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Sixteen-year-oldKarlosDearman’sfutureislookingmuchbrighterthanhemightpreviouslyhaveimagined.“Ilovebikes,butI’veneverthoughtI’dendupwithworkingwiththem,”hesays.“Thisprogramhaschangedmylife.”
Karlosislearningtorefurbish(翻新)oldbicyclesintheworkshop(车间)ofReCycleBikes,anindependentnon-profitbikeprojectinSheffield.Itprovidestrainingchancesforyoungpeopleaged14to16withthehelpofthelocalgovernment,particularlythosestrugglinginmainstreameducationorrejectedfromschool.
“It’saboutengagingyoungpeoplewitheducationandyouthtrainingbyteachingthemworkandlifeskills,”explainsDesPearce,workshoptrainingmanager.“Theseyoungpeoplehavesomuchpotential,butoftendon’trealizeit.”
Foundedin2001,ReCycleBikesrepairsbicyclesdonatedbythepublic,whicharesoldfor£20afterrefurbished.Abandonedbikessuppliedbythegovernmentmakesureasteadyflowofbikes,butarecentlyformedpartnershipwithSheffieldUniversityshouldimprovethefurtherdevelopment.
“Thestudentpopulationpresentsalargeandreadymarket,”saysPearce.“Soweapproachedtheuniversitylastyearandofferedtohostbikesalesonthecampus(校园).Theythoughtitwasagreatidea,andagreedtoprovideuswithmoresupport.Thismeanswecantrainyoungpeopletorepairextra500bikesoverthreeyears.”
HavingsetupReCycleBikesonhisown,Pearcenowhasthestaffandresourcestotracktheprofessiondevelopmentofthosewhohavepassedthroughhisworkshop.“Butweareplanningexitinterviewswiththeyoungpeopletomakesurewhattheyplantodo,andthesewillallowustocheckontheirprogress,”saysPearce.
Thatmostoftheteenagersenjoytheworkis,accordingtoPearce,easilyexplained.“Mostkidshaveriddenabikeandknowhowtooilachainormendaflattyre.Aslow-costtransport,cyclinggivestheyoungandoldasenseoffreedomandindependence,andtheeffectontheirwell-beingisbig.Addthattoagrowingconcernfortheenvironment,andit’snosurprisethatbikesalesareontheincrease.”
1.Fromthepassage,weknowReCycleBikes______.
A.isapopularbrandofbikes
B.providestrainingchancesforyoungpeople
C.isatrainingprojectofferedbythegovernment
D.aimsatmakingmoneybysellingrefurbishedbicycles
2.HowdidReCycleBikesrunatthebeginning?
A.ByworkingtogetherwithSheffieldUniversity.
B.Bysellingbicyclessuppliedbythegovernment.
C.Bygettingmoneyfromteenagersagedbetween14and16.
D.Byrepairingbicyclesdonatedbythepublicandsellingthem.
3.ReCycleBikeshasformedapartnershipwithSheffieldUniversitybecause______.
A.studentsatSheffieldUniversitycanbetheirpotentialcustomers
B.SheffieldUniversitydonatesalotofmoneytoReCycleBikes
C.teenagersatReCycleBikescanstudyatSheffieldUniversity
D.SheffieldUniversityofferstohostbikesalesonthecampus
4.AccordingtoPearce,whydomostoftheteenagersenjoythework?
A.They’dliketochangetheirlives.
B.Theywanttolearnhowtorepairbikes.
C.Theydon’thaveenoughmoneytobuycars.
D.Theyarefamiliarwithbikesandinterestedinthem.
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Asthesayinggoes,manstrugglesupward;
waterflowsdownward.Waterrunsdownhillfrommountaintopstostreams,rivers,andoceans.Butitisn’ttheonlywaythatwatermoves.Anewstudymeasureshowwatertravelsfromcountrytocountryforhumanconsumption.Thisflowisn’tthetypeweusuallythinkabout.Thesescientistslookedatthewaterusedtogrowandmaketheproductswhichgetshippedfromnationtonationasimportsorexports.Theycallthisaflowof“virtualwater(虚拟水)”.
Wetypicallythinkaboutwaterastheliquidthatflowsfromatap.However,92%ofthewaterusedbypeoplegoesintogrowingcrops,accordingtowaterresearcherArjenHoekstra.Herecentlystudiedthehiddentravelsofvirtualwaterusedinproductsmadefromthingslikecropsandmeats.Theseproductsareshippedaroundtheworld.
Forexample,considerasugarysoftdrink.Hoekstraestimatedthattoproduceonehalf-literofthedrinkrequiresbetween170and310litersofthewater—about95%isusedtogrowandprocesstheingredients(原料).Another4%goesintothepackagingandlabeling.InHoekstra’scalculation,whenonecountryproducesahalf-literofsodaandsellsitabroad,thevirtualwateritexportswouldfillalargerefrigerator.
AccordingtoHoekstra’snewreport,drycountrieslikeIsraelandKuwait,bothintheMiddleEast,getthemajorityoftheirvirtualwaterfromothercountries,throughimportedproducts.Moresurprisingly,somewettercountries,liketheNetherlandsandtheUnitedKingdom,alsogetthemajorityoftheirvirtualwaterfromotherplaces.Thatmeansthatmostofthewaterusedtogroworproducethep
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