题目内容
9.The Chinese saying goes:Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.This is what the Seattle-based FareStart does.Not only does the charity(慈善机构) provide meals for the homeless but it also teaches them cooking skills that prepare them for jobs in food service.In Seattle,13.2% of people live below the poverty line.Since its beginning in 1999,FareStart has grown steadily,graduating 110people from its adult cooking training program in 2013,90% of whom went on to well-paid employment(职业)within 90days of graduation.88% of those employees still held their positions six months later.
At FareStart,students begin their training with simple tasks like reading recipes(菜谱) and planning menus.Many also receive housing.In return,they are required to work.Starting with assisting in the kitchen preparing meals for people in shelters,the trainees move their way up the ranks,ending up in the kitchen of the FareStart restaurant in downtown Seattle.
The practical skill-training and other support services allow successful graduates like Jayna,a former nurse who lost her license due to drug and alcohol abuse,to get on in life.Since graduating from FareStart,she has worked in a small house at Yellowstone National Park."I could not have put myself back together again,"she said."FareStart did that for me."
Kevin,who graduated from FareStart in April 2012,is another success story.Previously homeless,he found that having to show up at the same place every day kept him on track.Upon leaving FareStart,Kevin began setting goals for his future and seeing them through-including holding down his current job for almost a year.
Going forward,FareStart plans to shift more focus to women,particularly women with children,who sadly make up an increasing percentage of the local homeless population.The organization also aims to double its student intake when it makes a gradual move to a bigger space in Seattle's Pacific Tower.
24.The author uses figures in Paragraph 2to showB.
A.cooking is becoming popular in Seattle
B.FareStart is helpful in creating employment
C.the growing population of Seattle
D.the rapid growth of unemployment
25.Both Jayna and KevinC.
A.worked at Yellowstone National Park
B.became homeless due to alcohol abuse
C.must be grateful to FareStart
D.lost their jobs for a year
26.We can learn from the text that FareStart willC.
A.help people in Seattle get out of poverty within 5years
B.make its restaurant the biggest one in Seattle
C.give more attention to homeless women
D.add more courses to meet the need of its students
27.What would be the best title for the text?A
A.A better way to feed the hungry
B.A new land found for housing
C.Success stories in Seattle
D.Poverty programs in Seattle.
分析 "授人以鱼不如授人以渔",FareStart就是这样的一家实践技能培训中心.
解答 24-27.BCCA
24题答案:B考查细节推理,第二段通过列数字主要讲的是FareStart 学员的高就业率、高薪资以及稳定性等.由此可知其目的是为了表明FareStart 在就业这一方面是有帮助的,故本题答案为B选项.
25题答案:C考查细节推理,根据文章倒数第三段的The practical skill-training and other support services allow successful graduates like Jayna…to get on in life.实践技能培训使像Jayna一样成功的毕业生走入了生活的正轨.以及倒数第二段的Kevin,who graduated from FareStart in April 2012,is another success story.2012年四月毕业于FareStart的Kevin是另一个成功的故事.可知这两人都会感激FareStart,故本题答案为C选项.
26题答案:C考查细节推理,根据文章最后一段的Going forward,FareStart plans to shift more focus to women,particularly women with children,who sadly make up an increasing percentage of the local homeless population.在前进的路上FareStart计划转移更多的注意力到女性身上--尤其是有孩子的女性,令人难受的是她们在不断地加大当地无家可归人口的百分比占比.可知本题答案为C选项.
27题答案:A考查主旨大意,本文主要讲的是一个"授人以鱼不如授人以渔"的实践技能培训中心FareStart;其目的是为了让人们能够通过所学的技能真正摆脱贫困.故本题答案为A选项.
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