Question

Living in a new era of high technology, more people choose to ask for help by using crowd funding (众筹) online. Some people think it’s convenient and people can get help in time when they are in trouble. There are some other people refusing to donate money in this way. They don’t think the money can be used properly. The following are what some people think about the new way of donating money.

Jackson	Thanks to the crowd funding, I have a chance to succeed in starting a company. About three years ago, I got help from almost eighty thousand strangers. With the money raised from them, my dream to have my own company came true. Next year, my workmates and I plan to donate some of my money to other people in need if the company goes well.
Maria	I often do volunteer work in my free time. I’ve been volunteering for nearly six years. But I am unfamiliar with how crowd funding works. I don’t think I have time and energy to check whether the online information about the people is true. So I never use crowd funding. I prefer to help people in my neighborhood.
Jean	Everyone in my family was upset and lost hope when they knew I had a serious illness. I was really thankful to the nurse who told us to try to raise money with help of crowd funding. At first, my parents thought it was unbelievable and impossible to get the money. When they realized they had no choice but to carry out the nurse’s advice, they tried and got the money for my operation. I will try my best to work harder and repay the helpers’ love to me.

1.Who are more likely to get help from crowd funding?

A.People who are in danger. B.Patients who need money badly.

C.People who want to make more money. D.People who want to be rich.

2.Who helped Jackson when he wanted to start a company?

A.His workmates.

B.The volunteers.

C.Many strangers.

D.We don’t know.

3.What does the underlined word “unfamiliar” mean in Chinese?

A.陌生的

B.赞成的

C.羞愧的

D.反感的

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Jackson wants to donate all his money to other people in need.

B.Maria has been a volunteer in her neighborhood for nearly six years.

C.A nurse helped Jean work out her crowd funding plan.

D.Nearly all the people think they can get help at once when they are in trouble.

Answer 1