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】

试题分析：在英国，一种新型的做慈善的方式受到了大学生们的欢迎。大学生由于受到学费、贷款等经济困扰而无法通过传统的方式为他们关心的慈善事业做贡献。而新型的方式--“Wugging”使大学生不用花钱就能做慈善。

1.Wugging, or web-use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user.”可知，Wugging是一种与慈善有关的行为，使用者不会有任何的损失，故选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，由于受到学费、贷款的困扰，为慈善做贡献的传统方法得不到大学生的欢迎，传统方法也是行不通的；根据第二段“88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity”可知，通过互联网来为慈善做贡献受到了大学生的欢迎，这种方式不用大学生花一分钱就能为慈善事业募集到资金，说明这种方式可以让他们不用担心自己的经济状况，故选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，学生们可以通过网络来做慈善，并且不需要占用他们的时间，也不用花费金钱；同时，慈善机构也能增加它们的资金来源，这是双赢的，故选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，文章主要讲的是大学生可以通过网络来为慈善事业募集资金，故选B。

考点：社会类短文阅读