Question

    In 1992, a group of architects(建筑师)and engineers in Seattle had collected hundreds of canned goods for charity. “We wanted to give back to the community,” said Deborah Ashcraft, organizer for the Construction project. Volunteers also wanted to have some “creative fun,” so they used the cans to create a huge map of the State of Washington.

Today Construction has thousands of volunteers across the United States and Canada, for the purpose of creating a world without hunger. Construction members build their delicious artwork in shopping areas and museums.

In some cities, such as Tampa Bay, Florida, Construction artists are made up of school kids, “Our class built a Wurlitzer organ(风琴)out of cans,” said Jasmine Heaggans, a student at Lanier Elementary. “We based ours on the 77-year-old organ at the Tampa Theater.”

Beginning in September, architects Danni Anstett and Danielle Williams visited class weekly. After a field trip to see the real Wurlitzer, the architects showed the class how to draw pictures of the organ from all sides. They instructed students to do a plan view. And they helped the young artists count up how many cans would be used.

On October 24, Construction workers from Lanier and three other Tampa Bay schools gathered at the local shopping area to build and display their artworks. The students got to stack (堆)cans. With 1,800 cans, Lanier students had nine hours to get the Wurlitzer ready for the judges.

“The cans had to be perfectly stacked,” student Courtney Keenam recalled, “or everything would fall.”

After four hours, the students were feeling pretty good. The organ was taking shape. Then the kids had an “uh-oh” moment. The cans were facing the wrong way. They had to be turned around.

At last, the Wurlitzer stood shiny and tall, just in time for the judges to name it “most creative.”

1.What is the aim of the Construction project?

A.To sell canned food. B.To end world hunger.

C.To bring people much fun. D.To build better communities.

2.How did Anstett and Williams help the young volunteers?

A.By helping design the artwork. B.By building an organ with cans.

C.By drawing pictures of an organ. D.By offering them a real Wurlitzer organ.

3.Why did the students come together on October 24?

A.To collect cans used by the shopping area. B.To do volunteer work for the shopping area.

C.To enter a can building competition. D.To get more people to join Construction.

4.What does “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.The real Wurlitzer organ. B.The 77-year-old organ at the Tampa Theater.

C.The huge map of the State of Washington. D.The Wurlitzer organ built out of cans.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

文章介绍一个非盈利的慈善组织以及它们的目的，以及举办的活动。

1.细节理解题。根据文中“Today Construction has thousands of volunteers across the United States and Canada, for the purpose of creating a world without hunger.”今天，在美国和加拿大各地的建筑工地有成千上万的志愿者，他们的目的是创造一个没有饥饿的世界。可知他们的目的是为了结束世界饥饿，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文中“the architects showed the class how to draw pictures of the organ from all sides. They instructed students to do a plan view.”建筑师向全班展示如何从四面八方画风琴。他们指导学生做平面图。可知Anstett 和Williams帮助这些年少的志愿者设计他们的艺术作品。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“On October 24, Construction workers from Lanier and three other Tampa Bay schools gathered at the local shopping area to build and display their artworks. The students got to stack (堆)cans. With 1,800 cans, Lanier students had nine hours to get the Wurlitzer ready for the judges.”可知10月24号这些学生们聚在一起是为了建造以及展示他们的易拉罐建造作品，也就是来参加易拉罐建造比赛的。故选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据文中“After four hours, the students were feeling pretty good. The organ was taking shape. Then the kids had an “uh-oh” moment. The cans were facing the wrong way. They had to be turned around. At last, the Wurlitzer stood shiny and tall,”四个小时后，学生们感觉很好。风琴正在成形。然后孩子们有一个“啊哦”的时刻。罐子的方向不对。他们必须改变立场。最后，Wurlitzer又高又亮，可知此处的it指的是用易拉罐建成的风琴，故选D。