Unit1GreatscientistsⅠ.阅读理解[2017·石家庄二模]IfyouwatchBritishtelevisiononMarch15，youmightbesurprisedtoseecelebrities(名人)wearingfunnyrednosesandjokingaround.Butdon'tworry.They'renotmad.It'sallpartofamoneyraisingeventcalledRedNoseDay.Foundedin1985bytwoBritishcomedians，theaimoftheeventistoraisemoneytofightpovertyandinjusticeintheUKandAfrica.CelebritiesandpublicfiguressupporttheeventbymakingappearancesoncomicTVshows.Forexample，UKPrimeMinisterDavidCamerononceappearedinamusicvideobyOneDirection，whichthebandproducedfortheevent.Britonsdon'tjustraisemoneyforcharitablecausesononedayayear，buttheydoitallyearround.Onewayofdoingsoisbyshoppingincharityshops.Thesesmallshopssellclothes，booksandhouseholdgoodsjustlikeanyothershopexceptthatit'sallsecondhand.Therearenearly10,000charityshopsintheUK.Theirbusinessmodelissimple：Anybodywhohasthingstheydon'twantanymorecandonatethemtoacharityshop，wheretheyarecheckedfordamage，cleanedandpriced.Themoneythatismadebysellingthemisusedforacharitablecause.Theideaofbuyingusedclothesmaysoundunpleasant，butforshopperswhohavelessspendingmoney，ithasbeenawelcomeoption.Now，shoppingatcharityshopsisalsobecomingpopularwithyoungpeoplelookingforalternativefashion.“Youcanfindveryuniqueclothesforaverycheapprice.Itdoesn'tbothermethatotherpeoplemayhavewornthem.IsimplywashthembeforeIwearthem.”saidAnneMarie，a19yearoldfromtheUS.Sonexttimeyouspotacharityshop，whynotgoinside？Whoknows，youmightfindalovelydressforjustafewpounds.Evenbetter，youcanenjoywearingitintheknowledgethatyourmoneyhelpedagoodcause.1．WhydidCameronappearinOneDirection'smusicvideo?A．Toearnaliving.B．Tosupporttheband.C．Tohelpraisingmoney.D．Toentertaintheaudience.2．Wherearethegoodsofcharityshopsfrom?A．Localbands.B．People'sdonation.C．Britishcomedians.D．TheUKgovernment.3．What'sAnneMarie'sattitudetocharityshops?A．Favorable.B．Particular.C．Doubtful.D．Disapproving.4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．RedNoseDay.B．Britishcelebrities.C．CharityinBritain.D．Secondhandshops.答案：[解题导语]本文介绍了英国慈善事业的情况，邀请名人来参与慈善筹款，鼓励民众捐赠自己不需要的东西到慈善商店等。1．C解析：推理判断题。联系上下文，根据第二段theaimoftheeventistoraisemoneytofightpovertyandinjusticeintheUKandAfrica可知，这一活动的目的就是为了筹集资金对抗英国和非洲的贫穷问题，故选C项。2．B解析：推理判断题。根据第四段Anybodywhohasthingstheydon'twantanymorecandonatethemtoacharityshop可知，慈善商店的货物来源于民众的捐赠，故选B项。3．A解析：推理判断题。根据Anne的话Itdoesn'tbothermethatotherpeoplemayhavewornthem.IsimplywashthembeforeIwearthem.可知，她并不介意这些东西是二手的，穿之前洗洗就行，所以她对这些慈善商店的东西是喜欢的，故选A项。4．C解析：主旨大意题。本文主要是关于英国的慈善事业，介绍了慈善募捐和慈善商店，故选C项。Ⅱ.阅读填空[2017·江西都昌一中二模]It's9a．m.，themorningrushhourinToronto.Amanhasfallendownonadowntownstreetsuddenly.Severalpassersbystoptohelptheman.Onewomanreachesintoherpurseforhercellphoneandhits911，theemergencynumber.__1__Withintenminutes，thestrickenmanisinthebackofanambulanceandissenttothehospitalforlifesavingtreatment.ThissceneisfairlycommoninTorontoandothermajorcities.Overtheyears，citieshavedevelopedsystemstorespondquicklytoemergencies.__2__Butnoneofthiswouldbepossiblewithoutthecooperationofcardriverswhoyield(让路)toemergencyvehiclesonbusydowntownstreets.Infact，it'sagainstthelawfordr...
