Question

It all started with a simple request. In 2006, Cathryn Couch was working as a chef (厨师), making home-delivery meals for customers. One day, a friend called and asked: Did Couch have any cooking work for her teenage daughter? She didn't, but the friend continued to beg. So Couch finally came up with a project: making meals and sending them to a local homeless center.

After seeing how excited and proud her friend's daughter was after making the meals, Couch decided to replicate (复制) their lesson on a larger scale. That's how, in 2007, the Ceres Community Project was born. The Bay Area-based program asks teen volunteers to cook healthful, all-organic meals and send them to sick people with cancer and other serious conditions.

That first year, 21 volunteers made 4,500 meals. In 2015, 400 volunteers prepared more than 90,000 meals. Couch has opened five branches across the Bay Area. And she has helped start similar programs in cities like Eugene, Ore., and Madison, Wis. And now, the group has expanded east of San Francisco. In February, the Ceres Project opened up in Alameda, Calif., working with a supportive housing organization called Alameda Point Collaborative (APC). Much of the financial support came from the $100,000 left by a local woman who passed away from breast cancer. Generally, their money comes from a mixture of individual and foundation donations.

“I'm seeing a lot of the kids' natural leadership and social skills come out in the kitchen,” says Aileen Suzara, the Alameda program coordinator and chef. “I see a bright light from the kids' eyes. They have a sense of how the project is really touching someone's life.”

When she first started the program, Couch thought that the cooking skills the teens got would be the most valuable part of the program. But that's not the case. “It's really about learning that they matter in the world and that their choices make a difference,” she says.

1.What is the purpose of the Ceres Community Project?

A. To teach students cooking skills.

B. To explore research on agriculture.

C. To bring public attention to cancer.

D. To provide healthy food for patients.

2.What can we say about the Ceres Project?

A. It is facing a lot of challenges.

B. It badly needs public support.

C. It has kept growing over the years.

D. It has long been influenced by APC.

3.How does Suzara feel about the teen members?

A. Worried.    B. Doubtful.

C. Curious.    D. Satisfied.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。Couch想出了一个项目：做饭，送他们去当地的一个无家可归的中心。于是the Ceres Community Project诞生。其目的是为病人提供健康的食物。这些年来，它一直在增长。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段中That's how, in 2007, the Ceres Community Project was born. The Bay Area-based program asks teen volunteers to cook healthful, all-organic meals and send them to sick people with cancer and other serious conditions.可知，the Ceres Community Project的目的是为病人提供健康的食物。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段In 2015, 400 volunteers prepared more than 90,000 meals. Couch has opened five branches across the Bay Area. And she has helped start similar programs in cities like Eugene, Ore., and Madison, Wis. And now, the group has expanded east of San Francisco. In February, the Ceres Project opened up in Alameda, Calif.可知，这些年来，它一直在增长。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“I see a bright light from the kids' eyes. They have a sense of how the project is really touching someone's life.”可知，Suzara关于对青少年成员感到满意。故选D。