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—flowers --- filled occasions that got her thinking, “Where do all the flowers go after the party?” More often than not, they were thrown out. Law, then 27, 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 volunteering with non-profits 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. Theleme is a volunteer for Les Petits Fieres, 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 Theleme. “We don’t focus on primary care, but rather on nourishing (滋养) the spirit. Floranthropie helps 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 Waste of flowers.    B. The loneliness of seniors.

C. The persuasion of other friends.    D. The warm atmosphere of weddings.

2.What was the woman’s first reaction to Christine Law’s flowers?

A. She was moved.    B. She was excited.

C. She was worried.    D. She was surprised.

3.What can we infer about Floranthropie from Laetitia Theleme’s words?

A. It should focus on primary care.

B. It is benefiting more than the elderly.

C. It is doing something of great importance.

D. It should cooperate with more non-profits.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Volunteer Your Time    B. Don’t Throw Them Out

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

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文属于记叙文，讲述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。

1.推理判断题。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A。

2.推理判断题。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，难以置信，不敢相信有人会送花给她，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段Floranthropie helps that. It’s amazing what a big difference a small bouquet can make.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，一小束花所带来的巨大作用很让人惊讶，故选C。

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.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D项是最佳标题。