B[2015.山东潍坊高三一模]
FordecadestheSanFranciscoBayAreahasbeentheheartofthecomputertechnologyindustry.Manyofthebig?gesttechnologycompanieshavetheirheadquartersintheareacalledSiliconValley.Buttheareahasnotalwaysbeenassoci?atedwithcharity(慈善).
Nowanewgenerationofentrepreneurs(企业家)ap?pearsTobechangingSiliconValley.OneexampleisMarcBe-nioffadonor(捐赠者)，whohascalledonwealthydonorstogivemoretotheircommunities.HeisalsothefounderofSalesforce.comacomputerservicescompanyinSanFrancis?cowhohashelpedbuildachildren'shospitalandgivenmil?lionsofdollarstonon-profitorganizationsinthecity.
Moneyfromthetechnologyindustryhasalsostartedtochangethefaceofcharity.BenjaminSoskiswritesaboutthehistoryandideasbehindcharityinAmerica.HisarticleshaveappearedinTheAtlanticmagazineandanumberofmajorpublications.Hesaystraditionallydonorshavegivenaftertheyspentmuchoftheirlivesbuildingupwealth.Usuallydonorsareintheir70s.Butanincreasingnumberofpeopleappearingonthelistoftopdonorsareyoungerthan40yearsofage.BenjaminSoskissaysthatissomethingnew."There'sawholenewmodelthat'sappearinginwhichpeoplegiveandaccumulateatthesametime.，，
Someoftheyoungdonorsonthisyear'stop50listhavestartedtochangethewaypeopleseecharity.Thatisespecial?lythecaseintheSanFranciscoareawheregivingmoneyandmakingmoneyappeartobecomingtogether."Ithinkit'sfairtosaythatcharityisnowapartoftheSiliconValleyidenti?ty."
5. WhatisTRUEofMarcBenioff?
A. Hejoinedanon-profitorganization.
B. Headviseddonorstobuildhospitals.
C. HemadeSanFranciscoacityofcharity.
D. HesetupthecompanyofSalesforce.com.
6. WhatisspecialaboutthedonorsofSiliconValley?
A. Theyprefertogiveratherthanmakemoney.
B. Theygiveafteraccumulatingalotofwealth.
C. Theyaremuchyoungerthantheusualdonors.
D. Theydonatemoremoneytotheircommunities.
7. Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepas?sage?
