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(2021·临汾适应性检测)
Support tech education for street youth in Lebanon
About CodeBrave
We train former street youth in digital skills, coding and robotics, helping them to secure jobs that are not only wellpaid but futureproof too. We run our programme in a shelter for homeless children.
We have now been successfully carrying out the programme since June 2018. In this time, our children have gone from barely knowing how to use a computer, to writing the code for basic websites totally from scratch. We want to carry on developing the programme in 2020 by continuing appropriate tech education of 20 children, and to engage a further 40 children.
Former street youth are often forced into exploitative work.
Young people living in shelter often end up back on the street as soon as they leave state care. They become trapped in a cycle of poverty, as they don't have marketable skills to secure wellpaid work. Often the only work opportunities available to them are hard manual labour.
Why is the tech sector a window of opportunity?
Tech education provides young people with marketable skills in a sector where there is a growing demand and shortage of supply in the Middle East. It also gives them access to an international online job market.
Where Your Money Will Go
Help us give former street youth in Lebanon an alternative to exploitative work through tech education.
Support Us
Flexible funding—this project will receive all donations made by 3rd April 2020 at 11：55 p．m.
￡ 25 or more
Funds 1 student's coding & robotics education for a month.
￡ 50 or more
Funds a new Arduino robotics starter kit for our students.
￡ 100 or more
Funds 1 student through an internship (实习期) (for bus and lunch money)．
￡ 300 or more
Funds 1 student's coding & robotics education for 1 year.
[语篇解读] 本文为一篇应用文。文章介绍了针对黎巴嫩无家可归的孩子们而进行的技术教育慈善项目的相关情况。
1．What can we learn about CodeBrave?
A．It's a shelter for the young.
B．It's a free project in digital skills.
C．It's a program for the homeless.
D．It's a profitable training organization.
解析：细节理解题。根据About CodeBrave部分第一段第一句中的“We train former street youth in digital skills, coding and robotics”以及最后一句“We run our programme in a shelter for homeless children.”可知，CodeBrave是免费为那些无家可归的孩子们在避难所开设的数字化技能培训项目。故选B。
答案：B
2．What made CodeBrave choose tech education?
A．The importance of marketable skills.
B．The desire to get rid of poverty.
C．The request from the state care.
D．The demand of the employment market.
解析：细节理解题。根据Why is the tech sector a window of opportunity？部分第一句“Tech education provides young people with marketable skills in a sector where there is a growing demand and shortage of supply in Middle East.”可知，CodeBrave选择技术教育的原因是中东地区对此类劳动力有需求。故选D。
答案：D
3．Where are most of the donations spent?
A．Equipment.
B．Teacher Training.
C．Operational Costs.
D．Teaching Costs.
解析：细节理解题。根据Where Your Money Will Go部分中的“Teaching Costs 79.1%”可知，大部分捐款会花在教学上。故选D。
答案：D
