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【題目】I love charity 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 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity's appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful that it had been flooded with donations. They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favorite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children's books, all 10 or 20 pence 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, although they don't encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.

The shops have very low running costs, and all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more. What better places 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 step lightly on the environment.

【1】The author loves the charity shop mainly because of ______.

A. its convenient location

B. its great variety of goods

C. its spirit of goodwill

D. its nice shopping environment

【2】 The first charity shop in the UK was set up to ______ .

A. sell cheap products

B. deal with unwanted things

C. raise money for patients

D. help a foreign country

【3】 Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?

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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了英國慈善商店的發(fā)展歷程：從最初的為了幫助戰(zhàn)后希臘發(fā)展到全英所有城市。同時(shí)介紹了這種商店的運(yùn)營理念。

【1】C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句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.可知作者喜歡charity shops是因?yàn)檫@種商店的運(yùn)營理念—慈善環(huán)保。故C項(xiàng)說法是正確的。

【2】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第2句The famous charity's appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful that it had been flooded with donations.可知最初慈善商店是為了幫助戰(zhàn)后的希臘。故D正確。

【3】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句The shops have very low running costs, and all profits go to charity work.可知這種慈善商店的運(yùn)營成本是很低的，而且所有的利潤都進(jìn)入慈善行業(yè)。故A正確。