Question

    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 Fare Start does. Not only does the charity 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 (贫穷) line since its beginning in 1999. Fare Start has grown, graduating 100 people from its adult cooking training program in 2013, 90% of whom went on to well-paid job within 90 days of graduation. 88% of those people still held their positions six months later.

At Fare Start, 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 helping in the kitchen preparing meals for people, the trainees (实习生) move their way up the ranks, ending up in the kitchen of the Fare Start restaurant in downtown Seattle.

The practical skill-training and other support services allow successful graduates like Jayna. She lost her job as a nurse due to alcohol abuse. Since graduating from Fare Start, she has worked in a small house at Yellow stone National Park. She said, "I could not have put myself back together again. Fare Start did that for me."

Kevin is another success story. He found that having to show up at the same place every day kept him on track. Upon leaving Fare Start, Kevin began setting goals for his future and seeing them through—including holding down his job for almost a year.

Going forward, Fare Start plans to shift more focus to women especially women with children.

1.将划线句子译为汉语。

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2.回答问题：How many people got well-paid job within 90 days of graduation in 2013?

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3.找出She couldn't be a nurse because she drank too much.的同义句。

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4.写出文中提到的Kevin的一个目标。

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5.根据短文内容填空，每空限填1词。

The writer uses numbers in Paragraph 2 to show Fare Start is ________. Both Jayna and Kevin must be ________ to Fare Start.

6.选出本文的最佳题目。

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.

Answer

1.授人以鱼，则一日之食;授人以渔，则终生之食。

2.90.

3.She lost her job as a nurse due to alcohol abuse.

4.holding down his job for almost a year.

5. helpful/useful grateful/thankful

6.A

【解析】

西雅图的Fare Start慈善机构不仅为无家可归者提供膳食，而且还向他们传授烹饪技能，使他们为从事食品服务工作做好准备。正应了中国谚语：授人以鱼，则一日之食;授人以渔，则终生之食。

1.

这句话表面意思是“给一个人一条鱼，就喂养他一天，教他钓鱼，就能养他一辈子。”意思是汉语谚语“授人以鱼，则一日之食；授人以渔，则终生之食”，故填授人以鱼，则一日之食;授人以渔，则终生之食。

2.

根据“Fare Start has grown, graduating 100 people from its adult cooking training program in 2013, 90% of whom went on to well-paid job within 90 days of graduation.”可知100人从其成人烹饪培训项目毕业，其中90%的人在毕业后90天内找到了高薪工作，即90个人找到了高薪工作，故填90。

3.

句意为：她因为喝酒太多不能当护士。短文第四段中“She lost her job as a nurse due to alcohol abuse.”的意思为：她因酗酒而失去了护士的工作。故填She lost her job as a nurse due to alcohol abuse.

4.

根据“Kevin began setting goals for his future and seeing them through—including holding down his job for almost a year.”可知凯文的目标是保留他的工作达将近一年，故填holding down his job for almost a year.

5.

第二段主要介绍了Fare Start慈善机构所做善行的成果，就业数字说明该机构是有帮助的，所以第一空填写“helpful/useful”；根据Jayna所说的话“I could not have put myself back together again. Fare Start did that for me.”及凯文发现自己走上正轨并设立目标可知他们对该机构心存感激，故第二空填grateful/thankful。

6.

最佳标题题。这篇短文主要介绍了西雅图的Fare Start慈善机构不仅为无家可归者提供膳食，而且还向他们传授烹饪技能，使他们为从事食品服务工作做好准备。正应了中国谚语：授人以鱼，则一日之食;授人以渔，则终生之食。故选A。