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