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Vote for the 2019 TIME for Kids Person of the Year!
Time flies! Before we know it, we’ll be ringing in 2020. The TFK team is taking a look back at 2019. Who was the most important person of the year? Read on to learn about all the nominees （被提名的人）, and then cast your vote. We’ll announce the winner in mid?December. Now get to it! Every vote counts.
Since 2016, Chef JOSE ANDRES and the team at his nonprofit group, World Central Kitchen, have provided meals to survivors of hurricanes, wildfires, and other emergencies. In 2019, Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas. Andrés and his team sprang into action. At press time, they had served more than 1.75 million meals there.
Swedish climate activist GRETA THUNBERG, 16, is the face of the youth movement for climate awareness. In August, Greta set out on a zero?emissions sail across the Atlantic Ocean to speak to world leaders at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit. She was nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize and continues to inspire people of all ages to fight for the health of Planet Earth.
Dutch inventor BOYAN SLAT founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013. His goal: To get rid of plastics polluting the world’s oceans. This fall, Slat announced that the system was finally working. The device is being used in an area of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly 2 trillion pieces of trash have collected there. Slat hopes to get half of the trash removed by 2025.
Author JASON REYNOLDS has written more than a dozen books for kids. He’s a 2019 National Book Awards finalist for Young People’s Literature. In his books and in real life, Reynolds is concerned with the voices of black children and teenagers. In 2019, he made some 50 visits to classrooms and conferences. His mission: to show readers that he values their stories as much as they value his.
1. Why is Greta nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize?
A. She is a Swedish climate activist.
B. She fights for the health of the Earth.
C. She sailed across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
D. She tries to get rid of plastics in the oceans.
2. Who is concerned with black children and teenagers?
A. Jose Andes. B. Boyan Slat.
C. Jason Reynolds. D. Greta Thunberg.
3. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To issue an official report. B. To call on readers to vote.
C. To introduce some great works. D. To carry out a regular review.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了2019年的儿童年度人物相关信息，呼吁读者为他们投票。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由Greta Thunberg中的She was nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize and continues to inspire people of all ages to fight for the health of Planet Earth.可知，她获得了今年的诺贝尔和平奖提名，并继续激励着各个年龄段的人们为地球的健康而奋斗。所以为什么葛丽塔被提名为今年的诺贝尔和平奖候选人是因为她为地球的健康而战。故选 B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由Jason Reynolds中的 In his books and in real life, Reynolds is concerned with the voices of black children and teenagers.可知，在他的书和现实生活中，雷诺兹关注的是黑人儿童和青少年。所以Jason Reynolds关心黑人儿童和青少年。故选C 项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由第一段Read on to learn about all the nominees （被提名的人）, and then cast your vote. We’ll announce the winner in mid?December. Now get to it! Every vote counts.可知，继续往下读，了解所有提名者，然后投票。我们将在?12月中旬宣布获胜者。现在开始吧!每一次投票都计数。由此判断出本文的目的是呼吁读者投票。故选B项。
