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I love charity (慈善)shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them in 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 any more.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 (捐赠物)．They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal.Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK.My favourite 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: all profits go to charity work.Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding (资助)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.
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种慈善商店——一个买东西就相当于捐款的地方。
1．The author loves the charity shop mainly because of__C__.
A．its convenient location
B．its great variety of goods
C．its spirit of good will
D．its nice shopping environment
解析：推理判断题。 由第一段第四句“The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause...”可推断出C项正确。
2．The first charity shop in the UK was set up to __D__.
A．sell cheap products
B．deal with unwanted things
C．raise money for patients
D．help a foreign country
解析：细节理解题。 由第二段第二、三句“The famous charity's appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful...raise money for that appeal.”可知建立慈善商店是为了帮助希腊。 而从文章的第一段又知作者是英国人。故D项正确。
3．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.
解析：细节理解题。 由第四段第一句“The shops have very low running costs...”可知A项正确。 由第三段第一句中的“volunteers”可排除B项；由第三段第二句可知C项不正确；由第三段最后一句可知D项不正确。
4．Which of the following may be the best title for the passage？__C__
A．What to Buy in a Charity Shop
B．Charity Shop：Its Origin & Development
C．Charity Shop：Where You Buy to Donate
D．The Public's Concern about Charity Shops
解析：标题判断题。文章讲述了慈善商店的成因、历史、发展等，只有C项全面表达了大意。A、B、D三项都很片面。
