17.I love charity (慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street.The charity shop is a British institution,selling everything from clothes to electric goods,all at very good prices.You can get things you won't find in the shops anymore.The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies,and you are not damaging the planet,but finding a new home for unwanted goods.
The first charity shop was opened in 1947by Oxfam.The famous charity's appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful that it had been flooded with donations (捐贈物).They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal.Now there are over 7,000charity shops in the UK.My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop,where I always find children's books,all 10or 20pence each.
Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers,although there is often a manager who gets paid.Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public.Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops,though they don't encourage this.They would rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.
The shops have very low running costs:all profits go to charity work.Charity shops raise more than£110million a year,funding (資助) medical research,overseas aid,supporting sick and poor children,homeless and disabled people,and much more.What better place to spend your money?You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense.You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment.

28.The author loves the charity shop mainly because ofC.
A.its convenient location                                B.its great variety of goods
C.its spirit of goodwill                                 D.its nice shopping environment
29.The first charity shop in the UK was set up toD.
A.sell cheap products                               B.deal with unwanted things
C.raise money for patients                          D.help a foreign country
30.Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?A
A.The operating costs are very low.    B.The staff are usually well paid.
C.90% of the donations are second-hand. D.They are open twenty-four hours a day.
31.Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?C
A.What to Buy in a Charity Shops
B.Charity Shop:Its Origin & Development
C.Charity Shop:Where You Buy to Donate
D.The Public's Concern about Charity Shops.

分析 本文主要介紹了慈善商店的基本特色以及慈善商店的創(chuàng)建與發(fā)展.

解答 28.C 推理判斷題.由第一段第四句"The thing I like best about them is that your money isgoing to a good cause""我"最喜歡慈善商店的一點是你的錢用于有用的事業(yè)可推斷出C項為正確答案."goodwill"含義為"好意",故選C.
29.D 事實細節(jié)題.由第二段第二、三兩句"the famous charity's appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful…"可知第一個慈善商店的建立是為了籌錢援助戰(zhàn)后的希臘.而從文章的第一段可知作者是英國人.因此,D項正確.C項中的"patients"未提.故選D.
30.A 事實細節(jié)題.由第四段第一句"The shops have very low running costs"可知A項正確."running"相當于"operating",含義為"運營"由第三段第一句中"volunteer(志愿者)"可知B項不正確.由第三段第二句可知慈善商店中90%以上的商品為公眾捐贈,但并不能推出是"二手貨",故C項不正確.D項未提,故選A.
31.C 主旨大意題.本文的最后一句為主題句.由"a good moral sense (好的道德感)"和"You provide fundsto a good cause(你為一項有意義的事業(yè)提供資金)"可知 C項為最好題目."Charity Shop:Where You Buy To Donate.(慈善商店----一個買東西就相當于捐款的地方.)故選C.

點評 本篇文章主旨句即在第一段.因此考生要重視文章的標題和文章的首句,因為文章的標題或首句往往就是文章的主題,有利于考生理解全文內(nèi)容.

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