The whole world is helping tsunami (海嘯) victims. Students in the U.S. are also taking part. A friend of mine suggested that we organize a relief effort for the victims. We are officers of the American Red Cross at Yale (I’m the chairperson). After sending a letter to the other members of the Red Cross, I received a large number of responses from students interested in helping.
We decided to organize a charity concert to raise money for tsunami-ravaged areas. All ticket earnings will go directly to our parent organization, the American Red Cross. Currently, we’re in the process of inviting Yale’s numerous song, dance, and chamber music groups to perform at the concert.
So far, we’ve had a great response from these groups and volunteers have continued to pour in with their ideas and feedback. When I checked my inbox this morning, I had 56 tsunami fundraiser-related emails waiting for me. Although, everyone is still on winter vacation and away from school, we have the Internet to link up Yalies from around the globe. We share ideas not on the latest video games, but on how best to provide help.
The Red Cross at Yale is not alone in its aid effort. Student organizations across campus are working hard to raise funds and provide help to those who need it.
Yale’s South Asian Society (SAS) and the Asian American Students Alliance (AASA), which is an umbrella  organization for many other groups including the Sri Lankan Students Association, are organizing charity dinners.
The food will be donated（捐贈）by restaurants from around campus. Every last penny of the earnings will be donated to a non-profit organization providing aid to South Asia.
After some discussion with the SAS and AASA, our groups have decided to plan our two events together. Students can attend the benefit dinner then go to the charity concert. There is no doubt in my mind that both events will have a fantastic turnout.
小題1:What does the writer mainly talk about in this passage?
A．A charity concert to help tsunami victims.
B．The efforts of the American Red Cross at Yale to help tsunami victims.
C．The worldwide efforts to help tsunami victims.
D．What the Americans do to help tsunami victims.
小題2:The author keeps in touch with Yalies to ______.
A．a(chǎn)sk them to offer helpB．inform them the latest news
C．a(chǎn)sk them to join in the concertD．a(chǎn)sk them to work for the Red Cross
小題3:What does “both events” refer to in the last paragraph?
A. SAS and AASA.
B. The Red Cross at Yale and the American Red Cross.
C. The benefit dinner and the charity concert.
D. Raising funds and providing help.
小題4:Which of the following is NOT right?
A．Students were taking an active part in the activity
B．The American Red Cross at Yale raised money for tsunami-ravaged areas by organizing a charity concert
C．Other organizations are working hard to raise funds and provide help to those who need it.
D．The tsunami happened in South America.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D

小題1:本題考查歸納文章主旨大意的能力。文章的作者是耶魯大學紅十字會的成員，因此他（她）談論的當然是耶魯大學紅十字會幫助海嘯受災者的行動。
小題2:本題考查理解文章細節(jié)信息的能力。從文章第三段中“We share ideas not on the latest video games, but on how best to provide help.可以說明，作者是讓人們提供幫助。
小題3:本題考查根據(jù)上下文判斷語意具體含義的能力。文章前面提到的“兩個活動”應該指下文說到的“the benefit dinner and the charity concert”。
小題4:本題考查對文章細節(jié)認定的能力。由文章倒數(shù)第二段“Every last penny of the earnings will be donated to a non-profit organization providing aid to South Asia.” 可知D項表述有誤。
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