阅读理解
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Trainee Keeper Day
A unique opportunity for your child (aged 12 to 16 years) to go behind the scenes at Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens. Your child will get the chance to gain practical experience of working with our varied animals and meet some of the keepers who look after them on a daily basis. Your child will work with one keeper in a group of up to 4 children.
The Trainee Keeper Day will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and will include activities such as mucking out (打扫畜栏)and feeding some of the animals, as well as learning about techniques we use to make sure our animals are kept well.
The cost per child is ￡160.00 and they will be given a certificate as a souvenir of their fantastic day.
You will need to provide suitable weatherproof clothing suitable for wearing outdoors in sometimes mucky conditions and strong footwear suitable for wearing in muddy conditions. We will provide your child with other protective clothing he needs to use during the day, such as special keeper vests and gloves.
Is it dangerous? Frankly speaking, working with any animal always carries a degree of risk, but the participants will be fully informed of what they should and should not do in any situation. Besides, they will be fully monitored at all times, and all necessary precautions will be taken. So far, no accident has occurred to the participants.
If you have any other question, please email helen@cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk and we will respond as soon as we can. Please call 01993 823006 if you have any urgent questions.
1.What will Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens provide the participants with?
A. Strong boots. B. Weatherproof jackets.
C. Free breakfast. D. Keeper vests.
2.The participants are convinced that the experience activity is_________.
A. comfortable B. risky
C. secure D. clean
3.Who is the Trainee Keeper Day intended for?
A. Teenagers. B. Adults.
C. Keepers. D. Parents.
【文章大意】本文为应用文,主要介绍了动物饲养员体验活动的相关信息。
1.D 【解析】考查细节理解。根据第四段最后一句"We will provide your child with other protective clothing they need to use during the day, such as special keeper vests and gloves"可知，园方给参与者提供饲养员背心和手套。
2.C 【解析】考查推理判断。倒数第二段园方意在说服参与者相信动物饲养员体验活动是安全的,故选C项。
3.A 【解析】考查细节理解。根据第一段第一句"A unique opportunity for your child (aged 12 to 16 years) to go behind the scenes at Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens"可知动物饲养员体验活动是为青少年设计的。
【长难句解读】
译文：坦率地讲，与任何动物一起工作都存在一定的危险性，但参与者将被充分地告知在任何情形下他们该做什么，不该做什么。
B
New, clean underwear is one of the most needed things to charity(慈善事业) and homeless shelters. So American Hayley Besheer came up with an unusual way to deal with the problem. She founded the company Make a Difference Intimates (Madi), which donates a pair of its fashionable knickers(女士短衬裤), or other kinds of underwear for every one that it sells.
Ms Besheer is following in the footsteps of other entrepreneurs motivated to do good, including US shoemaker Toms, which pioneered the "buy one, donate one" model. And like Toms, her business fully intends to grow its profits while achieving its social mission. "Consumers are attracted to the buy one, donate one model because it helps them give back," she tells the BBC.
Before starting Madi, Ms Besheer had no experience of designing fashion or running a business. A friend who was originally meant to help run Madi, backed out after she decided it was too risky. And Ms Besheer had to borrow much money in the beginning. But now her business is booming.zx.xk
Madi’s underwear costs more than $30 per pair — significantly more than what the company Victoria’s Secret charges for many of its knickers. But Ms Besheer says her knickers are fairly priced, because they are made from bamboo cloth — a material that is "more comfortable than cotton and longer-lasting".
People are also happy to pay more to support a good cause. "While one pair of Madi underwear may cost more than a pair of similar knickers in a department store, I feel you’re buying two pairs of underwear for the $30-or-so price tag," says one customer, Lauren Cimpl.
Brands with a social justice agenda can enjoy a powerful "halo effect(连锁反应)", say some experts. According to a study, consumers thought red wine tasted better, and other products — such as running shoes — performed better if they knew about a company’s charitable donations. Of course, there are disapproving voices on the buy one, donate one model.
4.Which can replace the underlined phrase "backed out" in the third paragraph?
A. kept her word B. broke her promise
C. held her breath D. lost her heart
5.Compared with Madi’s knickers, those sold by Victoria’s Secret _______.
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