题型:语法填空(语篇) 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
河南省郑州市2019-2020学年高一下学期英语阶段性学业检测卷(5月)
Most 7-year-old kids just do their homework and play with their friends, but Jose Adolfo Quisocola from Peru, aged 13, (manage) to build his own "eco-bank" when he was only 7 years old.
Quisocola saved up his pocket money (create) the Bartselana Student Bank in 2012. If students want to open an account with the bank, they must provide a "deposit" (存款) of 5 kilograms of waste, such as paper or plastic. Besides, they continue to deposit at least 1 kilogram of waste each month, as well as attend finance and recycling (回收) workshops.
The waste is sold to local recycling companies, and they keep their promise they will pay the bank for the waste in return. The bank's members then have this money deposited into their (account), allowing them to save up money by recycling.
"At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not run this type of project," Quisocola told DOGOnews. "(lucky), I had the support of the school headmaster and an assistant in my classroom."
Quisocola's project has since enlarged. By 2013, the bank had over 200 members. Later, it got support from local people and set up (it) own education centers. Nowadays, more than 3,000 members the ages of 10 and 18 are learning about finance there. The bank is now (accept) applications from children all over Peru. Quisocola has gained many awards for his efforts, including the Children's Climate Prize, which (award) by a Swedish energy company.
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