Itstartedinkindergarten.Imadearesolution.IwasalwayscuriousabouttheglobeandtheWorldBookEncyclopediainourhouse.I'dclimbuptoreachthemandtakethemofftheshelves.Ilearnedanewbigwordcontinent."Weliv
Itstartedinkindergarten.Imadearesolution.
IwasalwayscuriousabouttheglobeandtheWorldBookEncyclopediainourhouse. I'dclimbuptoreachthemandtakethemofftheshelves.Ilearnedanewbigwordcontinent.
"WeliveinaMeltingPot”Irememberhearingthat.Inoticedmapsofoceanscountriesandpeople.IbegandrawingpicturesofthemanydifferentpeoplewhohadcomefromallovertheworldtoliveintheUnitedStates.Iwantedtoseetheworld!
ThroughtraveleducationandamazingopportunitiesthatcamemywayIbeganmyjour?ney.
InSouthAmericaIwalkedthroughrainforestswithmountainswildlifeand...itreallyrained!HoweverIheardatalkthatrainforestsaredisappearing...There'relotsoflanguagesin?cludingEnglishinAfricaandalsolotsofpoorpeoplewholiveinthedisadvantagedcommunitieshardlyfeedingthemselves...InEuropeIfoundoutthatBigBenisnotagiantperson.GoingtothetopoftheEiffelTowerandridingonagondola (akindofboat)inVenicewereexciting...SittinginaplaneIhadachancetohaveaglanceatoneofAustralia'smostbeautifulnaturalgiftstheGreatBarrierReef...AsiawasspecialwhenIfirstsawpandas.AndtheninThai?landitwastheelephants.Seeingthemmademerealizethatanimalsbigandsmallneedthehelpofpeoplelikeyouandme...
Antarcticaisnotaneasyplacetogetto!Iboardedasmallplanewithascientist.Whileinroutedependingontheweatherthepilotwasn'tsureifwecouldland.And...wedid!ThescientistexplainedshehadpreparedtwentytimesbeforeherfirstlandinginAntarctica.Itwaslikeaforeignland―thelandofpenguins.Theywereallsobusybuthappy.MyheartwentouttothemwhenIrememberedthepenguinmoviesI'dseenandthestoriesofsadness...
"Thinkgreen".Ibeganhearingscientistspredictthatglobalwarmingisunderway.Myresolutionbegantoevolve:Ineedtonotjusthearthewordsbuttolearnmoreabout"goinggreen."Iusedtohear"Youcan'tprotectwhatyoudon'tknow."TheonethingI'velearnedinallmytravelsisthattheplanetneedsourhelprightnow.Weallneedtofindawaytohelpin"goinggreen".
( )5.Howmanycontinentshastheauthorbeento?
A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.
( )6.Whichofthefollowingistrueac