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On Oct. 2, carpentry students from Harvard H. Ellis Technical High School(ET)in the United States we...
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On Oct. 2, carpentry students from Harvard H. Ellis Technical High School(ET)in the United States were putting the finishing touches on a handicapped ramp(残疾人坡道)at Northeast Placement Services. It was a thing of beauty, leading from a deck outside one building to the entryway of the new Community Education Center.
Students started the project a year ago, in April. ET has a rotating(循环的)schedule-two weeks of academic work followed by two weeks of shop work(车间工作). For this ramp, some students were required to cut wood on a table saw. Others needed to cut a piece of deck railing to fill a gap. Department Head Jim Gallow moved among them, answering questions.
Their academic schedule made it difficult to finish the job very quickly. During the summer, work stopped altogether.
Senior Gabe Martel didn’t know he wanted to be a carpenter when he first arrived at ET. He soon found that the hands-on activity suited him.
“I knew I wanted a trade,” he said. “From day one, I thought carpentry was amazing.”
“There were a few tough people,” said Tristan Madden. “You have to learn to work with people.”
At the end of a job, there are just a few items to finish. Everyone else gets assigned clean-up duties.
Timothy Carpentier knew he wanted to be a carpenter since the sixth grade. He’d spent time working on projects with his father.
“I’d go to Home Depot when they taught things,” he said. “It was fun. Now, this is preparing me for the workforce”
“It’s rewarding to see what the students produce,” Gallow said.
The next project will be at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds, where students will rebuild a portion of the main stage. They’ll work through the winter months, unless it’s brutally cold.
“Like I tell them, you have to eat in the winter, too,” he said.
1.what do we know about ET’s project at Northeast Placement Services?
A.It took no more than one year to complete.
B.It is inside a building for disabled people.
C.Students designed it on their own.
D.Students had to put theory into practice.
2.What did Martel get from this project?
A.It helped him choose a career for the future.
B.It taught him to get along with people.
C.It prepared him for his dream job.
D.It taught him how to make a plan.
3.What was Gallows attitude toward the students’ product?
A.Doubtful. B.Satisfied.
C.Unconcerned. D.Disappointed
4.What does the underlined word “brutally” in the second to the last paragraph?
A.Warmly. B.Generally.
C.Extremely. D.Slightly.
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