It looks exactly like other handicraft shops in a traditional Chinese hutong, or

It looks exactly like other handicraft(手工艺品) shopsin a traditional Chinese hutong, or alley, except that each item has a story.The city's first-of-its-kind charity shop, owned by Nathan Zhang, sells Chinesehandicrafts along with used books, clothes and other items. The concept is thatmoney from what is sold is donated to help rural (农村的) women in China.

“Many NGOs (non-governmentalorganizations) produce their own things but don't have a place to sell it,”said Zhang, who returned to Beijing in 2008 after working in Canada for nearly a decade in the telecommunications world. “A rural women's group tried to open alittle shop but only sold two things. When they put their products in my shop,everything sold out.”

Located in Wudaoying Hutong inDongcheng district, Brand Nu's walls are lined with handicrafts from a numberof different NGO supported projects aimed at benefiting women across thecountry. The other half of the space is filled with almost brand-new clothesthat have been donated from Beijing citizens. The jackets, dresses, tops andpants sell for around 30 yuan ($4.40) each.

Most of the money Brand Nu getsgoes directly to the Beijing Cultural Development Center for Rural Women. TheNGO offers a number of programs for poor women, including literacy classes(识字班), supportnetworks and mental health education.

Zhang is also working with alocal Scottish designer to create a clothing line made from the fabric (织物) of second-handgarments. And he is collecting books and raising money to help the NGO build alibrary near Beijing. He plans on expanding his product line soon as well,engaging more disadvantaged women to make sweaters, soaps and other items thathe can sell in Beijing to help raise their socioeconomic status in thecountryside.

Yet with ambitions come worries.Right now Zhang is operating on a shoestring budget and looking for work on theside to support both his business and his family. “I wanted to do somethingmeaningful,” said Zhang. “If you can help one woman, you can help an entirefamily.”

1.The name of the charity shop is ______.

    A. Nathan Zhang    B.NGO          C. Wudaoyin Hutong  D.Brand Nu

2.The owner of the charity shop ______.

    A. is a returned overseasChinese

    B. has long been workingfor the charity cause

    C. is professionallyengaged in telecommunication

    D. is also the head of anNGO

3.The charity shop ______.

    A. sells goods to poorwomen at low prices

    B. sends donated clothesto poor rural women

    C. opens literacy classesfor illiterate women

    D. gives money to poorwomen through an NGO

4.The last paragraph but one tells us thatZhang tries to ______.

    A. open more charityshops

    B. donate more money tothe rural women

    C. help the women livebetter through their own efforts

    D. find jobs in Beijing for the rural women

5.The article is mainly about ______.

    A. the charity cause in Beijing         B. Beijing’s first charity shopand its owner

    C. the living conditionof rural women      D. the difficult situation acharity worker faces

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B