2023-2024学年江苏省扬州市邗江区第一中学高一上学期12月考试英语试题.pdfVIP

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2023-2024学年江苏省扬州市邗江区第一中学高一上学期12月考试英语试题

Outstandingkids

GitanjaliRao,15

“Observe,research,buildandcommunicate.”ThatiswhatyoungscientistGitanjaliRaotoldactor

AngelinaJolieaboutherworkusingtechnologytodealwithissuesrangingfromdirtydrinking

watertocyberbullying(网络欺凌).Evenovervideochat,herbrilliantmindshonethrough,along

withherinspiringmessagetootheryoungpeople:“IfIcandoit,youcandoittoo.”

TylerGordon,14

TylerGordonhasaspeechdisorder.“Hisescapewastonotspeakinfrontofpeople,”saysGordon’s

mother,NicoleKindle.Butat10,Gordonfoundhisartisticvoice.Hewonfirstplaceinanart

contest.Hisbigbreakcamein2018,whenhisportrait(画像)ofNBAstarKevinDurantwentviral.

“Sincehestartedpainting,Ican’tgetthekidtobequiet,”saysKindle.NowGordonhopeshecan

showotherkidshowtoovercometheirchallengeswithartaswell.

BellenWoodard,10

Inthirdgrade,oneofBellenWoodard’sclassmatesaskedherfora“skincolor”crayon(蜡笔).

Woodard,whowastheonlyblackstudentinhergrade,says,“ItoldhernexttimeIwasgoingtoask

whatcolorshewantsbecauseitcouldbelotsofdifferentcolors.”Thenshebeganmakingasetof12

“skincolor”crayons.“Iwantedtohavecrayonsforapurpose,”shesays.“Mydifferentshades(色

度)ofpeachesandbrownscanhopefullymatcheveryone.”

IanMcKenna,16

IanMcKennawasinthirdgradewhenhelearnedthatnearlyaquarterofthekidsathisschool

weren’tgettingenoughtoeatathome.Hethought,whynotplantagardenatschool,sothatkidsin

needcouldtakefoodhome?Now,sevenyearslater,McKennahasprovidedmorethan20,000

poundsoforganicproduceformanyfamilies.

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