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In the United States, engineering is a profession that has been dominated(支配)historically by men, but that’s something www.EngineerGirl.org aims to change. Young women who visit the website can find out about a great career choice they might not have considered.

Mary Mattis in the National Academy of Engineering, says the EngineerGirl website aims to reach girls around ages 11 through 14, when they are just getting old enough to start thinking about their futures.

“We know from the research that middle-school girls are at a critical(关键的)point in their lives, and that it’s a time when we need to reach them, both with an understanding, increasing their awareness of interesting fields in engineering, what a wonderful productive and exciting career you can have as an engineer. ”

Engineering is a demanding course of study — there is a lot of science and mathematics, for many girls and even boys,that can be challenging. But Ms. Mattis says that the EngineerGirl website stresses that engineering can also be fun and exciting.

“It’s about designing things. It’s about changing the world for people. It’s about making a difference. And, in addition, you can make a good living, you can be independent economically by becoming an engineer. All of those things are messages that girls need to get. ”

While most engineers go into traditional fields, the EngineerGirl site also highlights unusual engineering careers in fields such as sports engineering and — believe it or not — chocolate engineering. “There’s a section called ‘why be an engineer,’ and that talks about the many opportunities and increasingly different opportunities like with bio-engineering and environmental engineering, some fields that might appeal to girls who want to make a difference or have a meaning for their careers beyond earning an income.”

Title :   Website Encourages(1)______ to Learn Engineering

Present(2)_____ for the engineering profession in the USA

Many men take up the profession throughout(3)______, while only a small number of women work as engineers.

(4)Aim of the ________

To  make  young  women (5)_____ of interesting  fields  in engineering and how productive and

(6)_____ it is to be an engineer.

(7)_____ of being engineers

* It can be fun and exciting.

* It can(8)_____ the world for people.

* You can make a good living.

* You can gain economic(9)_____ by becoming an            engineer.

Other fields concerning engineering 

Various opportunities are talked about like bio-engineering, environmental engineering and engineering related to sports, and even (10) _____ .

A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift — $ 7,000, a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were going under financially.” says Dave.

But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.

It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million — they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.

Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They liked comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.

Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents could not afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything.” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”

Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy — a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents —should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.

Neighbors helping neighbors — that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’ s story.

71. According to the text, the Fusses ________.

A. were employed by a truck company               B. were in financial difficulty

C. worked in a school cafeteria                          D. lost their home

72. Which of the following is true of the Hatches?

A. They had their children during the Great Depression.

B. They left the family farm to live in an old house.

C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.

D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs.

73. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?

A. They decided to open a store.                        B. They wanted to save money.

C. They couldn’t afford expensive things.           D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.

74. According to Sandy Van Weelden, the Hatches were________.

A. understanding      B. optimistic              C. childlike                  D. curious

75. What can we learn from the text?

A. The community of Alto was a poor one.

B. The summer camp was attractive to the parents.

C. Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches like others.

D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.

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