This is a time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.
Littleton Children’s Home
We DON’T want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very welcome.
Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much─will you share it?
Phone Sister Thomas on 55671
Children’s Hospice
We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts or money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need storybooks and toys suitable for quiet games.
Please contact the Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.
Street Food
In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you offer a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we need some new saucepans(平底鍋). Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.
Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713
Littleton Youth Club
Have you got an unwanted chair?─a record-player?─a pot of paint ? Because we can use them!
We want to get to work on our meeting room!
Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.
Thank you!
The Night Shelter
We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.
Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.
【小題1】What kind of people are these organizations designed for?

A．Homeless and sick children  
B．Less fortunate members of our society 
C．Hungry people who have no beds to sleep in 
D．Friendly members of our society to help others 
【小題2】 If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may contact _____.
A．Street Food B．The Night Shelter 
C．Littleton Children’s Home D．Children’s Hospice 
【小題3】What can be concluded from the passage?
A．There are too many social problems in this society. 
B．People are very poor during the time of giving. 
C．To offer help is just an excuse for these organizations to collect money. 
D．There are many organizations trying to solve social problems. 
【小題4】What kind of things would Littleton Youth Club like to collect?
A．Old furniture and second-hand electrical equipment. 
B．An apartment and some saucepans. 
C．Hot food and storybooks. 
D．A sum of money and children’s toys. 


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】A 

解析試題分析：文章大意：本文介紹了一些公益組織，解決一些存在的社會(huì)問題。
【小題1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從整篇文章的描寫，能看出這些組織是那些不幸的人，A、C項(xiàng)都不全面，D項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)的。故B正確。
【小題2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章Littleton Children’s Home：里面的描述Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. 說明如果你能給孩子提供個(gè)友好的家，可以聯(lián)系Littleton兒童之家。故C正確。
【小題3】D推理判斷題。文章提到了幾個(gè)組織：Littleton Children’s ，Home Children’s Hospice，Littleton Youth Club ，Street Food說明現(xiàn)在有很多組織在解決社會(huì)問題。故D正確。
【小題4】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章Have you got an unwanted chair?─a record-player?─a pot of paint ? Because we can use them!可知A項(xiàng)正確。故A正確。
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