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成人英语三级
2017-09-07
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Awareness Weeks(认知宣传周)have become a regular part of Britain´s cultural land-scape over the past few years. They started back in 1957, when one charity(慈善机构),Christian Aid, decided to´ make all its money-raising efforts on one time of year. It was thought that by doing this they would get more publicity for their cause.
They were right, and soon other charities and campaign (活动)groups followed them.
These days,most donations(捐款)to charity are not collected on the streets. So instead of just asking for money,charities prefer to spend their time" raising awareness"—spreading knowledge of the work they do or the cause they support. They also compete with busines-ses and trade groups who use Awareness Weeks as marketing campaigns for their products.
There are now 500 Awareness Weeks held every year in the UK. No week goes by without one group or another trying to make the British public aware of something, with most held in May or October.
The danger with all these Awareness Weeks is that people start to become cynical(不信任). Take National Smile Week for example,it seems like a great idea.." Let´s all make each other´s life a little bit happier with a friendly smile. "But really it´s just a group of dentists and cosmetics companies trying to sell us toothpaste. It´s enough to make you want to start National Forget About It Week.
"People feel that many awareness campaigns are just marketing exercises,"says Ms Ormiston,who edits the Awareness Campaign Register, a news letter which encourages people who run Awareness Weeks to become more aware of each other. "But 90 per cent of campaigns are run by traditional charities or not for groups to make money."
"There´s still no official group for awareness campaigns," says Ms Ormiston. "People can do what they like,whatever the size of their budgets(经费)or their public relations ma-chines allows."
This situation has led to calls for laws to stop real charities having their efforts over-shadowed by marketing campaigns. This could be done by making the two groups hold their weeks at different times or stopping businesses running imitation (模仿) charity campaigns.
But there is another way. Maybe it´s time for National Weak Awareness Week, espe-cially for people whose awareness of Awareness Weeks is weak.
What´s the main purpose of Awareness Weeks run by charities in Britain?
A.To raise money for charities.
B.To spread knowledge of charities.
C.To take up marketing campaigns.
D.To advertise their goods for sale.
参考答案
A
答案解析
【参考译文】
在过去的几年里,认知宣传周已经成为了英国文化风景中常规的一部分。这个活动开始于1957年,那个时候一个叫做Christian Aid的慈善机构决定在每年的一个固定时间进行募捐活动。他们认为通过这种方式他们的活动能得到更多的宣传。
他们的想法是对的,很快其他的慈善机构和活动团体也开始模仿他们。现在,大多数的慈善募捐活动都不是在大街上进行。慈善机构不再是向别人要钱,而是倾向于花时间来提高认知——给大家传播他们所做的工作或者所支持的事业的知识。他们同样得跟那些利用认知宣传周来作为他们产品营销活动的商家和贸易团体竞争。
在英国,每年有500个认知宣传周。没有哪个星期没有某个团体竭力地想让英国公众注意到某个事情,大多数的活动集中在五月和十月。
太多的认知宣传周所造成的问题就是人们开始不信了。以全国微笑周为例子,这是一个很好的主意:“让我们用友好的微笑让彼此的生活快乐一点。”但是实际状况却是一群牙医和化妆品公司竭力想向我们推销牙膏。这足以让人觉得是时候开始一个“全国忘掉一切周”了。
“人们觉得很多认知宣传周只是营销活动”,Ms Ormiston说道,她编辑《认知宣传注册》,这份时事通讯鼓励举办认知宣传周的人们彼此增强了解。“但其实90%以上的活动都是由传统的慈善机构举办或者根本就不是为了给一些机构筹集资金。”
“这些认知宣传活动还没有官方的组织”,Ms Ormiston说,“人们可以随意做自己想做的事,只要经费或者他们的公众关系网允许就可以。”
这种状况的出现呼吁相关法律的出台,来防止真正的慈善活动被营销活动所覆盖。比如说可以让两个不同的机构在不同时期来举办认知宣传周,或者禁止商业活动模仿慈善活动。
但是也还有一个方法。或许现在正是举办“全国薄弱认知宣传周”的好时候,特别是对于那些对于认知宣传周不太了解的人们来说。
【答案详解】
细节判断题。从第一段when one charity(慈善机构),Christian Aid,de-cided to make all its money-raising efforts on one time of year,可以得知Awareness Weeks最初的举办目的就是为了money.raisin9,所以答案选A。
在过去的几年里,认知宣传周已经成为了英国文化风景中常规的一部分。这个活动开始于1957年,那个时候一个叫做Christian Aid的慈善机构决定在每年的一个固定时间进行募捐活动。他们认为通过这种方式他们的活动能得到更多的宣传。
他们的想法是对的,很快其他的慈善机构和活动团体也开始模仿他们。现在,大多数的慈善募捐活动都不是在大街上进行。慈善机构不再是向别人要钱,而是倾向于花时间来提高认知——给大家传播他们所做的工作或者所支持的事业的知识。他们同样得跟那些利用认知宣传周来作为他们产品营销活动的商家和贸易团体竞争。
在英国,每年有500个认知宣传周。没有哪个星期没有某个团体竭力地想让英国公众注意到某个事情,大多数的活动集中在五月和十月。
太多的认知宣传周所造成的问题就是人们开始不信了。以全国微笑周为例子,这是一个很好的主意:“让我们用友好的微笑让彼此的生活快乐一点。”但是实际状况却是一群牙医和化妆品公司竭力想向我们推销牙膏。这足以让人觉得是时候开始一个“全国忘掉一切周”了。
“人们觉得很多认知宣传周只是营销活动”,Ms Ormiston说道,她编辑《认知宣传注册》,这份时事通讯鼓励举办认知宣传周的人们彼此增强了解。“但其实90%以上的活动都是由传统的慈善机构举办或者根本就不是为了给一些机构筹集资金。”
“这些认知宣传活动还没有官方的组织”,Ms Ormiston说,“人们可以随意做自己想做的事,只要经费或者他们的公众关系网允许就可以。”
这种状况的出现呼吁相关法律的出台,来防止真正的慈善活动被营销活动所覆盖。比如说可以让两个不同的机构在不同时期来举办认知宣传周,或者禁止商业活动模仿慈善活动。
但是也还有一个方法。或许现在正是举办“全国薄弱认知宣传周”的好时候,特别是对于那些对于认知宣传周不太了解的人们来说。
【答案详解】
细节判断题。从第一段when one charity(慈善机构),Christian Aid,de-cided to make all its money-raising efforts on one time of year,可以得知Awareness Weeks最初的举办目的就是为了money.raisin9,所以答案选A。
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