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Skipping stones to Donate Books for Low-income Schools and Libraries
Are you working with students from low-income families or communities of color? Are you in a school or library that needs more books? We have many books that we wish to donate to schools and public libraries serving low-income students or communities of color. We have nature books as well as books on cultural awareness and diversity. In terms of ages or readership levels, we have novels for teenagers, chapter books, picture books, and a few reference books.
Skipping Stones invites you to write to us about students you serve, as well as your needs and wants in terms of books. We want to donate these books to your public school or library but we request that you cover the shipping costs. We think $50 or $100 will adequately cover the shipping of about 50 to 100 books, respectively. $200 will bring you four big boxes of about 200 to 250 books. This is just an estimate. We are happy to work with you.
Please note that we are NOT able to fulfill donation requests from overseas schools or libraries because of the high cost of airmail postage. Within the USA, we can use the cheaper MEDIA MAIL or LIBRARY RATE. Send your requests to info@skippingstones. org or by snail mail to:
EDITOR, Skipping Stones Magazine, P.O. Box 3939 Eugene, Oregon 97403-0939
1. Where will the books be donated to?
A. Low-income students interested in reading books.
B. Low-income families with middle school students.
C. Schools or public libraries serving low-income students.
D. Overseas low-income schools with communities of color.
2. What does Skipping Stones require schools to do?
A. Ship the books. B. Post the books.
C. Cover all the costs. D. Cover the shipping cost.
3. How can schools send their requests?
A. By telephone. B. By fax.
C. In person. D. By e-mail.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇广告，主要讲的是Skipping Stones Magazine正在征集需要书的学校和公共图书馆。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“We have many books that we wish to donate to schools and public libraries serving low-income students or communities of color”（我们有很多书希望捐赠给学校和公共图书馆，为低收入学生或有色人种社区服务）可知，这些书籍将被捐赠给为低收入学生服务的学校或公共图书馆，故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的“We want to donate these books to your public school or library but we request that you cover the shipping costs”（我们想把这些书捐赠给你的公立学校或图书馆，但我们要求你支付运费）可知，Skipping Stones要求学校承担运费，故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。由最后一段的“Send your requests to info@skippingstones. org”（将您的请求发送到info@skippingstones.org）可知，info@skippingstones. org是电子邮箱，因此学校可以通过电子邮件发送他们的要求，故选D。
