you are dismissed. A. Neither you go nor B. Either you go or C. Whether you go or D. Both you go and 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

D
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 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity's appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful 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.
69. 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
70. 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
71. 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.
72. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?
A. What to Buy 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.

D
I shall never forget the night, a few years ago, when Marion J. Douglas was a student in one of my adult-education classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home, not once, but twice. The first time he had lost his five-year-old daughter. He and his wife thought they couldn’t bear that first loss; but, as he said, “Ten months later, God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”
This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it,” this father told us. “I couldn’t sleep, eat, rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone.” At last he went to the doctors; one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip, but neither helped. He said, “My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice(大钳子), and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief(悲伤) — if you have ever been paralyzed(使瘫痪) by sorrow, you know what the meant.
“But thank God, I had one child left — a four-year-old son. He gave me the solution to the problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself, he asked, ‘Daddy, will you build a boat for me?’ I was in no mood to build a boat; in fact, I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent fellow! I had to gave in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished, I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months! I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case, building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.”
“The following night, I made a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired. Amazingly, I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention. During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am busy now that I have no time for worry.”
No time for worry! That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities, he said, “I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”
53. The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to _____.

A. having lost a loved one	B. having lost a valuable article
C. having lost a profit-making business	D. having lost a well-paid job

54. Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because _____.

A. he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family

B. he was suffering from sleeplessness disease

C. he couldn’t get out of mental pressure

D. he felt tired of adult-education classes

55. Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because _____.

A. he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend them
B. he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them
C. the items had actually been broken and needed attention
D. repairing the items helped crowd worry out of his mind
56. At the end of the passage, the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to _____.

A. prove that he followed Churchill’s example
B. support his student’s solution to his problem
C. show that he was successful in his career
D. make it clear how his conclusion was reached

Spain— what’s on

Joaquín Sorolla

First major exhibition devoted to the Spanish artist Joaquin Sorolla(1863-1923). The show brings together about 100 paintings by Sorolla, one of the key figures in the history of Spanish art. It offers a comprehensive survey based on examples of his finest works.

Time	24/05/2009-06/09/2009
Location	Madrid, Museum Nacional del Prado
Phone	34-91-3302800
Website	http://www.museodelprado.es

Kees van Dongen

First exhibition in Spain of the works of the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen(1877-1968), bringing together almost 100 of his works, and a number of works by Pablo Picasso, bearing witness to the friendship between the two artists.

Time	11/06/2009-10/09/2009
Location	Barcelona, Museum Picasso
Phone	34-93-2563000
Website	http://www.bcn.cat

Chopin Festival 2009

The annual festival dedicated（专注于）to the Polish composer Frederic Chopin(1810-1849). This year the festival is honoring five composers: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy(1809-1847), Jaume Mas Porcel (1909-1993), Franz Josef Haydn(1732-1809), Isaac Albniz(1860-1909)and Wanda Landowska(1877-1959). Works by these composers are performed together with works by Chopin.

Time	09/09/2009-30/09/2009
Location	Valdemossa, Monestry of Valdemossa/Chopin Museum
Phone	34-97-1612106
Website	http://www.festivalchopin.com

Antoni Solà

Exhibition of the works of the Spanish sculptor Antoni Solà(1780-1861). A resident of Rome from 1803, Solà made his name and fame there and became one of the only two foreigners to be appointed president of the Accademia di San Luca. He took part in Rome’s main cultural affairs and supported the imitation of ancient Greek art looking for idealized beauty.

Time	15/07/2009-17/09/2009
Location	Barcelona, Museum Frederic Marès
Phone	34-93-2563500
Website	http://www.museumares.bcn.cat

1. To find further information about Pablo Picasso’s works, you should dial_________

A. 34-91-3302800 B. 34-97-1612106

C. 34-93-2563500 D. 34-93-2563000

2. If you are a music lover, which website would you like to visit?

A. http://www.bcn.cat. B. http://www.museodelprado.es.

C. http://www.festivalchopin.com. D. http://www.museumares.bcn.cat.

3. Who was involved in Rome’s main cultural affairs?

A. Antoni Solà. B. Kees van Dongen. C. Isaac Albniz D. Frederic Chopin

4. The event that lasts more than three months is_______.

A. Antoni Solà. B. Joaquín Sorolla

C. Kees van Dongen D. Chopin Festival 2009

Spain— what’s on

Joaquín Sorolla

First major exhibition devoted to the Spanish artist Joaquin Sorolla(1863-1923). The show brings together about 100 paintings by Sorolla, one of the key figures in the history of Spanish art. It offers a comprehensive survey based on examples of his finest works.

Time	24/05/2009-06/09/2009
Location	Madrid, Museum Nacional del Prado
Phone	34-91-3302800
Website	http://www.museodelprado.es

Kees van Dongen

First exhibition in Spain of the works of the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen(1877-1968), bringing together almost 100 of his works, and a number of works by Pablo Picasso, bearing witness to the friendship between the two artists.

Time	11/06/2009-10/09/2009
Location	Barcelona, Museum Picasso
Phone	34-93-2563000
Website	http://www.bcn.cat

Chopin Festival 2009

The annual festival dedicated（专注于）to the Polish composer Frederic Chopin(1810-1849). This year the festival is honoring five composers: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy(1809-1847), Jaume Mas Porcel (1909-1993), Franz Josef Haydn(1732-1809), Isaac Albniz(1860-1909)and Wanda Landowska(1877-1959). Works by these composers are performed together with works by Chopin.

Time	09/09/2009-30/09/2009
Location	Valdemossa, Monestry of Valdemossa/Chopin Museum
Phone	34-97-1612106
Website	http://www.festivalchopin.com

Antoni Solà

Exhibition of the works of the Spanish sculptor Antoni Solà(1780-1861). A resident of Rome from 1803, Solà made his name and fame there and became one of the only two foreigners to be appointed president of the Accademia di San Luca. He took part in Rome’s main cultural affairs and supported the imitation of ancient Greek art looking for idealized beauty.

Time	15/07/2009-17/09/2009
Location	Barcelona, Museum Frederic Marès
Phone	34-93-2563500
Website	http://www.museumares.bcn.cat

1. To find further information about Pablo Picasso’s works, you should dial_________

A. 34-91-3302800 B. 34-97-1612106

C. 34-93-2563500 D. 34-93-2563000

2. If you are a music lover, which website would you like to visit?

A. http://www.bcn.cat. B. http://www.museodelprado.es.

C. http://www.festivalchopin.com. D. http://www.museumares.bcn.cat.

3. Who was involved in Rome’s main cultural affairs?

A. Antoni Solà. B. Kees van Dongen. C. Isaac Albniz D. Frederic Chopin

4. The event that lasts more than three months is_______.

A. Antoni Solà. B. Joaquín Sorolla

C. Kees van Dongen D. Chopin Festival 2009

Spain— what’s on

Joaquín Sorolla

First major exhibition devoted to the Spanish artist Joaquin Sorolla(1863-1923). The show brings together about 100 paintings by Sorolla, one of the key figures in the history of Spanish art. It offers a comprehensive survey based on examples of his finest works.

Time	24/05/2009-06/09/2009
Location	Madrid, Museum Nacional del Prado
Phone	34-91-3302800
Website	http://www.museodelprado.es

Kees van Dongen

First exhibition in Spain of the works of the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen(1877-1968), bringing together almost 100 of his works, and a number of works by Pablo Picasso, bearing witness to the friendship between the two artists.

Time	11/06/2009-10/09/2009
Location	Barcelona, Museum Picasso
Phone	34-93-2563000
Website	http://www.bcn.cat

Chopin Festival 2009

The annual festival dedicated（专注于）to the Polish composer Frederic Chopin(1810-1849). This year the festival is honoring five composers: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy(1809-1847), Jaume Mas Porcel (1909-1993), Franz Josef Haydn(1732-1809), Isaac Albniz(1860-1909)and Wanda Landowska(1877-1959). Works by these composers are performed together with works by Chopin.

Time	09/09/2009-30/09/2009
Location	Valdemossa, Monestry of Valdemossa/Chopin Museum
Phone	34-97-1612106
Website	http://www.festivalchopin.com

Antoni Solà

Exhibition of the works of the Spanish sculptor Antoni Solà(1780-1861). A resident of Rome from 1803, Solà made his name and fame there and became one of the only two foreigners to be appointed president of the Accademia di San Luca. He took part in Rome’s main cultural affairs and supported the imitation of ancient Greek art looking for idealized beauty.

Time	15/07/2009-17/09/2009
Location	Barcelona, Museum Frederic Marès
Phone	34-93-2563500
Website	http://www.museumares.bcn.cat

1. To find further information about Pablo Picasso’s works, you should dial_________

A. 34-91-3302800 B. 34-97-1612106

C. 34-93-2563500 D. 34-93-2563000

2. If you are a music lover, which website would you like to visit?

A. http://www.bcn.cat. B. http://www.museodelprado.es.

C. http://www.festivalchopin.com. D. http://www.museumares.bcn.cat.

3. Who was involved in Rome’s main cultural affairs?

A. Antoni Solà. B. Kees van Dongen. C. Isaac Albniz D. Frederic Chopin

4. The event that lasts more than three months is_______.

A. Antoni Solà. B. Joaquín Sorolla

C. Kees van Dongen D. Chopin Festival 2009

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