Question

    Designing a winter coat that transforms into a sleeping bag for people living on the streets would have been enough for most folks to sit back and revel（陶醉）in a kind deed done well. Others would call it good if they managed to take the attempt a step further by creating jobs for homeless people to sew the garments.

But Veronika Scott, the founder of the Empowerment Plan, wants those achievements to be just two of many stepping stones on the path to dreams fulfilled for single parents struggling to provide homes for their kids. Her vision has grown far beyond the design-school project thought up five years ago, when she was a 21-year-old student and people on the streets started calling her”the crazy coat lady”. Now The Empowerment Plan, is a fully developed business that has provided convertible（可变的）coats to more than 20,000 globally, given jobs and education to more than 40 parents, and helped move more than 80 children out of shelters.

Scott said she’s proud of the sleeping-bag coat she designed, but her main goal is getting people to the point where they and their families would never need one. That means locking past merely giving homeless parents jobs, but also helping them gain the education and skills needed to leave. The Empowerment Plan after a couple years and pursue their dreams.

Scott’s drive comes from her own upbringing as the scared child of parents who both struggled with unemployment and addiction. “The Empowerment Plan was a way of creating something I wish my own family had had growing up: an employment opportunity that would allow them to stabilize and get the financial stability they never had.”

Scott wanted to show parents and their kids “that living in a homeless shelter isn’t a defining （定义性的）characteristic, nor a life sentence.” Her employees all have been able to move into permanent housing with their children within the first four to six weeks of working for The Empowerment Plan, she said.

1.What is The Empowerment Plan's final aim?

A.More sleeping-bag cut can be produced.

B.The homeless can own a permanent house.

C.The project can cover all the homeless people.

D.Homeless families can stand on their own feet.

2.What motivates Scott to start the project?

A.Homeless people's suffering. B.Her enthusiasm for design.

C.Her background of growth. D.Upsetting social problems.

3.Which of the following can best describe Scott?

A.Ambitious and earning. B.Cooperative and generous.

C.Proud and patient. D.Creative and demanding.

4.Which section of a website is this text most likely from?

A.Fun lifestyles. B.Latest News.

C.Diverse Cultures. D.True Stories.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Scott由于自己的成长背景而开始了一个叫“授权计划”的项目，目标是帮助无家可归的家庭能够自立。

1.推理判断题。根据第三段中的“but her main goal is getting people to the point where they and their families would never need one. That means locking past merely giving homeless parents jobs, but also helping them gain the education and skills needed to leave.”可知，但她的主要目标是让人们达到他们和家人永远不需要睡袋外套的地步。这意味着锁定过去只是给无家可归的父母提供工作，同时也帮助他们推理贫困所需的教育和技能。由此可推知，这个计划的最终目标是无家可归的家庭能够自立。故选D项。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Scott’s drive comes from her own upbringing as the scared child of parents who both struggled with unemployment and addiction.”可知，她的动力来自她自己的成长经历，父母都在失业和毒瘾中挣扎，她是一个害怕的孩子。由此可知，她的成长背景促使她开始这个项目。故选C项。

3.推理判断题。根据全文内容，尤其“Her vision has grown far beyond the design-school project thought up five years ago, when she was a 21-year-old student and people on the streets started calling her ‘the crazy coat lady’.”可知，她的眼光已经远远超出了五年前设计学校的设想，那时她还是一名21岁的学生，街上的人开始叫她“疯狂的大衣女郎”，可推知，她是一个有雄心的人。再根据第三段中的“her main goal is getting people to the point where they and their families would never need one”可知，她的主要目标是让人们达到他们和家人永远不需要睡袋外套的地步，可推知，她是一个有目标可追求的人。故选A项。

4.推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Scott由于自己的成长背景而开始了一个叫“授权计划”的项目，目标是帮助无家可归的家庭能够自立，这是一个真实发生的故事，所以这篇文章最有可能摘自一个网站的“真实故事”板块。故选D项。