Leonard Turkel couldn't believe his ears when he learned what happened to the results of eye screenings (筛查) of thousands of Miami-Dade County public school students.
Although the tests are mandated (授权) by the state,the businessman-turned-philanthropist (慈善家) discovered that nobody was actually using the scores to ensure that kids could see the blackboard in class.
Today,a sight-laboratory-in-a-bus financed by Turkel pulls up to (追上) schools in low-income areas,not only providing eyesight tests for children but also ensuring that glasses,when needed,are made and delivered within days—all for free.
It was in the mid-1990s that Turkel started the sight program almost by chance.Important in opening a primary care center in the low-income Miami community of Overtown,Turkel said he was told that the eye screening he was planning for children was already being done by the school system.
But then he learned that the results of school screenings—to be performed several times during a child's schooling,along with tests for hearing and scoliosis (脊柱侧凸)—were essentially(基本的) sitting in drawers.The school system could tell anybody who asked how many kids had failed sight screenings,but nobody was getting the kids help.Turkel decided to change that.
"Once the kids who need help are identified,there had to be a way to go to the schools and provide them with whatever they needed," said Turkel,president of the Miami-based nonprofit Turkel Resource Foundation (基金会) and co-founder of the University of Miami business school's Center for Nonprofit Management.
The program,which at its height has served about 6,000 students a year,has faced financial obstacles but is operating today under a new grant (拨款)and with the help of 14 organizations.All schools in the 360,000-student system are now covered by the program.
1.Leonard Turkel felt surprised at the results of eye screenings of the students
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正确答案:A
解析:该题说的是:Leonard Turkel得知了学生视力筛查结果时很吃惊。第一段开头提到他得知筛查结果时不能相信他的耳朵,也就是说他很惊讶
2.Leonard Turkel used to be a philanthropist,but now he has turned a businessman
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正确答案:B
解析:该题说的是:Leonard Turkel曾经是慈善家,现在变成商人。第二段提到他是一个“businessman-turned-philanthropist",意思是商人变成的慈善家,与题干说法相反
3.A sight-laboratory-in-a-bus provides poor areas with eyesight tests and glasses for free
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正确答案:A
解析:该题说的是:视力实验室大巴为贫困地区免费提供视力检查和眼睛。第三段提到了这一说法
4.In the mid-1990s,Turkel found no organization was doing eyesight screening for the students,so he started his plan
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正确答案:B
解析:该题说的是:90年代中叶,Turkel发现没有组织正在为学生做视力筛查,所以他开始了他的计划。第四段提到在他开始计划之前得知,学校系统已经做了他正在计划的视力筛查。因此题干错误
5.Much was done by school to help the students who had bad hearing and scoliosis test results
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentionedd
正确答案:B
解析:该题说的是:学校采取很多措施帮助听力和脊柱侧凸检查中情况不佳的学生。第五段提到这些检查结果“were essentially sitting in drawers"就是说基本上都呆在抽屉里而已,学校并没有正真帮助这些孩子
6.Turkel Resource Foundation provides free service to the school kids who need help and makes a lot of money from the foreign trade with other countries
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正确答案:B
解析:该题说的是:Turkel基金会为需要帮助的孩子提供帮助的同时,在与其它国家的贸易中赚到很多钱。倒数第二段提到这个基金会是“nonprofit"也就是非营利性机构,因此它是不赚钱的。题干错误
7.The students from all schools add up to 360,000
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
正确答案:A