【原创时文阅读】中考英语外刊阅读提升训练（ 1 ）6 unusual ways to raise money for charity!（含答案）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 外刊阅读提升训练（1） 6 unusual ways to raise money for charity! Every year, thousands of people around the world raise money for charity. Typical events include going on a sponsored walk, run or trip. But there are lots of other ways to help out, as these 6 unusual events clearly show. Movember Every November, thousands of men across the world grow a moustache for charity. The idea is to increase awareness of men's health problems such as prostate cancer, and to raise as much money as they can. Participants invite friends to sponsor them as they grow their moustache. Movember started in Melbourne, Australia, but is now a global phenomenon. Dryathlon As part of this event for Cancer Research UK, participants spend a month without drinking any alcohol. In 2012, more than 30,000 participants helped raise over three million pounds. One person who took part said it was“an emotional, wonderful and, most importantly, dry journey!" Axe Undie Run The aim of this event is to see which US colleges can donate the most clothes to local charities. University students strip off, drop their clothes into collection bins, then race around the campus in their underwear. "Charity will never be the same!" is the slogan for this fun run. Jeans for Genes As part of Jeans for Genes, participants from offices, schools and sports clubs are sponsored to wear their jeans for a day. The aim is to raise money for children with genetic disorders. "Genies" (as the volunteers are known) promote the event, collect donations and sell merchandise. Jeans for Genes has raised more than 33 million since 1996. Pay to stop Baby Students at Evanston Township High School convinced school administrators to let them play Justin Bieber's song Baby non-stop over the loudspeakers for a week, or until they'd raised 1,000... but within just three days, students had donated enough money to stop the music. In the song, Bieber sings the word“baby" more than 50 times. The money was used to support a local charity. One dress, one year New York woman Sheena Matheiken was sponsored to wear the same dress for I2 months. She wanted to raise money for the Akanshka Foundation, which gives the poorest children in India an education. By the end of the year, she'd managed to raise an impressive $l00,000. She had seven copies of the dress and washed them regularly! Which event would you support 根据文章内容，回答以下问题： 1. What is the primary purpose of Movember A. To entertain people with funny moustaches. B. To raise funds for general health issues. C. To increase awareness of men's health problems. D. To promote Australian culture globally. 2. How did the Dryathlon contribute to Cancer Research UK in 2012 A. By raising over three million pounds. B. By providing emotional support to patients. C. By creating awareness through media coverage. D. By organizing a series of public seminars. 3. What is the Axe Undie Run's main goal A. To encourage students to wear underwear as fa ... ...