Red Nose Day
Red Nose Day (RND) is a well-known event in the UK. The aim of theday is to raise money for Comic Relief. This is a charity that helps people inneed in Africa and in the UK.
Comic Relief was started in 1985 by Richard Curtis. He wrote thefamous films “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill”. Richard startedComic Relief in response to the severe famine in Ethiopia. It’s called Red NoseDay as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear! The money madefrom selling red noses goes to the charity.
Red Nose Day takes place every two years in the spring. It is now sowell established that many people consider it to be an unofficial nationalholiday.
The slogan for the last RND was “Do Something Funny for Money”. Themoney that was collected was used to help fund projects in such areas aseducation and mental health. Money-raising events take place on this day allover the country and many schools participate. People also donate money bypost, in banks, by phone using a credit card and online.
In the evening of Red Nose Day a telethon takes place on the BBC TVchannels. This is like a television marathon (马拉松) thatshows some of the events of the day and reports how the money raised will bespent. People also upload videos of local charity events onto the Internet.
So, if you are ever in the UK on Red Nose Day, you will know why youfind normal people wearing red noses and doing silly things! It’s all for agood cause!
Red Nose Day is a famous event in Britain.
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题干大意：红鼻子节在英国是个著名的活动。题目的关键词是famous，对应原文第一段第一句：Red Nose Day (RND) is a well-known event in the UK.原文是说红鼻子节在英国是一项众所周知的活动。与题目意思一致，故选A。
Comic Relief aims to help people all over the world.
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题干大意：喜剧救济基金会旨在帮助全世界的人。题目的关键词是all over the world，对应原文第一段第三句：This is acharity that helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.原文是说这是一个旨在帮助非洲和英国有需要的人的慈善机构。题目的意思与原文的意思不符，故选B。
Richard Curtis is a well-known actor and film director.
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题干大意：Richard Curtis是个著名的演员和电影导演。题目的关键词是Richard Curtis，对应原文第二段第二句：He wrote thefamous films “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill”.原文是说他写了这两部著名的电影。文中并没有说他是演员和导演，故选C。
Many people wear a red nose on Red Nose Day.
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题干大意：很多人都在红鼻子节戴个红鼻子。题目的关键词是wear a red nose，对应原文第二段第四句：It’s called RedNose Day as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear!原文是说这就叫红鼻子节，在这一天人们都会买塑料的红鼻子戴。与题目意思一致，故选A。
Red Nose Day takes place every year.
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题干大意：红鼻子节每年都举办。题目的关键词是everyyear，对应原文第三段第一句：Red Nose Day takes place every twoyears in the spring.原文是说红鼻子节每两年举办一次并且是在春天。题目的意思与原文不符，故选B。
Red Nose Day has become an official national holiday.
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题干大意：红鼻子节成为官方的全国性节日。题目的关键词是official，对应原文第三段第二句：…many people consider it to be an unofficial national holiday.原文是说人们把它当做一个非官方的全国性节日。题目意思与原文不符，故选B。
The funnier people look,the more money they collect.
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题干大意：人们看起来越有趣，他们收集的钱就越多。文中并没有提及趣味性与钱的数量之间的关系，故本题选C。
People give money to Comic Relief in many ways.
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题干大意：人们通过多种方式向喜剧救济基金会捐钱。题目的关键词是 in many ways，对应原文第四段最后一句：People also donatemoney by post，in banks，by phoneusing a credit card and online.原文是说人们也通过邮寄、银行、通过手机用信用卡和在线支付等方式捐钱。题目是对原文的同义表述，故选A。
Many schools take part in the money-raising events on Red Nose Day.
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题干大意：在红鼻子节很多学校也会参加募捐活动。题目的关键词是schools和take part，对应原文第四段倒数第二句:…many schools participate.原文是说很多学校参加。与题目意思一致，故选A。
The Red Nose Day telethon has attracted lots of film stars.
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题干大意：红鼻子节的电视直播活动吸引了很多电影明星。题目的关键词是telethon，对应原文第五段第一句：In the evening of RedNose Day a telethon takes place on the BBC TV channels.题目所说的内容在原文中并没有出现，故选C。