专题一阅读理解训练9 主旨大意A(导学号59430070)If you watch British television on March 15，you might be surprised to see celebrities (名人) wearing funny red noses and joking around.But don't worry.They're not mad.It's all part of a money raising event called Red Nose Day.Founded in 1985 by two British comedians，the aim of the event is to raise money to fight poverty and injustice in the UK and Africa.Celebrities and public figures support the event by making appearances on comic TV shows.For example，UK Prime Minister David Cameron once appeared in a music video by One Direction，which the band produced for the event.Britons don't just raise money for charitable causes on one day a year，but they do it all year round.One way of doing so is by shopping in charity shops.These small shops sell clothes，books and household goods just like any other shop except that they're all secondhand.There are nearly 10，7000 charity shops in the UK.Their business model is simple: anybody who has things they don't want anymore can donate them to a charity shop，where they are checked for damage，cleaned and priced.The money that is made by selling them is used for a charitable cause.The idea of buying used clothes may sound unpleasant，but for shoppers who have less spending money，it has been a welcome option.Now，shopping at charity shops is also becoming popular wit h young people looking for alternative fashion.“You can find very unique clothes for a very cheap price.It doesn't bother me that other people may have worn them.I simply wash them before I wear them，” said Anne Marie，a 19－year－old from the US.So next time you spot a charity shop，why not go inside？Who knows，you might find a lovely dress for just a few pounds.Even better，you can enjoy wearing it in the knowledge that your money helped a good cause.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了在英国人们经常做慈善。
1．Why did Cameron appear in One Direction's music video?A．To earn a living.B．To support the band.C．To help raise money.D．To entertain the audience.解析：细节理解题。
依据第二段的“the aim of the event is to raise money...For example...”可知，英国首相卡梅伦出现在音乐视频中是为了帮助筹款，故选C项。
答案：C2．Where are the goods of charity shops from?A．Local bands. B．People's donation.C．British comedians. D．The UK government.解析：细节理解题。
依据第四段的第二句可知，人们可以把不用的东西捐给慈善商店，因此这些商品来自人们的捐献。
答案：B3．What's Anne Marie's attitude to charity shops?A．Favourable. B．Particular.C．Doubtful. D．Disapproving.解析：推理判断题。
根据倒数第二段中安妮的话可知，在慈善商店可以买到物美价廉的商品，由此可知，她对慈善商店是支持的。
答案：A4．What is the text mainly about?A．Red Nose Day. B．British celebrities.C．Charity in Britain. D．Secondhand shops.解析：主旨大意题。
文章通过描述英国的“红鼻子日”来引出本文的主题——英国人热衷于做慈善，故选C项。
答案：CB(导学号59430071)China's admiration of outstanding scholars has turned the well－preserved childhood home of Tu Youyou，the Chinese pharmacologist (药理学家) who won Nobel Prize in Physiology (生理学) or Medicine，into a popular tourist destination.Since it was announced on Monday that 85－year－old Tu had become the first Chinese citizen to win this international prize，her former home in the old town of Ningbo，Zhejiang Province，has attracted visitors，especially parents and their children—even though it is not open to the public.The house，where Tu lived until she went to university in Beijing，covers an area of 2，200 square metres and is priced at 150 million yuan ($23.6 million)．It is part of a complex of 37 traditional buildings，including several city－and－district－level cultural relic preservation sites，that have been transformed intoa high－end art and commercial zone.“There are continually parents taking their children，from infants in strollers to college students，to take photos in front of Tu's former home.Security guards have been ordered to go on patrol around the clock，” said Mr Zhao，a salesperson from Ningbo Real Estate Inc Co.Shanghai resident Xu Lingfei，who was on a trip to Ningbo，took her 9－year －old son to walk around the complex on Wednesday. “Chinese people believe in exams and awards and have a strong preference for high performers.Taking children to visit the former dwelling places of celebrities (名人) is a way to inspire them to study harder，” Xu said.Something similar happened after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012.Tourists started visiting Mo's former home in rural Gaomi，Shandong Province，in an endless stream starting the day after he won the prize.Some even pulled the radishes planted in front of the house and carried away some bricks.【语篇解读】诺贝尔奖获得者的故居备受人们追捧，成为新的旅游景点。