B篇
Money with no strings attached. It’s not something you see every day. But at Union Station in Los Angeles last month, a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read, "Give What You Can, Take What You Need."
无条件提供的钱。这样的事情可能这并不常见，但它的的确确发生了。上月，在洛杉矶联合车站出现一块木牌，上面用大头钉钉满了美元钞票，还写着上这样一段话：“给予你所能给予的，拿走你所需要的。”
People quickly caught on. And while many took dollars, many others pinned their own cash to the board. “People of all ages, races, and socio-economic (社会经济的) backgrounds gave and took, ”said Tyler Bridges of The Toolbox, which created the project. "We even had a bride in her wedding dress come up to the board and take a few dollars." Most of the bills on the board were singles, but a few people left fives, tens and even twenties. The video clip(片段)shows one man who had found a $ 20 bill pinning it to the board.
这在人群中很快流行了起来。虽然很多人会从木板上拿走钞票，但同时也有很多人会把自己的钞票钉上去。“前来拿走和给予钞票的人形形色色，不同年龄、不同种族，不同社会经济背景的人都有，” 来自The Toolbox，负责发起该项活动的泰勒·布里奇斯（Tyler Bridges）说道，“甚至还有一位穿着婚纱的新娘也来到牌子前，拿走了几美元。” 木板上的钞票大多是一元的，但也有少数人留下了五元、十元甚至是二十元的。该段视频显示一男子发现有一张20美元的钞票被钉在了牌子上。
“What I can say for the folks that gave the most, is that they were full of smiles,” Bridges said. “There’s a certain feeling that giving can do for you and that was apparent in those that gave the most." Most people who took dollars took only a few, but Bridges said a very small number took as much as they could.
“对于那些给予最多的人们，我想说的是他们脸上充满了微笑，” 布里奇斯说，“有一种感觉是，给予能让你快乐，这在那些给予最多的人身上体现得很明显。”大多数拿走钱的人都只拿走了几块钱，布里奇斯说，但也有极少数人把所有能拿走的都拿走了。
While the clip might look like part of a new ad campaign, Bridges said the only goal was to show generosity and sympathy. He added that he hopes people in other cities might try similar projects and post their own videos on the Internet.
虽然这段视频看起来像是一则新广告宣传的一部分，但布里奇斯说这项活动发起的主要目的是提倡慷慨和同情。他补充说，他希望其他城市的人们也能尝试类似的活动，并在互联网上发布自己的视频。
“After all, everyone has bad days and good days," he said. “Some days you need a helping hand and some days you can be the one giving the helping hand.”
“毕竟，每个人都有得意和失意的时候，”他说，“有些时候你需要别人的帮助，而另外一些时候你能够成为那个伸出援助之手的人。”
题干部分：
24. What does the expression "money with no strings attached" in paragraph 1 mean?
24. 第1段中“不附加任何条件的钱”是什么意思?
A. Money spent without hesitation.
B. Money not legally made.
C. Money offered without conditions.
D. Money not tied together.
25. What did Bridges want to show by mentioning the bride?
25. 通过提到那位新娘，布里奇斯想要表达什么?
A. Women tended to be more sociable.
B. The activity attracted various people.
C. Economic problems were getting worse.
D. Young couples needed financial assistance.
A. 女性更善于交际。
B.活动吸引了各种各样的人。
C.经济问题越来越严重。
D.年轻夫妇需要经济援助。
26. Why did Bridges carry out the project?
26.布里奇斯为什么要发起这样这个项目？
A. To do a test on people’s morals.
B. To raise money for his company.
C. To earn himself a good reputation.
D. To promote kindness and sympathy.
A. 测试人们的道德
B. 为公司筹集资金
C. 为自己赢得好名声
D.提倡仁慈和同情。
答案与解析：
24.C
【解析】词义猜测题。根据第一段“But at Union Station in Los Angeles last month, a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read, "Give What You Can, Take What You Need.”通过下文的语境，判断出第1段中的money with no strings attached是“无条件提供的钱”的意思。故B选项正确。
25. B
【解析】推理判断题。由第二段“People of all ages, races, and socio-economic（社会经济的）backgrounds gave and took, ”said Tyler Bridges of The Toolbox, which created the project. "We even had a bride in her wedding dress come up to the board and take a few dollars.”可知，发起该项活动的泰勒·布里奇斯说:“前来拿走和给予钞票的人形形色色，不同年龄、不同种族，不同社会经济背景的人都有，甚至有一位穿着婚纱的新娘也来到了牌子前，拿走了一些钱”。通过泰勒·布里奇斯所说的，可以判断出，他提到新娘就是想说明这项活动吸引了各种各样的人。故B选项正确。
26. D
【解析】细节理解题。由倒数第二段“While the clip might look like part of a new ad campaign, Bridges said the only goal was to show generosity and sympathy”可知，虽然这段视频看起来像是一则新广告宣传的一部分，但布里奇斯说这项活动发起的主要目的是提倡慷慨和同情。所以布里奇斯实施这个活动是为了提倡仁慈和同情。故D选项正确。
重点词汇掌握：
Catch on 理解，明白；变得流行，流行起来
Socio-economic 社会经济的
Background 背景
Wedding dress 婚纱
Generosity 慷慨，盛情
Sympathy 同情心，悲悯，仁慈
Give the helping hand 伸出援助之手
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