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问题详情:
When Veronika Scott was a student at college, she received an assignment to “design to fill a need.” She dreamed up an idea for 41 that would double as sleeping bags, made 25 of them, and handed them 42 to people living in temporary shelters. 43 her efforts were greeted mostly with enthusiasm from those 44 Detroit’s cold winters, one woman voiced 45 . “We don’t need coats; we need 46 .” Then she had her second 47 .
Veronika, now 26, found an expert to 48 two homeless women to sew. She paid them with 49 she received through her blog.
At first, the coats were constructed in a small room. After graduating from college, she 50 the shop into an old downtown warehouse and founded the Empowerment Plan, a nonprofit organization. To date, the Empowerment Plan has 51 more than 10,000 coats and distributed them in 30 states, Canada, and elsewhere 52 .
The group 53 about 20 people –mostly single mothers. “We don’t require a GED(基本教育) or 54 previous employment,” Veronika says. The Empowerment Plan provides 55 GED and offers micro-loans (小额贷款)only to those who 56 . Nearly all the employees eventually move into 57 housing, and some go on 58 jobs in the car industry and construction.
Still, Veronika is 59 focused on the coats than on the workers who make them. “At the end of the day,” she says, “the coat is a(n) 60 for us to employ people.”
41. A. carpets B. quilts C. overcoats D. handbags
42. A. in B. out C. over D. up
43. A. As B. If C. Before D. While
44. A. braving B. enjoying C. expecting D. surviving
45. A. offence B. determination C. dissatisfaction D. recognition
46. A. help B. jobs C. respect D. shelters
47. A. company B. inspiration C. organization D. revolution
48. A. assist B. show C. teach D. advise
49. A. profits B. presents C. rewards D. donations
50. A. turned B. packed C. moved D. brought
51. A. collected B. stored C. donated D. produced
52. A. abroad B. in the USA C. home D. in Asia
53. A. inspires B. employs C. turns to D. calls for
54. A. even B. just C. still D. rather
55. A. free B. unique C. rare D. advanced
56. A. participate B. qualify C. are laid off D. are badly off
57. A. precious B. admirable C. alternative D. permanent
58. A. with B. at C. to D. about
59. A. more B. better C. further D. less
60. A. vehicle B. concept C. case D. urge
【回答】
41-45 CBDAC 46-50 BBCDC 51-55 DABAA 56-60 BDCDA
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