正确；根据文章第二段中的 “With the $1,000 prize, they founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC) in July 2013.’’可知，他们用比赛的1000美元的奖金建立了RLC这个组织，A选项错误；根据文章第三段中的homeless shelters and soup kitchens in Portland, Oregon; Washington, DC and other cities reached out to Robert for partnership advice”可知，很多城市的收容所和粥铺向Robert征求合作建议。C选项和文章不符，错误；根据文章第三段最后一句话“The organization now reaches 16 cities around the country. ”可知，现在RLC 已经蔓延到全国16个城市，而不是全世界，D选项错误，故选B。

3.

推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“I compared one hour of impact at J. P. Morgan to one hour at RLC，and the difference was just tremendous,” he says. “One shelter told us that our donations allowed them to provide entire dinners for more than 300 people, three nights a week,” Robert says. “Things like that make me gladly quit my job.” 他说：“我把在摩根大通 (J. P. Morgan ) 和RLC的一个小时的影响进行了比较，发现差别非常大。”罗伯特说：“一个收容所告诉我们，我们的捐款使他们每周三个晚上为300多人提供完整的晚餐。”这样的事情让我很乐意辞职。可知，Robert 辞去在 J. P. Morgan 的工作是想为社会做出更大的贡献。故选C。

4.

推理判断题。文章介绍了 Robert为了帮助无家可归的人，宁愿放弃六位数的高薪工作，全身心投入到RLC的工作中，所以推断他是“无私的”，故选D。