Question

    Founder Lia Grimanis herself experienced homelessness as a teen growing up in Toronto. She got the idea for Up With Women when she received career coaching while working for a teel company. Unlike consultation, where clients work through issues from their pasts, coaching is about the future.

She realized that women who really needed professional development help from a coach could never actually afford it. “All of our clients are living below the poverty line, but some coaches are charging $350 to $600 an hour.” she says.

Up With Women matches participants with certificated career coaches who provide one-on-one sessions twice a month for one year. The strategy is working. So far, the organization has helped more than 400 women. In the 2016-2017 group, roughly 70 percent of them saw an increase in their income, On average, they were making S 12, 383 more per year than women still on the organization’s waiting list. While it’s harder to measure confidence levels. Grimanis sees an increase there, too. And those difficult to quantify results can be the most powerful.

Harmeet Toor, Up With Women’s director of operations and programs, was once a client herself. For Toor, one of the most powerful parts of her coaching experience was learning to shed the idea that she should limit her goals.

Five months into Toor’s coaching sessions. she 'd found a place to live. By the eight-month mark, she 'd landed a job at a doctor’s office. And now she’s figuring out how to help others like Smith, who was finally able to start a law school in 2018.

“I owe it to Up With Women for helping me get here,” Smith says. “Of course, I have the drive and the determination, but I wouldn’t be in the law school if I didn’t have that coaching.”

1.What do we know about Lia Grimanis?

A.She is a caring woman. B.She has a sense of humor.

C.She makes lots of money. D.She is born in a rich family.

2.What does the underlined word “shed” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Get used to. B.Make sense.

C.Get rid of. D.Hold on to.

3.What does Smith think played a key role in her success?

A.A tech company. B.Up With Women.

C.Her determination. D.Her family’s support.

4.What is the text mainly talking about?

A.How winery should develop their own career.

B.How-women should balance their family and career.

C.How Up With Women is set up with the help of Harmeet Toor.

D.How a Toronto woman helps other women pull themselves out of poverty.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

本文是篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位加拿大女性Lia Grimanis通过设立Up With Women，开展职业培训，成功地帮助很多女性自主脱贫的故事。

1.

推理判断题。根据第二段中She realized that women who really needed professional development help from a coach could never actually afford it.可知她意识到，那些真正需要教练的专业发展帮助的女性根本负担不起。以及第三段中So far, the organization has helped more than 400 women.可知到目前为止，该组织已经帮助了400多名女性。再结合Lia Grimanis因为意识到需要指导的女性负担不起指导费用，而创立了Up With Women组织，并且帮助了四百多名女性，由此可推知，Lia Grimanis是一个有爱心、乐于助人的女性。故选A。

2.

词义猜测题。根据后文that she should limit her goals可知Toor的教练经历中最有力的部分是学会摆脱那种她应该限制自己目标的想法。故划线单词是“摆脱”的意思。A. Get used to.习惯于；B. Make sense.有意义；C. Get rid of.摆脱；D. Hold on to.坚持。故选C。

3.

推理判断题。根据最后一段中“I owe it to Up With Women for helping me get here,” Smith says.可知“我要感谢Up With Women帮我走到了这一步” Smith说。由此可推知，Smith认为她成功的关键因素是Up With Women。故选B。

4.

主旨大意题。根据第三段中Up With Women matches participants with certificated career coaches who provide one-on-one sessions twice a month for one year. The strategy is working. So far, the organization has helped more than 400 women.可知Up With Women将参与者与有证书的职业教练配对，这些教练每月提供两次一对一的培训，为期一年。这一策略正在奏效。到目前为止，该组织已经帮助了400多名女性。结合文章主要讲述了一位加拿大女性Lia Grimanis通过设立Up With Women，开展职业培训，成功地帮助很多女性自主脱贫的故事。由此可知，这篇课文主要讲的是一个多伦多妇女如何帮助其他妇女摆脱贫困。故选D。