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【题目】Sixteen-year-old Karlos Dearman’s future is looking much brighter than he might previously have imagined. “I love bikes, but I’ve never thought I’d end up with working with them,” he says. “This program has changed my life.”
Karlos is learning to refurbish (翻新) old bicycles in the workshop (车间) of ReCycle Bikes, an independent non-profit bike project in Sheffield. It provides training chances for young people aged 14 to 16 with the help of the local government, particularly those struggling in mainstream education or rejected from school.
“It’s about engaging young people with education and youth training by teaching them work and life skills,” explains Des Pearce, workshop training manager. “These young people have so much potential, but often don’t realize it.”
Founded in 2001, ReCycle Bikes repairs bicycles donated by the public, which are sold for ￡20 after refurbished. Abandoned bikes supplied by the government make sure a steady flow of bikes, but a recently formed partnership with Sheffield University should improve the further development.
“The student population presents a large and ready market,” says Pearce. “So we approached the university last year and offered to host bike sales on the campus (校园) . They thought it was a great idea, and agreed to provide us with more support. This means we can train young people to repair extra 500 bikes over three years.”
Having set up ReCycle Bikes on his own, Pearce now has the staff and resources to track the profession development of those who have passed through his workshop. “But we are planning exit interviews with the young people to make sure what they plan to do, and these will allow us to check on their progress,” says Pearce.
That most of the teenagers enjoy the work is, according to Pearce, easily explained. “Most kids have ridden a bike and know how to oil a chain or mend a flat tyre. As low-cost transport, cycling gives the young and old a sense of freedom and independence, and the effect on their well-being is big. Add to that a growing concern for the environment, and it’s no surprise that bike sales are on the increase.”
【1】From the passage, we know ReCycle Bikes ______.
A. is a popular brand of bikes |
B. provides training chances for young people |
C. is a training project offered by the government |
D. aims at making money by selling refurbished bicycles |
【2】 How did ReCycle Bikes run at the beginning?
A. By working together with Sheffield University. |
B. By selling bicycles supplied by the government. |
C. By getting money from teenagers aged between 14 and 16. |
D. By repairing bicycles donated by the public and selling them. |
【3】 ReCycle Bikes has formed a partnership with Sheffield University because _____.
A. students at Sheffield University can be their potential customers |
B. Sheffield University donates a lot of money to ReCycle Bikes |
C. teenagers at ReCycle Bikes can study at Sheffield University |
D. Sheffield University offers to host bike sales on the campus |
【4】 According to Pearce, why do most of the teenagers enjoy the work?
A. They’d like to change their lives. |
B. They want to learn how to repair bikes. |
C. They don’t have enough money to buy cars. |
D. They are familiar with bikes and interested in them. |
【答案】【1】B
【2】D
【3】A
【4】D
【解析】【1】 答案在第二段It provides training chances for young people。
【2】 答案在第四段，ReCycle Bikes repairs bicycles donated by the public。
【3】 The student population presents a large and ready market，根据这一句话可以判断两者合作的原因是因为它可以带来潜在的客户。
【4】 根据最后一段可以得出。
【题目】阅读下列短文，根据短文填空，注意：每个空不超过3个词。
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
An apprenticeship is a form of on-the-job training that combines workplace experience and classroom learning. It can last anywhere from one to six years, but four years is typical for most. An apprentice spends the majority of the time in a workplace environment learning the practical skills of a career from a journeyman-- someone who has done the job for many years. The rest of the apprentice's time is spent in a classroom environment learning the theoretical skills the career requires. Being an apprentice is a full-time undertaking.
One of the advantages of apprenticeship is that it does not cost apprentices anything. The companies that hire them pay for school. What's more, it offers apprentices an "earn while you learn" opportunity. They usually start out at half the pay of a journeyman, and the pay increases gradually as they move further along in the job and studies. Near the end of the apprenticeship, their wages are usually 90 percent of what a journeyman would receive. Apprenticeship also pays off for employers. It can offer employers a pool of well-trained workers to draw from.
Despite the advantages, apprentices are usually required to work during the day and attend classes at night, which leaves little time for anything else. Sometimes, they might be laid off(下岗) if business for the employers is slow.
Once they have completed the apprenticeship and become journeymen, they receive a nationally recognized and portable certification and their pay also increases again. Some journeymen continue employment with the companies they apprenticed with; others go onto different companies or become self-employed contractors.
Title： 【1】 | Definition | on-the-job training that combining workplace experience and 【2】 · 【3】 of the time in a workplace：learning the practical skills ·the rest of the time in a classroom：learning the 【4】 skills |
Advantage | costing apprentices nothing offering apprentices money-making opportunities ·half the way of a journeyman 【5】 ·gradually increasing pay in the process ·90% of 【6】 near the end offering employers 【7】 | |
Disadvantage | little time for anything else the possibility of 【8】 | |
【9】 | a formal certification 【10】 free choices of jobs |