Reading & Writing：Fill in the blanks #26 Generosity

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Americans approached a record level of generosity last year. Of the $260.28 bn given to charity in 2005, 76.5 percent of it came from individual .These people gave across the range of nonproft bodies, from museums to hospitals to religious organizations, with a on disaster relief heavy after the Asian tsunami and US hurricanes. In total, Americans gave away 2.2 per cent of their household income in 2005, slightly above the 40-year of 2.1 per cent.

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本题 PTE Core 核心词汇（词义 + 原文解析）：

generosity：名词，意为“慷慨，大方”。

例句：Americans approached a record level of generosity last year.

含义：美国人在去年达到了创纪录的慷慨水平。

donors：名词，意为“捐赠者，捐款人”。

例句：76.5 percent of it came from individual donors.

含义：其中76.5%来自个人捐赠者。

emphasis：名词，意为“强调，重点”。

例句：with an emphasis on disaster relief...

含义：重点用于灾难救济。

relief：名词，意为“救济，援助”。

例句：with an emphasis on disaster relief...

含义：重点用于灾难救济。

slightly：副词，意为“稍微，略微”。

例句：slightly above the 40-year average of 2.1 per cent.

含义：略高于过去40年的平均水平。

本题 PTE Core 固定搭配：

approach a level：达到某一水平。

例句：Americans approached a record level of generosity last year.

翻译：美国人在去年达到了创纪录的慷慨水平。

come from：来自。

例句：76.5 percent of it came from individual donors.

翻译：其中76.5%来自个人捐赠者。

with an emphasis on：以……为重点。

例句：with an emphasis on disaster relief...

翻译：重点用于灾难救济。

above the average：高于平均水平。

例句：slightly above the 40-year average of 2.1 per cent.

翻译：略高于过去40年的平均水平。

正确答案解析：

donors：名词，指“捐赠者”，符合“76.5 percent of it came from”中的主语。

emphasis：名词，“重点，强调”，与“on disaster relief”搭配，指资金用途的侧重。

average: 形容词，表示“平均的”，符合题目中“百分之2.2略高于平均2.1”的逻辑。

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