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Some teenagers try their best to make some difference to the world.
Christopher Thornton
Christopher Thornton,17,is a high school student in the US.He grew up in a poor community.People there cannot get cheap and healthy food as there's no fresh food sold in the neighborhood."We want to sell food that is natural and healthy,"says Christopher.
Now his dream come true . He and his team of about 20 teens are running their own sweet business by selling honey. The honey is used to cover their expenses and help the children in need in their neighborhood.
The sweet business started with the dream of providing the townspeople: with high quality, nutritional honey and now it offers a chance to learn skills that may help them start their own business in the future.
Suchetha Satish
A 12 year -old Indian girl.Suchetha Satish has set a new world record by singing in 102 languages over 6 hours 15 minutes in a concert in Dubui.'The program is titled Music Beyond Boundaries.
Born into a family of music lovers, Suchetha showed an interest in singing from a very young age.The talented young girl is also active in large activities for the public good,For example,she encourage the youth to take up music or sports rather than tobacco,alcohol and drugs.
Zayd Menk
A gifted artist has made a wonderful large model of New York City's midtown Manhattan using nothing but rubbish.
Zayd Menk's creation took the determined 17-year-old boy more than three months to build.Some buildings, Zayd said,were particularly challenging-mainly because of their unique shapes.
Layd refers to his art as"recyelism"and describes it as"exploring how man-made rubbish can be used to make art".
1. What was Christopher's dream?
A. To make enough money for his future study.
B. To do business by selling natural healthy food.
C. To train the teens with skills of doing sweet business.
D. To produce natural healthy food for his community.
2. What does Suchetha do to the public good?
A. She teaches the youth to sing songs in foreign languages.
B. She asks the adults in her community to stop using alcohol.
C. She organizes the youth to compete in international contests.
D. She calls on the youth to keep away from drugs.
3. What was challenging to Zayd while making Mini Manhattan?
A. Thinking about how rubbish is sorted.
B. The unique shapes of the buildings.
C. The designing of the model.
D. Exploring how to make rubbish into art.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了三个尽他们最大的努力去改变世界的青少年。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Christopher Thornton中的We want to sell food that is natural and healthy“我们想销售天然健康的食品。”由此可知，Christopher的梦想是通过销售天然健康食品做生意。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Suchetha Satish中 she encourage the youth to take up music or sports rather than tobacco,alcohol and drugs.“她鼓励年轻人从事音乐或运动，而不是烟草、酒精和毒品。”由此可知，Suchetha呼吁年轻人远离毒品。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Zayd Menk中 Some buildings, Zayd said,were particularly challenging-mainly because of their unique shapes.“Zayd说，有些建筑特别具有挑战性——主要是因为它们独特的形状。”由此可知，对Zayd来说，制作Mini Manhattan的挑战是建筑的独特形状。故选B。
