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[2019·烟台适应性考试]In many fields youngsters are changing the world. Listed below are several influential young people.
Muzoon Almellehan, 19
Millions of children live in refugee camps (难民营), where few have access to school. Almellehan experienced these conditions firsthand after fleeing Syria. Fighting to change that, she travels the world to tell people about the significance of education. Almellehan, UNICEF's (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) youngestever goodwill ambassador now, plans to return to her homeland Syria finally.
Auli'i Cravalho, 17
The Hawaii native voiced the heroine in Disney's hit movie Moana. Now Auli'i is taking on a new role. She'll star on NBC's Rise, a drama about a high school theater department that lifts the spirits of a struggling steel town in Pennsylvania. Based on a true story, the show has strengthened her belief that young people can bring about real change.
Moziah Bridges, 16
At 9, Moziah launched his own handmade bowtie business from his grandmother's kitchen table. Now Mo's Bows is worth about $ 1.5 million. More recently, Moziah signed a licensing deal with the NBA that lets him sell bow ties featuring team logos. But Moziah has even grander ambitions. He plans to expand globally. He credits his success to his natural sense of style.
Mikaila Ulmer, 13
Mikaila used to hate bees. She was stung (蜇) twice. But after learning honeybees are critical to the ecosystem and dying out, she developed a fascination with them. She was determined to help. Using her greatgrandmother's recipe, Mikaila made a mixture, sweetened with local honey. She sold it at community business fairs, donating 10% of her profits to honeybeeadvocate groups. Mikaila also runs a nonprofit group called the Healthy Hive Foundation, whose goal is to raise awareness about the hardship of the honeybee.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几个有影响力的年轻人。
1．What did Auli'i Cravalho learn from the drama Rise?
A．Young people indeed have the ability to make a difference.
B．High school theater department can help the steel town.
C．She can voice any kind of NBC drama in the future.
D．She has the ability to take up acting as her lifelong profession.
答案与解析：A 考查细节理解。由第三段中的Based on a true story, the show has strengthened her belief that young people can bring about real change.可知，Auli'i Cravalho认为年轻人的确有能力做出改变。故正确答案为A。
2．Mikaila began to do business with the purpose of ______.
A．making money to help people in need
B．rescuing the endangered but beneficial honeybees
C．putting her greatgrandmother's recipe to good use
D．developing a traditional technique for producing honey
答案与解析：B 考查细节理解。由最后一段中的But after learning honeybees are critical to the ecosystem and dying out, she developed a fascination with them. She was determined to help.以及Mikaila的具体行动可知，她做生意的目的是为了拯救濒临灭绝但对生态系统至关重要的蜜蜂。故正确答案为B。
3．What do the four young people have in common?
A．They are commercially successful.
B．They're leading a wealthy and full life.
C．They've gained wide recognition now.
D．They have no interest in academic subjects.
答案与解析：C 考查推理判断。由第一段中的In many fields youngsters are changing the world. Listed below are several influential young people.以及下文对这几位年轻人的具体介绍可推知，他们现在得到了广泛的认可。故正确答案为C。
