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【题目】 Support tech education for street youth in Lebanon

About CodeBrave We train former street youth in digital skills, coding and robotics, helping them to secure jobs that are not only well-paid but future-proof too. We run our programme in a shelter for homeless children. We have now been successfully carrying out the programme since June 2018. In this time, our children have gone from barely knowing how to use a computer, to writing the code for basic websites totally from scratch. We want to carry on developing the programme in 2020 by continuing appropriate tech education of 20 children, and to engage a further 40 children. Former street youth are often forced into exploitative work. Young people living in shelter often end up back on the street as soon as they leave state care. They become trapped in a cycle of poverty, as they don't have marketable skills to secure well-paid work. Often the only work opportunities available to them are hard manual labour. Why is the tech sector a window of opportunity? Tech education provides young people with marketable skills in a sector where there is a growing demand and shortage of supply in the Middle East. It also gives them access to an international online job market. Where Your Money Will Go

Help us give former street youth in Lebanon an alternative to exploitative work through tech education. Flexible funding — this project will receive all donations made by 3rd April 2020 at 11:55pm 25 or more Funds I student's coding & robotics education for a month. 50 or more Funds a new Arduino robotics starter kit for our students. 100 or more Funds 1 student through an internship(实习期)(for bus and lunch money). 300 or more Funds 1 student's coding & robotics education for 1 year.

【1】What can we learn about CodeBrave?

A.It's a shelter for the young.B.It's a free project in digital skills.

C.It's a program for the homeless.D.It's a profitable training organization.

【2】What made CodeBrave choose tech education?

A.The importance of marketable skills.B.The desire to get rid of poverty.

C.The request from the state care.D.The demand of the employment market.

【3】Where are most of the donations spent?

A.Equipment.B.Teacher Training.

C.Operational Costs.D.Teaching Costs.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。文章主要讲述了一项倡议：支持黎巴嫩街头青年的技术教育，并提倡大家对此项目进行资金捐赠支持。

【1】推理判断题。根据文章“About CodeBrave”部分内容“We train former street youth in digital skills, coding and robotics, helping them to secure jobs that are not only well-paid but future-proof too. We run our programme in a shelter for homeless children.( 我们在数字技术、编码和机器人技术方面培训曾经的街头青年，帮助他们获得不仅薪酬丰厚，而且经得起未来考验的工作。我们在一个收容无家可归儿童的地方执行我们的计划。)”且后文提及了“donations”。由此判断出应这是一个免费的数字技能项目。故选B项。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章“Why is the tech sector a window of opportunity?”部分内容“Tech education provides young people with marketable skills in a sector where there is a growing demand and shortage of supply in the Middle East. It also gives them access to an international online job market.( 科技教育为年轻人提供适销对路的技能，而在中东，这一领域的需求日益增长，而供应却出现短缺。这也让他们有机会进入国际在线就业市场。)”可知，选择科技教育是应就业市场需求。故选D项。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章“Where Your Money Will Go”下 的 所 占 比 例 中 的“ Teaching costs:79.1％可知，大部分的捐款都花在在对学生的教育经费上。故选D项。

细节理解题

考查内容主要涉及时间、地点、人物、事件、原因、结果、数字等议论文中例证细节和定义类细节。这类题目的共同特点是：答案一般都能在文章中找到。当然，答案并不一定是文章中的原句，考生需要根据文章提供的信息自己组织语句回答问题。

事实细节题→寻读法

分为直接理解题和间接理解题，前者常用who, what, which, when, where, why和how提问，或判断正误；后者需与原文信息转换，表达上与原文有差异。比如文章的第2小题：

2. What made CodeBrave choose tech education?

A. The importance of marketable skills. B. The desire to get rid of poverty.

C. The request from the state care. D. The demand of the employment market.

为直接理解题，根据关键词“why；choose tech education”定位到原文“Tech education provides young people with marketable skills in a sector where there is a growing demand and shortage of supply in the Middle East. It also gives them access to an international online job market.”，与选项进行对比，可知选项D. The demand of the employment market.为原文的同义表达。故选D项。