For £12 you can equip an entire classroom in Burkina Faso, for £31 you can equip a school football team in Sierra Leone and for £68 you can support the whole education of a Haitian schoolgirl.
The educational presents are the latest way on the trend of charitable（慈善的）giving for Christmas. Plan UK, an international children's charity, has made its gift list focusing on helping the world's poorest countries to improve their education conditions.
Every year we rack our brains for the perfect present and too often end up with yet another pair of socks or a useless ornament, said Marie Staunton, Plan UK's chief executive.
This year we are offering people in the UK the chance to give twice. Buying an alternative gift for a loved one could likely save the life of some of the world's poorest children.
Plan UK is working on projects in specific countries, such as Burkina Faso, which is one of the poorest countries in the world and has a primary school enrolment rate（入学率）of just 36%. A present of £12 will help equip a classroom in Burkina Faso with chairs, desks, books and pencils.
The educational presents are the latest addition to a list of other charitable presents, including vaccinations（接种）and clean water systems.
Football strips for schoolchildren in Sierra Leone are designed to help the children have fun while continuing with the psychological healing process following the country's civil war. The £31 gift will supply the team strip, a football and a whistle to a school in Sierra Leone.
Oxfam offers similar gifts. Its Back to School kits for five pupils is a bestseller in a catalogue（目录）which includes the £24 Christmas goat, the £30 lavatory and £12 for school dinners for up to 200 children.
【小题1】 The first paragraph is written to tell us .A．the great differences between the rich and the poor.B．the general conditions of education in poor countries.C．the difficulty in getting good education in poor countries.D．the great meaning of a little money to children in poor countries.【小题2】The underlined phrase “rack our brains” means in the third paragraph. A．cause physical or mental hurtB．think very hardC．improve our intelligence D．make full use of【小题3】Which of the following is Right according to the passage?A．Plan UK is working on educational projects all over the world.B．The sufferings brought by war still have side effects on the children in Sierra Leone.C．The educational Christmas presents have been given to the children for many years.D．Its Back to School kits for five pupils is a bestselling book.【小题4】The title for the passage would probably be .A．A new way of Christmas shoppingB．Give a helping hand to poor children C．Buy a child an education this ChristmasD．Plan UK, an international children's charityD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】推理判断题。分析第一段内容可知，数量很少的钱在帮助贫困国家的儿童接受教育方面意义重大。
【小题2】猜测词义题。根据上下语境可以判断,人们每年圣诞节为给孩子买礼物绞尽脑汁, 伤透了脑筋。
【小题3】正误判断题。由倒数第二段可知, 塞拉利昂的儿童应战争带来的心灵创伤还没有愈合, 对他们的发展仍然有负面影响。由此可以判断B项符合文意。A（in specific countries）；C（the latest addition） D（是一套服务项目，不是畅销书）。
【小题4】主旨大意题。通读全文可知, 文章讲了一个慈善机构Plan UK号召人们通过购买特殊的圣诞礼物来捐助世界上最贫穷国家的儿童来改善自身的教育状况的问题, 故C项符合文章主题。