It looks exactly like other handicraft (手工艺品) shops in a traditional Chinese hutong, or alley, except that each item has a story. The city's first-of-its-kind charity shop, owned by Nathan Zhang, sells Chinese handicrafts along with used books, clothes and other items. The concept is that money from what is sold is donated to help rural (农村的) women in China.
“Many NGOs (non-governmental organizations) produce their own things but don't have a place to sell it,” said Zhang, who returned to Beijing in 2008 after working in Canada for nearly a decade in the telecommunications world. “A rural women's group tried to open a little shop but only sold two things. When they put their products in my shop, everything sold out.”
Located in Wudaoying Hutong in Dongcheng district, Brand Nu's walls are lined with handicrafts from a number of different NGO supported projects aimed at benefiting women across the country. The other half of the space is filled with almost brand-new clothes that have been donated from Beijing citizens. The jackets, dresses, tops and pants sell for around 30 yuan ($4.40) each.
Most of the money Brand Nu gets goes directly to the Beijing Cultural Development Center for Rural Women. The NGO offers a number of programs for poor women, including literacy classes (识字班), support networks and mental health education.
Zhang is also working with a local Scottish designer to create a clothing line made from the fabric (织物) of second-hand garments. And he is collecting books and raising money to help the NGO build a library near Beijing. He plans on expanding his product line soon as well, engaging more disadvantaged women to make sweaters, soaps and other items that he can sell in Beijing to help raise their socioeconomic status in the countryside.
Yet with ambitions come worries. Right now Zhang is operating on a shoestring budget and looking for work on the side to support both his business and his family. “I wanted to do something meaningful,” said Zhang. “If you can help one woman, you can help an entire family.”
61. The name of the charity shop is ______.
A. Nathan Zhang        B. NGO                C. Wudaoyin Hutong    D. Brand Nu
62. The owner of the charity shop ______.
A. is a returned overseas Chinese
B. has long been working for the charity cause
C. is professionally engaged in telecommunication
D. is also the head of an NGO
63. The charity shop ______.
A. sells goods to poor women at low prices
B. sends donated clothes to poor rural women
C. opens literacy classes for illiterate women
D. gives money to poor women through an NGO
64. The last paragraph but one tells us that Zhang tries to ______.
A. open more charity shops
B. donate more money to the rural women
C. help the women live better through their own efforts
D. find jobs in Beijing for the rural women
65. The article is mainly about ______.
A. the charity cause in Beijing                    B. Beijing’s first charity shop and its owner
C. the living condition of rural women        D. the difficult situation a charity worker faces

It looks exactly like other handicraft (手工艺品) shops in a traditional Chinese hutong, or alley, except that each item has a story. The city's first-of-its-kind charity shop, owned by Nathan Zhang, sells Chinese handicrafts along with used books, clothes and other items. The concept is that money from what is sold is donated to help rural (农村的) women in China.

“Many NGOs (non-governmental organizations) produce their own things but don't have a place to sell it,” said Zhang, who returned to Beijing in 2008 after working in Canada for nearly a decade in the telecommunications world. “A rural women's group tried to open a little shop but only sold two things. When they put their products in my shop, everything sold out.”

Located in Wudaoying Hutong in Dongcheng district, Brand Nu's walls are lined with handicrafts from a number of different NGO supported projects aimed at benefiting women across the country. The other half of the space is filled with almost brand-new clothes that have been donated from Beijing citizens. The jackets, dresses, tops and pants sell for around 30 yuan ($4.40) each.

Most of the money Brand Nu gets goes directly to the Beijing Cultural Development Center for Rural Women. The NGO offers a number of programs for poor women, including literacy classes (识字班), support networks and mental health education.

Zhang is also working with a local Scottish designer to create a clothing line made from the fabric (织物) of second-hand garments. And he is collecting books and raising money to help the NGO build a library near Beijing. He plans on expanding his product line soon as well, engaging more disadvantaged women to make sweaters, soaps and other items that he can sell in Beijing to help raise their socioeconomic status in the countryside.

Yet with ambitions come worries. Right now Zhang is operating on a shoestring budget and looking for work on the side to support both his business and his family. “I wanted to do something meaningful,” said Zhang. “If you can help one woman, you can help an entire family.”

1.The name of the charity shop is ______.

    A. Nathan Zhang    B. NGO          C. Wudaoyin Hutong  D. Brand Nu

2.The owner of the charity shop ______.

    A. is a returned overseas Chinese

    B. has long been working for the charity cause

    C. is professionally engaged in telecommunication

    D. is also the head of an NGO

3.The charity shop ______.

    A. sells goods to poor women at low prices

    B. sends donated clothes to poor rural women

    C. opens literacy classes for illiterate women

    D. gives money to poor women through an NGO

4.The last paragraph but one tells us that Zhang tries to ______.

    A. open more charity shops

    B. donate more money to the rural women

    C. help the women live better through their own efforts

    D. find jobs in Beijing for the rural women

5.The article is mainly about ______.

    A. the charity cause in Beijing         B. Beijing’s first charity shop and its owner

    C. the living condition of rural women      D. the difficult situation a charity worker faces

It looks exactly like other handicraft (手工艺品) shops in a traditional Chinese hutong, or alley, except that each item has a story. The city's first-of-its-kind charity shop, owned by Nathan Zhang, sells Chinese handicrafts along with used books, clothes and other items. The concept is that money from what is sold is donated to help rural (农村的) women in China.

“Many NGOs (non-governmental organizations) produce their own things but don't have a place to sell it,” said Zhang, who returned to Beijing in 2008 after working in Canada for nearly a decade in the telecommunications world. “A rural women's group tried to open a little shop but only sold two things. When they put their products in my shop, everything sold out.”

Located in Wudaoying Hutong in Dongcheng district, Brand Nu's walls are lined with handicrafts from a number of different NGO supported projects aimed at benefiting women across the country. The other half of the space is filled with almost brand-new clothes that have been donated from Beijing citizens. The jackets, dresses, tops and pants sell for around 30 yuan ($4.40) each.

Most of the money Brand Nu gets goes directly to the Beijing Cultural Development Center for Rural Women. The NGO offers a number of programs for poor women, including literacy classes (识字班), support networks and mental health education.

Zhang is also working with a local Scottish designer to create a clothing line made from the fabric (织物) of second-hand garments. And he is collecting books and raising money to help the NGO build a library near Beijing. He plans on expanding his product line soon as well, engaging more disadvantaged women to make sweaters, soaps and other items that he can sell in Beijing to help raise their socioeconomic status in the countryside.

Yet with ambitions come worries. Right now Zhang is operating on a shoestring budget and looking for work on the side to support both his business and his family. “I wanted to do something meaningful,” said Zhang. “If you can help one woman, you can help an entire family.”

61. The name of the charity shop is ______.

       A. Nathan Zhang         B. NGO                C. Wudaoyin Hutong     D. Brand Nu

62. The owner of the charity shop ______.

       A. is a returned overseas Chinese

       B. has long been working for the charity cause

       C. is professionally engaged in telecommunication

       D. is also the head of an NGO

63. The charity shop ______.

       A. sells goods to poor women at low prices

       B. sends donated clothes to poor rural women

       C. opens literacy classes for illiterate women

       D. gives money to poor women through an NGO

64. The last paragraph but one tells us that Zhang tries to ______.

       A. open more charity shops

       B. donate more money to the rural women

       C. help the women live better through their own efforts

       D. find jobs in Beijing for the rural women

65. The article is mainly about ______.

       A. the charity cause in Beijing                    B. Beijing’s first charity shop and its owner

       C. the living condition of rural women        D. the difficult situation a charity worker faces

听下面对话或独白，对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你都有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

1．What do they do for a living now?

    A. They have a shop that sells bread and cakes.

    B. They buy cakes and bread and sell them.

    C. They make cakes and bread and send them to shops.

2．Which of the following facts does NOT make it easy for the mother to take care of the business?

    A. She helped the father with the business before.

    B. She looked after the children.

    C. The speaker's elder brother was helping with the business.

3．When did the mother probably start to take care of the business?

    A. Recently.

    B. Six years ago.

    C. Two years ago.

4．Who was George?

    A. My younger brother.

    B. My elder brother.

    C. My father

1．What do they do for a living now?

    A. They have a shop that sells bread and cakes.

    B. They buy cakes and bread and sell them.

    C. They make cakes and bread and send them to shops.

2．Which of the following facts does NOT make it easy for the mother to take care of the business?

    A. She helped the father with the business before.

    B. She looked after the children.

    C. The speaker's elder brother was helping with the business.

3．When did the mother probably start to take care of the business?

    A. Recently.

    B. Six years ago.

    C. Two years ago.

4．Who was George?

    A. My younger brother.

    B. My elder brother.

    C. My father