12．20 million yuan in quake aid
The Chinese Red Cross Foundation （CRCF） received a donation of 20million yuan for earthquake disaster relief from Shanxi Liansheng Group，a private energy corporation．The fund will be used for tents，clothes and strengthening medical cared services．
Real estate donations
Domestic and foreign real estate（房地產）companies'donations to earthquake-stricken areas exceeded（超過）255million yuan by May 15，according to house．china．cn，a leading property website in China．The companies included CaitaLand，SohoChina，Greenland，New World and Poly Property．In addition to cash，the donations included vans，rescue equipment，tents and medicine．
Color of charity
The Chinese Red Cross Foundation （CRCF） launched a nationwide"Chinese Red"charitable program recently，which is to inspire domestic and foreign enterprises to design a red-colored or packaged product and donate a part of the profits of the product to CRCF for medical care improvements in rural China．Businesses including Microsoft MSN，Glanze and Gome have signed contracts to take part in the program．
Clean water
The US-based water processing company Pentair Water has donated water processing facilities worth about 300，000yuan to charities in western China．The water processing facilities donated by Pentair can produce directly drinkable water．These facilities will be given to poor schools in western China．Pentair says it will continue to support public charity projects to provide more Chinese children with access to clean fresh water．
Established in 1966，the company has become one of the largest water processing equipment manufacturers in the world and its global business revenues reached $3.4billion in 2007．
21．All the messages are aboutC．
A．donations in quake aid
B．earthquake disaster relief
C．charity work
D．environment protection
22．What's the aim of the programme"Chinese Red"？C
A．To design more red-coloured or packaged products．
B．To bring in more profits．
C．To raise more money for medical care improvements in rural China．
D．To help open more domestic and foreign enterprises．
23．In which message do the donations include rescue equipment，tents and medicine？A
A．Real estate donations
B.20 million yuan in quake aid
C．Color of charity
D．Clean water
24．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．The water processing facilities donated by Pentair Water can produce directly drinkable water．
B．The website"house．china．cn"is the largest property website in China．
C．Shanxi Liansheng Group is an energy corporation attached to CRCF．
D．Pentair Water has been the largest water processing equipment manufacturers for 50years．
分析 本文寫了由中國紅十字會發起的慈善工作，包括為地震災區捐款，為中國農村醫療保健籌款，為中國西部地區捐贈水處理設備．
解答 21．C 推理判斷題．文中的20 million yuan in quake aid抗震救災2000萬元，Color of charity和Clean water都是以捐贈的方式做的慈善工作，所以全篇文章講的主要是慈善工作．C選項符合題意．
22．C 細節理解題．根據文中句子"Chinese Red"，which is to inspire domestic and foreign enterprises to design a red-colored or packaged product and donate a part of the profits of the product to CRCF for medical care improvements in rural China．可以看出Chinese Red是鼓勵國內外企業設計一種紅色或包裝的產品，將產品的利潤的一部分用于農村中國醫療保健的改善，所以答案選C
23．A 細節理解題．根據文中句子在Real estate donations房地產的捐贈，the donations included vans，rescue equipment，tents and medicine．捐贈包括客貨車、救援設備、帳篷和藥品．所以答案選A．
24．A 細節理解題．根據文中句子 The water processing facilities donated by Pentair can produce directly drinkable water由Pentair捐贈的水處理設備捐可以生產直接飲用的水，所以A選項是正確的．B選項在文中沒有提到它是不是最大的網站；在與CRCF的公司中根據句子Businesses including Microsoft MSN，Glanze and Gome have signed contracts to take part in the program．可以看出沒有Shanxi Liansheng Group，C選項錯誤；Established in 1966，the company has become one of the largest water processing equipment 公司成立于1966，已成為國內最大的水處理設備之一的公司．D選項說50年來一直是世界最大水設備生產公司是不對的，故答案是A．
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