From the year 2000 on,George Mason University in Fairfax,Virginia,presents a jazz con?cert every year. Around 2200 people attended last year's concert in October. Yet when the first concert was held in 2000,the student musicians played to an almost empty theater. Ed Weiner,a lawyer,was one of the few people in the audience when the school held the first jazz concert. "The quality of the performance was outstanding,but I was shocked to see the poor attend?ance."

 So he did something to change it. He found a way not only to increase attendance,but also to raise money. Ed Weiner organized the concerts into a program called Jazz 4 Justice the next year. And the audience responded well to the first performance of Jazz 4 Justice. The perform?ers include students and employees from the university,along with guest musicians.

  The concert raises money for the Fairfax Law Foundation. Foundation officials say Jazz 4 Justice has become the Fairfax Law Foundation's secondlargest fundraiser,bringing in more than$ 20,000 a year; five thousand of that goes to George Mason University for running Jazz 4 Justice,and the rest is used to provide free legal services for people in Fairfax and support programs to help young people learn about the legal system. These include courthouse tours for junior high school students and education about the law and the effects of drug and alcohol abuse on health.

  Jim Carroll heading that program says: "Jfazz4 Justice grew slowly,but it becomes larger and larger each year. And all that really owes to Ed Weiner because he has done so much to help this program. He is the person who is out there on the streets selling tickets,building our audience,and so on."

Mr. Weiner says the idea is to provide a meaningful experience for the young musicians,but Jazz 4 Justice only in Fairfax is not enough. Ed Weiner had met the presidents of other or?ganizations in Virginia and did a presentation on how other organizations can start partnerships between local music and law programs.

(   ) 5. Ed Weiner wanted to develop Jazz 4 Justice when he         .

   A. found few people watched the wonderful performance

   B. found that the players were all gifted for music

   C. found that the concert was a good way to raise money

   D. found that he could be famous through the concerts

(   ) 6. What can be inferred from the passage?

   A. Jazz4 Justice has a history of ten years.

   B. Jazz4 Justice grew slowly for lacking money.

   C. The program Jazz 4 Justice has been famous in America.

   D. The program Jazz 4 Justice helps students achieve their goals.

(   ) 7. The money got from the concert is mainly used to         .

   A. cure the young of drug abuse

   B. establish the team of Jazz 4 Justice

   C. pay for the education of young people

   D. offer legal services and help to the locals

(   ) 8. Why did Ed Weiner meet presidents of other organizations?

   A. To show the success of Jazz 4 Justice.

   B. To raise money to develop Jazz 4 Justice.

   C. To promote the program of Jazz 4 Justice.

   D. To build a good relationship with them.

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B篇：本文介紹了Jazz 4 Justice從產(chǎn)生到壯大的過(guò)程。

5. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段"The quality of the performance was outstanding,but I was shocked to see the poor attendance."以及第二段"So he did something to change it... Ed Weiner organized the concerts into a program called Jazz 4 Justice the next year."可知,Ed Weiner認(rèn)為這個(gè)音樂(lè)會(huì)的演出很好，但是卻只有很少人去看，所以他做了一些事去改變它，于是便有了Jazz 4 Justice這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。

6. A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段"Yet when the first concert was held in 2000...."以及第二段"Ed Weiner organized the concerts into a pro?gram called Jazz 4 Justice the next year."可知，Jazz 4 Justice是2001年成立的。由此推if,Jazz 4 Justice有10年的歷史。

7. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段可知，Jazz 4 Justice每年掙的演出費(fèi)用有五千美元是用于Jazz 4 Justice的運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，余下的用于為當(dāng)?shù)厝颂峁┟赓M(fèi)的法律服務(wù)，同時(shí)也支持幫助青年人學(xué)習(xí)法律制度的項(xiàng)目，即音樂(lè)會(huì)所掙的錢(qián)主要用于給當(dāng)?shù)厝颂峁┓煞⻊?wù)和幫助。

8. C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，Ed Weineri兌這個(gè)想法是為了給年輕的音樂(lè)家提供一段有意義的經(jīng)歷，但是他認(rèn)為Jazz4 Jus?tice只在Fairfax發(fā)展是不夠的，他向Virginia 其他組織的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人介紹了如何使當(dāng)?shù)匾魳?lè)與法律項(xiàng)目結(jié)合起來(lái)。由此推斷，他去見(jiàn)Vir?ginia其他組織的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人是為了推廣Jazz 4 Justice這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。

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