单选题
Many doors close when an individual is jailed for a
crime. It can be difficult for former prisoners to re-enter society. A number of
training programs are aimed at reopening doors for these men and women.
"Together We Bake" teaches cooking and marketing skills to women who have spent
time in prison so they can start new lives. "Together We Bake"
is a 10-week program. It teaches women how to bake and sell chocolate chip
cookies and granola. Two friends, Tricia Sabatini and Stephanie Wright, created
the program. Ms. Wright explains how, "I have a background in social work and
she is an amazing baker. We decided to combine forces and we discovered that
this population of women, returning from prison or jail into the community,
there aren't a lot of resources for them. So we thought we could combine our
passions and develop this job as a training program. "
Stephanie Wright says they launched the program earlier this year. "We have two
classes so far that have graduated. This is our third class. We have eight women
currently in this class. We've 16 women graduated in the first two teams.
" Forty-five years old Terry Garredt is one of the graduates.
She says the program helped her turn her life around. She is now also working
for "Together We Bake" to help other women follow the path she took. It makes
sense to Regina Byrd who joined "Together We Bake" just a few weeks ago. The
50-year-old hopes to open her own restaurant someday. She says she could not
have even dreamed of such a thing when she got out of jail last year.
The program includes classes in which the women talk about their
experiences and learn communication and job skills. Thirty-six-year-old Jamie
Whitehead spent three years in jail. She found those meeting were very helpful.
"I learned how to open up a little more because I'm not alone, there are others
out there. I made a mistake and moved past it. I'm just trying to better
myself." "Together We Bake" co-founder Tricia Sabatini says
gaining new skills helps each women feel better about herself. "Just to enforce
that everyone deserves a second chance, that you will never know by looking at
someone what they're going through and the power they have to change
themselves." Such kind of support helps the former prisoners know that their
work is worth it. They learn that they have what it takes to succeed.
单选题
What happened to those former prisoners according to Paragraph 1?
A.They are discriminated in job market.
B.They can land a job as easily as others.
C.A lot of training programs have closed the door to them.
D.They have got the expected offer when entering the society.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第一段第一句“Many doors close when an individual is jailed for a crime.”可知：坐过牢出来的人在就业市场上会受到歧视，这与A项内容相符，与B项内容不符。由第一段第三句“A number of training programs are aimed at reopening doors for these men and women.”可知：许多培训项目是招收这些坐过牢的人的，这与C项内容不符。由第一段第二句“It can be difficult for former prisoners to re-enter society.”可知：坐过牢的人很难融入社会，也很难得到想要的工作，这与D项内容不符。所以本题正确答案是A。
单选题
Which of those trainees can NOT learn from this program?
A.Job skills.
B.Communication skills.
C.Start one's own career.
D.Cooking and marketing skills.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第一段第四句“'Together We Bake' teaches cooking and marketing skills to women who have spent time in prison so they can start new fives.”可知：“我们一起烘焙”这个项目培训烹饪和营销技术，这与D项内容相符。由第五段第一句“The program includes classes in which the women talk about their experiences and learn communication and job skills.”可知：这个项目还培训交流技巧与求职技巧，这分别与A项和B项内容相符。所以本题正确答案是C。
单选题
Which is NOT true about "Together We Bake"?
A.Two ladies have founded this program.
B.It has already brought up 24 graduates.
C.One of the graduates has worked for this program.
D.It mainly teaches those prisoners something about cooking, marketing, and
so on.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第二段第三句“Two friends, Tricia Sabatini and Stephanie Wright, created the program.”可知：该项目由两个人合创，这与A项内容相符。由第四段第三句“She is now also working for 'Together We Bake' to help other women follow the path she took.”可知：该培训项目的一个学员现在正在为这个项目工作，这与C项的内容相符。由第一段第四句“'Together We Bake' teaches cooking and marketing skills to women who have spent time in prison so they can start new lives.”可知：“我们一起烘焙”这个项目培训烹饪和营销技术，这与D项内容相符。由第三段第五句“We've 16 women graduated in the first two teams.”可知：已经培养出十六名学员了，目前正在培训的还有八名，这与B项的内容不符。所以本题正确答案是B。
单选题
According to Tricia Sabatini, the significance of this program lies in
______.
A.helping them to hunt a job
B.enabling them to adjust to future society
C.helping those former prisoners to learn skills
D.giving those women a second chance to distinguish themselves
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 态度题。由最后一段第二句“Just to enforce that everyone deserves a second chance...”以及第四句“They learn that they have what it takes to succeed.”可知：特熙纳·萨巴蒂尼认为这个项目的意义在于为这些以前的罪犯提供一个在社会中取得成功，成就自我的机会。这与D项内容相符，所以本题正确答案是D。
单选题
Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?