A MENTORING (导师制) program is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth.
Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.
Alex Goldberg, the program's founder, said; We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.
We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth. For example, we've secured internships (实习) with world-famous firms such as Honda.
At a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring, it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futuresKieran Hepburn, 14, is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far. In October the Banbury School pupil was acpanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) International Youth Forum (论坛).
The event was held for young people from around the world, to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event. Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experienceBefore we left I didn't quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didn't stop, it was amazing, he said, We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon.
The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life. It dealt with issues (问题) such as drug abuse, violence and unemployment.
Kieran said: It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August.
The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place each Friday in Banbury. For details visit www.younginspirations..
【小题1】The Young Inspirations mentoring program aims to .A．train staff for world-famous firmsB．offer job opportunities to young adultsC．provide youth with unique experiencesD．equip the unemployed with different skills【小题2】According to Alex Goldberg, it is difficult for schools to offer the mentoring due to .A．the lack of support from firmsB．the cultural differencesC．the effect of unemploymentD．the shortage of money【小题3】According to the passage, the forum focused on how youth can .A．build up their confidence at schoolB．find work experience opportunitiesC．improve their social skills for the futureD．play an active role in the change of society【小题4】We can learn from the passage that .A． the visit to the United Kingdom was amazingB． Kieran has made great progress in many aspectsC． the youth have found a way to solve their problemsD． the mentoring sessions are held every day except Friday【小题5】What would be the best tide for the passage?A． Alex Goldberg, Founder of Young InspirationsB． Young People Find a World of OpportunityC． Kieran, Banbury School Pupil to ParisD． Debates Help Youth with Their GradesC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【主旨大意】介绍了一个青年激励计划，主要的目的是指导学生适应社会的变化，其中的论坛可以让年轻人在日益变化适应的社会起着积极的作用，很多学生在活动中取得了很大进步。
【小题1】细节题。从文章第三段的句子：We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.可知这个青年激励计划是为了给年轻人一些独特经验。选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。从第五段的第一句话：At a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring,可知学校不能给学生这方面的指导，主要是因为缺钱。特别是句中的funding cutbacks（资金短缺）的理解很关键。选D。
【小题3】细节题。从倒数第三段的句子The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life.：可知这个论坛的主要的目的是为了让年轻人在日益变化适应的社会起着积极的作用。特别是句中的drive（驾驭）的理解很关键，选D。
【小题4】细节题。从文章倒数第二段的句子：Kieran said: It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August. 可知Kieran在自信，社交能力和学习方面都取得很大的进步，是进步最大的学生。选B
【小题5】主旨题。从第一段的主题句：A MENTORING (导师制) program is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth.可知这个导师制的计划是为了让年轻人发现充满机遇的世界。选B项最合适。