Question

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 passionate(热情的)about supporting charity（慈善）--- 88％of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This figure is high because 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 possible.

    Beth Truman, a 21year old recent university graduate has used Everyclick.com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the “wugging” movement 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. website                   B. charity-related action

C. school organization          D. student movement

2.How does Beth Truman think of the “wugging” movement?

A. It makes Everyclick.com popular in the UK. 

B. It makes giving to charity easy.

C. It results in students being more social awareness.

D. it stresses the importance of charity in people’s daily lives.

3.From the passage, we can conclude that _______.

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

B. Everyclick.com helps students pay for the college education

C. “Wugging” is a win-win idea for both students and charities

D. Everyclick.com is the most successful search engine in the UK

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

A. “Wugging”, a New Popular Term（术语）on the Internet

B. British People Show Strong Interest in Charity

C. More Britain Charities Benefit from the Internet

D. Students Raise Money for Charity by “wugging”

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：Wugging是web use giving的缩写，这是一种通过网络点击就可以做慈善的活动，而且也是一种很受学生欢迎的举措。本文作者通过调查数据和真人实例来说明这种网络赠与活动给慈善事业和学生同时带来了好处，是一个双赢的举措。

1.B细节理解题。根据文章首句Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user.可知Wugging就是通过网络点击来做慈善，所以B为正确选项。

2.B推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段Beth 说的话“but it's sometimes hard to give to others和Wugging is great for people in this age group……o give to charity, without costing them a single penny.”可以判断她认为这种活动使捐赠更为方便了，所以答案选B。

3.C推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段内容可知这项举措既能使学生不花钱就能做慈善活动，又能使慈善机构获得基金来源，所以是双赢的行为，故答案选C。

4.D主旨大意题。文章开头对Wugging即网络赠与活动进行了简单介绍，然后又通过调查数据和学生的讲述来证明这项活动给学生和慈善带来的好处，故D选项内容更能体现文章中心，所以D为正确选项。

考点：考查生活百态类短文阅读。