Question

    It took multiple weddings for Christine Law to realize what she needed to do. In the summer of 2014, her schedule was packed with friends’ marriage celebrations - flower-filled occasions that got her thinking, “Where do all the flowers go after the party？” More often than not, they were thrown away. Law was confident she could find a better use for them.

By August, she had a plan:convince couples and companies hosting events to donate their flowers, which she would pick up and deliver within 48 hours to seniors across the city. She wanted to bring beauty into the lives of the elderly. She drew on her experience through being a volunteer in non­profit institutions in order to set up her own organization, which she called Floranthropie. Not having enough bouquets (花束) for all 150 people of a health center, Law asked the staff to provide a list of patients who needed cheering up most. “The first woman I approached thought it was a mistake, and that the flowers couldn’t possibly be for her,” says Law. “I said they were a gift, and we talked for a half hour.

In addition to health centers, Floranthropie focuses on community groups devoted to the elderly. Laëtitia Thélème is a volunteer for Les Petits Fières, an organization that aims to help the elderly who don’t have a support system. The group receives a dozen or so bouquets from Floranthropie monthly, and then redistributes them. “Our motto is ‘flowers before bread’,” says Thélème. “We don’t focus on primary care, but rather on nourishing (滋养) the spirit. Floranthropie helps us do that. It’s amazing what a big difference a small bouquet can make.”

In the beginning, most of Floranthropie’s donations came through word of mouth. These days, Law receives messages from strangers via her organization’s Facebook page and has connected with corporations and flower wholesalers. Law hopes to expand Floranthropie nationally, but at this point is happy to be able to oversee each delivery personally.

1.What made Christine Law set up Floranthropie?

A.The warm atmosphere of weddings. B.The loneliness of seniors.

C.The persuasion of other friends. D.The waste of flowers.

2.How did the woman feel about Christine Law’s flowers?

A.She was moved. B.She was surprised.

C.She was worried. D.She was excited.

3.What can we infer about Floranthropie from Laëtitia Thélème’s words?

A.It should focus on primary care.

B.It is doing something of great importance.

C.It is benefiting more than the elderly.

D.It should cooperate with more non­profit institutions.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Volunteer Your Time B.Don’t Throw Flowers Away

C.Brighten Seniors’ Lives with Flowers D.Special Delivery Makes Your Day

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个女性创建了一个慈善机构，把婚礼等活动之后丢弃的花儿再利用，把这些花儿送给那些孤寡老人，帮助他们燃起对生活的信心，随着口碑的传播，一些陌生人把她的脸书与企业与花卉批发商连接起来的故事。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章第一段的内容可知，Law在参加了几次婚礼之后，意识到花儿在婚礼过后大多数都是被丢弃，而后Law通过思考找到一种更好的处理方式，通过后文知道，她把这些花送给孤独老人，进而决定创立自己的慈善机构，扩大影响，所以是“花的浪费”使得Christine Law创办了Floranthropie。故选D项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段“The first woman I approached thought it was a mistake, and that the flowers couldn’t possibly be for her”我接触的第一个女人认为这是个错误，鲜花不可能是给她的可知，当第一个老人收到花的时候，认为是别人送错了，不可能是给她的，可以得知，老人收到花的时候，感到惊讶，不敢相信有人会送花给她，故选B项。

3.

细节理解题。根据第三段““Our motto is ‘flowers before bread’,” says Thélème. “We don’t focus on primary care, but rather on nourishing (滋养) the spirit. Floranthropie helps us do that. It’s amazing what a big difference a small bouquet can make.””“我们的座右铭是‘先花后面包’，”Theleme说，“我们不关注初级保健，而是滋养精神。Floranthropie帮助我们做到了这一点。一小束花就能带来这么大的不同，这太不可思议了。”可知，Floranthropie不是关心老人的基本生存需求，而更多关注老人们的心理需求，一小束花可以带来巨大作用，很让人惊讶，可以推断，Floranthropie正在做一件非常重要的事情。故选B项。

4.

主旨大意题。根据第二段“By August, she had a plan: convince couples and companies hosting events to donate their flowers, which she would pick up and deliver within 48 hours to seniors across the city.”到了8月，她已经有了一个计划:说服举办活动的夫妇和公司捐赠鲜花，她会在48小时内取走并送到全市的老年人手中。以及后文可知，Law决定把废弃的花儿送给老人，并专门创立了一个慈善机构Floranthropie来扩大影响力，让越来越多的老人能够收到花，整篇文章都是围绕用花来帮助老人。故选C项。