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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.
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Ahmad is the founder of Copia, which she describes as "match com meets Uber for food recovery." Conipanies use the Copia app to report when they have leftover food，what kind， and how much. When recipients (受助者) such as shelters, soup kitchens, and agencies first register with Cupia, they indicate how many people they need to feed，on what days , and what kind of food they'll take. Cupia makes a profit from the fees that companies pay to remove leftever food；the companies receive a tax write-off for their food donations.
How did Ahmad create Copia? As a senior at UC Berkeley, the found nearly 50 million Americans are at risk of going hungry every day, while more than 133 billion pounds of eatable food are deserted each year.
Ahmad started a student group that recovered food from the campus and distributed it to local nonprofits.
As rewarding as this was, the inefficiencies (低效) bothered her. One day, she got a call from the dining hall manager, who had 500 sandwiches left over from an event. She rented a car, loaded it with the food, and called non-profits. She found takers for only 25 sandwiches and ended up giving out the rest to a nearby park.
“I remember thinking how cool it would be if people who had food could say, ‘Hey, we have stuff,’ and people who needed it could speak up, and then we could connect the two.”
After she graduated, Ahmad launched Copia carlier this year, it operates in 40 cities in Northern California and has served over 700,000 people. Its biggest success—and challenge—10 date was this past Super Bowl：Copia recovered more than 14 tons of food, which fed more than 23,000 people.
Despite her busy schedule, Ahmad tries to do a food pickup a week. "When you get to the shelter," she says, "If you wouldn't have eaten." And that's when I'm like, ‘This is why I do what I do.’
1.Who will benefit from Copia app?
A. Hungry people living in Copia.
B. Registered companies donating food.
C. Charity organizations serving the poor.
D. Food recovery companies removing food.
2.What made Ahmad create the app?
A. She wants to make money.
B. Her group's work is rewarding.
C. Her group's work doesn't go well.
D. Too many people go hungry while much food is wasted.
3.What is Ahmad really proud of?
A. She founds Copia and makes a profit.
B. She connects the companies, and recipients.
C. She helps hungry people go through hard time.
D. She enjoys the biggest suecess—the Super Bowl.
4.What's a Copia's operating model?
A. Consumer to consumer.
B. Production to consumer.
C. Business to consumer.
D. Business to business.
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Everybody, at some point in their lives, has experienced failure. It could be something as simple as not getting the job you wanted, or getting fewer marks even after hard work. But what makes you is not your failure, but how you get back up after being hit.
Once, a young school boy was caught in a fire accident in his school and was assumed that he would not live. His mother was told that he was sure to die, for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body. Even if he were to survive, he would be lame throughout his life.
But the brave boy did not want to die nor did he want to be lame. Much to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. But unfortunately from his waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just hung there, lifeless. Eventually he left the hospital. But his determination to walk was unshakable. At home, when he was not in bed, he had to stay in a wheelchair. One day, he threw himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He reached the fence, raised himself up and then began dragging himself along the fence, firmly determined. He did this every day, with faith in himself that he would be able to walk unaided. With his iron determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk on and off, then to walk by himself and then to run.
He began to walk to school, and then run to school, to run for the joy of running. Later in college he was on the track team.
In February 1934, in New York City's Madison Square Garden, this young man who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run - this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile.
A good example of the power of positive thinking and faith in one's self, Glenn Cunningham continues to be an inspiration for many, and his story, a brilliant evidence to how one can bounce back even when all difficulties are piled against one, to the degree that death seemed the preferable option.
1.The first paragraph is intended to ________
A. present an argument
B. make preparations for statement
C. arouse readers' interest
D. function as a brief introduction
2.What was the doctor's opinion about Glenn?
A. Glenn was able to walk with his own great effort.
B. Great determination could make a difference to Glenn.
C. There was a slim chance that Glenn could survive.
D. Glenn could live a normal life with the upper halt" of his body.
3.What do we know about Glenn?
A. Glenn took recovery exercise in hospital.
B. Glenn inspired people with his moving story.
C. Glenn won the first place in Marathon.
D. Glenn organized a track team in college.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Strengthen determination
B. Stand up after failure
C. Go after dreams
D. Face difficulty bravely
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Our city has experienced ___this year as it did last year.
A. twice as much rain B. rain twice as much
C. as twice much rain D. twice rain as much
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It is true that at times the U.S.A. has experienced periods of _______ unemployment as well as labor shortages.
A. available B. acute
C. accessible D. ashamed
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Some parts in South China have experienced________this year as they did last year.
A．twice as much rain
B．rain twice as much
C．as twice much rain
D．twice rain as much
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Mr. Brown is an experienced doctor. He is always ________ when faced with emergency.
A．as poor as a church mouse B．as busy as a bee
C．as cool as a cucumber D．as strong as a horse
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San Francisco，unofficially regarded as one of the homeless capitals of the US，counts nearly 6,500 homeless people, with 4,300 living on the street．
Among the many problems that the homeless face is little or no access to showers．San Francisco only has about 16 to 20 shower stations to accommodate them．But Doniece Sandoval has made it her task to change that．
“Homelessness is something you can’t really miss，”the 51-year-old woman said．She started Lava Mae，a sort of showers on wheels, a new project that aims to turn old city buses into shower stations for the homeless．
“One day I passed a woman in the street and she was very dirty and basically crying，and I heard her say that she would never be clean．But I was wondering what her opportunities were to actually get clean,” Sandoval said．
Sandoval was inspired to start Lava Mae. The project has already been welcomed with open arms in the city．The Transportation Agency has donated one bus for the cause and is willing to donate three more if the project succeeds．Sandoval hopes the first bus will be able to hit the road in May this year．The Public Commission has also agreed to let the buses plug into fire hydrants(消防龙头)around the city if Lava Mae pays for the water．
One of Lava Mae’s biggest supporters is Bevan Dufty, the director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships & Engagement under the mayor of San Francisco．“For people who are unhoused，access to showers is very difficult．Shower buses are something that could potentially be deployed (部署)in response to an emergency，so it is relevant to all San Franciscans," Dufty said．“Doniece has done an incredible job as a citizen who cares about helping the poor．We are very excited to see Lava Mae become real soon．”
Each bus will have two shower stations and Sandoval expects that by 2015，they’ll be able to provide 2000 showers a week．
1.What problem does San Francisco face according to the text?
A．The city has the most homeless people in the USA．
B．There are no shower stations for the homeless in the city．
C．It’s hard for homeless people in the city to take showers．
D．Few citizens in the city care about the homeless．
2.What does the underlined word ''them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．City problems． B．Shower stations． C．Old buses． D．The homeless．
3.Which of the following best describes Doniece Sandoval?
A．Brave and independent． B．Caring and responsible．
C．Honest and determined． D．Friendly and humorous．
4.What can we learn from Dufty’s words?
A．All San Franciscans are excited to use Lava Mae．
B．Emergencies in San Francisco will be prevented by Lava Mae．
C．Dufty thinks highly of Doniece's way of helping the poor．
D．The mayor of San Francisco will support Doniece financially．
5.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．A newly invented way of shower
B．Showers on Wheels for the Homeless
C．The health problem of the homeless
D．Lave Mae-a new name for old city buses
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According to the United States government, people are classified as homeless if they have no place to stay and no expectation of finding a place for the next thirty days．Although technically accurate, that is an impersonal assessment of an enormous and very human problem．
The homeless population represents all of us Americans．It includes men and women, the elderly, children, and infants．Its members are from all ethnic groups．What they have in common is poverty．
Currently in the U．S．, thirty-nine million people live in poverty．When money is really tight, paying the rent or buying food often becomes a choice．Government assistance in the form of food stamps does help but, as one homeless man explains, you can’t pay the rent with food stamps．
With no money for rent, the streets and homeless shelters become the alternative．
Although men constitute the largest group within the homeless population, homeless women with children are rapidly joining them．In fact, one quarter of the homeless people in the U．S．are teenagers and young children．
People may become homeless for numerous reasons．However, there are certain factors that many of these individuals have in common．They include a lack of adequate education and job skills．A majority of the teenagers and adults have not completed high school．
The abuse of alcohol and drugs is also a common factor．One third of the adult homeless population abuses alcohol．While one quarter of the same group uses drugs．
Some members of this population suffer mental health problems．Within the past several years many institutions for the mentally ill have been closed and their patients sent “home”．Unfortunately, a number of those people have no home to go to and they are unable to adequately look after themselves．
Job loss in today’s economy has also become a real factor in the loss of people’s homes．The breakup of families through abandonment and divorce are also contributing factors, particularly when there are children involved．The parent who is left to care for the kids with inadequate income may be forced to depend on the homeless shelters to put a roof over their heads．
1.The writer thinks that the U．S．government’s definition for the homeless reveals ________．
A．an insincere attitude toward the homeless
B．an unbearable attitude toward the homeless
C．an uncivilized attitude toward the homeless
D．an unsympathetic attitude toward the homeless
2.The U．S．government helps the homeless by ___________．
A．giving them homeless allowance
B．giving them food stamps
C．finding jobs for them
D．finding residence for them
3.People become homeless for all the following reasons E XCEPT __________．
A．the lack of adequate education
B．the abuse of alcohol and drugs
C．the closure of institutions for the mentally ill
D．the poor performance of economy
4.The breakup of families is likely to lead to homelessness because a parent with kids may_____．
A．lose his or her job in today’s economy
B．be unable to look after the kids
C．not have enough income
D．find residence at a homeless shelter
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Israel was created as a homeland for homeless Jews after World War Ⅱ. However, the creation of Israel in ________ used to be Palestine left many Palestinians homeless.
A．what B．which
C．where D．that
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