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【題目】 Laughter fills the room as Claire Conza distributes balls of wool to a bunch of women gathered in a Birkenhead cafe on a Wednesday morning.

Conza, 34, is the founder of Make Give Live, a social enterprise that’s brought together about 40 women in five groups to knit(編織)hats. Her “makers” meet each week or fortnight. “We swap finished hats for new wool and patterns to keep them busy until the next catch up,” she says.

Since starting up last year, Make Give Live has sold more than 400 woollen hats on a “buy one—give one” model, so another 250 hats have been given to the homeless or elderly people through partnerships with Lifewise and Age Concern, with more donations to come.

But for Conza, the movement is about more than making hats—she sees Make Give Live as a way to connect communities, share good times and improve well-being. “There’s a magical interaction between the generations within our groups. Our older members are enriched by using their knitting skills to teach younger people. Our younger members have new methods to share and get to create something for their community.”

Makers are also enjoying the health benefits of knitting, which Conza says offers many of the same benefits as meditation(冥想). “The rhythmic movements and sense of focus can help keep from symptoms of anxiety, pressure, and stress.”

“I found so many benefits in the mindful process of knitting and the joy of creating something useful and beautiful, at a time when I wasn’t able to do much else. I decided if it worked for me, others would also benefit, and Make Give Live was born,” she says.

“A social enterprise is a hybrid of a charity and a business,” says Conza. “It’s about having the head of a business, the heart of a charity and the hands of the community. The key to its existence is recognizing people for their efforts so they are able to stay involved.

【1】Which of the following best explains how the “buy one—give one” model works?

A.A new hat will be made when one is sold.

B.A buyer buys one hat and gets one free.

C.One hat is bought to give it to a person in need.

D.For each hat sold one is given to a person in need.

【2】Why does Conza consider Make Give Live more than making hats?

A.It provides warm hats for people of all ages.

B.It helps to develop the members' knitting skills.

C.It creates a good relationship in the community.

D.It introduces new methods for creating better hats.

【3】According to the text, what effect does knitting have on people?

A.It makes them relaxed.B.It makes them hopeful.

C.It makes them energetic.D.It makes them courageous.

【4】What does the underlined word “hybrid” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A.Branch.B.Standard.

C.Mixture.D.Boundary.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇新聞報道。文章主要介紹了Make giving Live：一個社會企業(yè)，實行“買一送一”的模式，在幫助了無家可歸的人和有需要的老人的同時，又拉近了社區(qū)的幾代人的關系，使其成為一個既是企業(yè)又是慈善的混合性質企業(yè)。

【1】推理判斷題。根據文章第三段內容：Since starting up last year, Make Give Live has sold more than 400 woollen hats on a “buy one—give one” model, so another 250 hats have been given to the homeless or elderly people through partnerships with Lifewise and Age Concern, with more donations to come.( Make giving Live自去年成立以來，已經以“買一送一”的模式售出了400多頂羊毛帽子，因此，通過Lifewise和Age Concern的合作伙伴關系，又向無家可歸的人或老年人贈送了250頂帽子，未來還會有更多的捐贈。)可推知，“買一送一”的模式是“每賣出一頂帽子，便會贈送一頂帽子給無家可歸的人或老年人”的工作原理。D項“For each hat sold one is given to a person in need.”合理概括了該工作模式。故選D項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第四段內容“There’s a magical interaction between the generations within our groups. Our older members are enriched by using their knitting skills to teach younger people. Our younger members have new methods to share and get to create something for their community.(在我們的群體中，幾代人之間有一種神奇的互動。我們的老會員通過使用他們的編織技能來教年輕人豐富。我們的年輕成員有了新的方法來分享和為他們的社區(qū)創(chuàng)造一些東西。)”可知，在她看來，“Make Give Live”使得社區(qū)里的幾代人之間產生了互動，增強了聯(lián)系，因此她認為這不僅僅是在編織帽子。故選C項。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第五段內容“The rhythmic movements and sense of focus can help keep from symptoms of anxiety, pressure, and stress.( 有節(jié)奏的動作和專注感可以幫助你遠離焦慮、壓力和緊張的癥狀。)”可知，編織可以使人專注于一件事而幫助遠離焦慮，壓力，緊張，使人放松。故選A項。

【4】詞義猜測題。根據劃線單詞所在句內容“A social enterprise is a hybrid of a charity and a business”，其之后的of短語起到修飾作用，“a charity and a business(一個慈善機構和一個企業(yè))”是兩件不同的事情，說明劃線單詞應是這兩件事的“結合”。且后文對其進行了具體解釋：It’s about having the head of a business, the heart of a charity and the hands of the community.( 它是關于擁有一個企業(yè)的首腦，一個慈善機構的心臟和社區(qū)的手。)，同樣可知，劃線單詞“hybrid”包含的內容較廣，是這些內容的結合或混合。因此可推知，劃線單詞“hybrid”應是表達“結合/混合”含義。故選C項。

細節(jié)理解題

考查內容主要涉及時間、地點、人物、事件、原因、結果、數字等議論文中例證細節(jié)和定義類細節(jié)。這類題目的共同特點是：答案一般都能在文章中找到。當然，答案并不一定是文章中的原句，考生需要根據文章提供的信息自己組織語句回答問題。

比如文章第3小題：

3. According to the text, what effect does knitting have on people?

A. It makes them relaxed. B. It makes them hopeful.

C. It makes them energetic. D. It makes them courageous.

根據題干線索“effect”，利用尋讀法定位文章第五段內容“The rhythmic movements and sense of focus can help keep from symptoms of anxiety, pressure, and stress.”可知有節(jié)奏的動作和專注感可以幫助人遠離焦慮、壓力和緊張的癥狀。在選項中并未存在與原文一模一樣的語句表達，但是，根據文章提供的信息自己組織語句可知，選項A. It makes them relaxed.意為“它使他們放松�！睂崉t與原文表達含義一致。因此答案為A項。