Question

Whenever people think of charity, the first word that jumps into their mind may be money donated to the needy. However, Wugging, or web-use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick. com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.

Research shows that students are extremely enthusiastic about supporting charity--88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This figure is high considering this age group is often the least likely to have their own income. 19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more than & 5, 000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possible.

Beth Truman, a 21-year-old recent university graduate, has used Everyclick. com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the "Wugging" grow in popularity with students. "When you’re at university you become more socially aware, but it’s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself," says Beth. "Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny."

Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don’t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.

Everyclick. com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK’s 170, 000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. Everyclick. com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2005, Everyclick. com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.

1.According to the passage, "Wugging" is actually____.

A. a charity-related action

B. a website

C. a school organization

D. a student movement

2.In the case of charity, Everyclick. com____.

A. receives much money from students

B. frees students of the financial worries

C. offers valuable information to students

D. praises students for their money-raising

3.From the passage, we can conclude that____.

A. most full time students do charity on the Internet every day

B. Everyclick. com is the busiest charity website in the UK

C. Everyclick. com helps students pay for further education

D. "Wugging" is a win-win idea for both students and charities

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. "Wugging", a popular term on the Internet

B. Students collect money for charity by "Wugging"

C. More British charities benefit from the Internet

D. Charity enjoys increasing popularity with the British

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：在英國，一種新型的做慈善的方式受到了大學生們的歡迎。大學生由于受到學費、貸款等經濟困擾而無法通過傳統的方式為他們關心的慈善事業做貢獻。而新型的方式--“Wugging”使大學生不用花錢就能做慈善。

1.Wugging, or web-use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user.”可知，Wugging是一種與慈善有關的行為，使用者不會有任何的損失，故選A。

2.due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possible”可知，由于受到學費、貸款的困擾，為慈善做貢獻的傳統方法得不到大學生的歡迎，傳統方法也是行不通的；根據第二段“88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity”可知，通過互聯網來為慈善做貢獻受到了大學生的歡迎，這種方式不用大學生花一分錢就能為慈善事業募集到資金，說明這種方式可以讓他們不用擔心自己的經濟狀況，故選B。

3.Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.”可知，學生們可以通過網絡來做慈善，并且不需要占用他們的時間，也不用花費金錢；同時，慈善機構也能增加它們的資金來源，這是雙贏的，故選D。

4.Wugging, or web-use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick. com,...students can raise money every time they search,”和最后一段“Everyclick. com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.”可知，文章主要講的是大學生可以通過網絡來為慈善事業募集資金，故選B。

考點：社會類短文閱讀