Chapter 1 No.1 When Veronika Scott was a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Michigan, she received a task to “design to fill a need.”She dreamed up an idea for overcoats that would double as sleeping bags, made 25 of them, and handed them out to people living in shelters on an abandoned city playground. While her efforts were greeted mostly with enthusiasm from those braving Detroit's cold winters, one woman voiced dissatisfaction. “We don't need coats; we need jobs.” she told Veronika. Then she had her second inspiration. After graduating from college in 2012, Veronika founded the Empowerment Plan, a nonprofit organization. She hired two homeless women to sew the coats and paid them with donations she received through her blog. Now, the Empowerment Plan employs about 20 people and has produced more than 10,000 coats and distributed them in 30 states, Canada, and elsewhere abroad. “We don't require previous employment,” Veronika says. “We’re looking for people who are motivated." The Empowerment Plan provides free classes and lends money to those who qualify. Nearly all the employees eventually move into permanent housing, and some get jobs in the auto industry and construction. Veronika has bettered the coat's design by making its outer layer of a lightweight material that resists air, wind, and water and its inner layer of a material that stores body heat. Still, Veronika is less focused on the coats than on the workers who make them. “At the end of the day,” she says, “the coat is a vehicle for us to employ people.” 1. What did Veronika Scott do to finish her task from her studies? (no more than 15 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Where did Veronika Scott get her second inspiration?(no more than 10 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is Veronika’s purpose of founding Empowerment Plan? (no more than 10 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does the underlined word mean in the Paragraph?(no more than 1 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What do you think of Veronika? Why? (no more than 20 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 【答案解析】 1. She designed and made overcoats and gave them away to homeless people. Or: She made overcoats and handed them out to the homeless. 2. From the woman who voiced her dissatisfaction. Or: From the woman who was dissatisfied with what she did 3. To enable homeless people to help themselves. Or: To help homeless people make a living on their own 4. Way. Or. Method. 5. She is caring and creative, because she has come up with several ideas to help the poor. 【分析】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了 Veronika Sott 通过给流浪者设计睡袋，并通过 the Empowerment Plan（赋权计划）给无家可归的人提供工作机会，进而帮助他们改变现状的故事。 【1 题详解】 细 节 理 解 题 。 从 第 一 段 的 句 子 She dreamed up an idea for overcoats that would double as sleeping bags, made 25 of them, and handed them out to people living in shelters on an abandoned city playground. 可知，她想出了一个主意，可以兼做睡袋的大衣，她做了 25 件，并分发给 住在城市废弃操场上避难所的人们。结合字数限制，故答案是 She designed and made overcoats and gave them away to homeless people. Or: She made overcoats and handed them out to the homeless. 【2 题详解】 推理判断题。从第一段的句子… one woman voiced dissatisfaction. “We don't need coats; we need jobs.” she told Veronika. Then she had her second inspiration. …一位女性表达了不满。她 对 Veronika 说：“我们不需要大衣，我们需要工作。” 于是 Veronika 就有了第二灵感。又从 第 二 段 的 句 子 ： After graduating from college in 2012, Veronika founded the Empowerment Plan, a nonprofit organization. 2012 年大学毕业后，Veronika 创立了非盈利组织“赋权计划”。 推理可知，Veronika 的第二个灵感是因为那位女性的表达的不满言语得来的，结合字数限 制，故答案是 From the woman who voiced her dissatisfaction. Or: From the woman who was dissatisfied with what she did 【3 题详解】 推理判断题。从第二段句子 She hired two homeless women to sew the coats and paid them with donations she received through her blog. 她雇佣了两名无家可归的妇女来缝制这些外套，并用 她 通 过 博 客 收 到 的 捐 款 来 支 付 她 们 的 工 资 。 又 从 第 三 段 句 子 Nearly all the employees eventually move into permanent housing, and some get jobs in the auto industry and construction. 几乎所有的雇员最终都搬进了永久性住房，有些人也在汽车行业和建筑业找到了工作。由 此可推之，创办 Empowerment Plan 的目的就是为了给无家可归的人提供帮助，给他们工作 机会，自己谋生。结合字数限制，故答案是 To enable homeless people to help themselves. Or: To help homeless people make a living on their own 【4 题详解】 词义猜测题。从第四句 Veronika is less focused on the coats than on the workers who make them. “At the end of