Question

    Would you leave a six-figure job to feed the homeless? This 27-year-old did. Robert Lee’s idea is seemingly simple: Get restaurants to make better use of their leftovers (剩饭菜).

When in primary school, Robert Lee would stare in disbelief at his classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch. His immigrant parents had taught him and his older brother not to waste food. “They said it was a bad habit,” says Robert, 27.

While studying finance and accounting at New York University, Robert remembered this lesson and joined Two Birds One Stone, a food-rescue club on campus that delivered, five days a week, uneaten pasta, vegetables, and other leftovers from the dining hall to nearby homeless shelters. In July 2013, with the $1,000 prize won in the a college entrepreneurship (创业) contest, Robert and fellow club member Louisa Chen founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC). In just the first few weeks, Robert’s team delivered a donation of food to feed 20 people in line at a New York City homeless shelter that had run out of food.

As an analyst at J.P. Morgan, Robert devoted his spare time to creating a network of New York City restaurants that agreed to donate food, and he enlisted (招募) volunteers to make food deliveries to homeless shelters. Two years after being founded, RLC had already distributed more than 250,000 pounds of food.

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. The organization now reaches 16 cities around the country.

“One shelter told us that our donations allow them to provide entire dinners for more than 300 people, three nights a week,” Robert says. “Things like that make me glad I quit my job.”

1.What did Lee do to help the homeless?

A.He worked with with other countries.

B.He built up a network of supermarkets.

C.He employed volunteers to deliver goods.

D.He co-founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine.

2.What does the underlined word “tremendous” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Slight. B.Huge.

C.Basic. D.Delicate.

3.What can we learn from Lee’s words in the last two paragraphs?

A.Being a volunteer is of great benefit.

B.People should follow in his footsteps.

C.Everyone can make their contributions,

D.It’s worthwhile sacrificing his well-paid job.

4.Which of the following can best describe Lee?

A.Devoted. B.Hardworking.

C.Patient. D.Optimistic.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。Robert Lee与他人共同创立了“拯救剩菜剩饭”组织，以帮助无家可归的人。Robert Lee为了养活无家可归的人而放弃一份六位数的工作。文章介绍了Robert Lee创立这个组织的原因、经过及所做出的奉献。

1.

细节理解题。根据第三段中的In July 2013, with the $1,000 prize won in the a college entrepreneurship(创业)contest, Robert and fellow club member Louisa Chen founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC). (2013年7月20日，Robert和俱乐部成员Louisa Chen凭借在大学创业大赛中获得的1000美元奖金，创建了“拯救剩菜剩饭”组织)可知，Robert Lee与他人共同创立了“拯救剩菜剩饭”组织，以帮助无家可归的人。故选D。

2.

词句猜测题。根据第五段中的Only a year into his finance job, Robert gave up his six-figure salary to focus on RLC. (从事金融工作才一年，Robert就放弃了六位数的薪水，专注于RLC)可推知，Robert放弃这份高薪工作，应该是在对比的两份工作影响的巨大不同之后，做出的决定。由此推知，划线词tremendous意为“巨大的”。故选B。

3.

推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Things like that make me glad I quit my job. (这样的事情让我很高兴我辞职了)可推知，Lee认为牺牲他那份高薪的工作是值得的。故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据第一段中的Would you leave a six-figure job to feed the homeless? This 27-year-old did. (你会为了养活无家可归的人而放弃一份六位数的工作吗？这个27岁年轻人这样做了)可推知，Lee是很有奉献精神的人。故选A。