首页
登录
职称英语
What do a 15-year-old high school sophomore named Tanja Vogt and Thomas Pain
What do a 15-year-old high school sophomore named Tanja Vogt and Thomas Pain
游客
2024-02-23
21
管理
问题
What do a 15-year-old high school sophomore named Tanja Vogt and Thomas Paine have in common? The answer is that both inspired major changes in their societies by writing an essay.
In October 1988, Vogt--a student at West Milford High School in New Jersey--read an article in her local newspaper that disturbed her. The article reported that the Board of Education had decided to use polystyrene (聚苯乙烯) trays in the lunchroom because they were less expensive than paper.
Vogt knew from her science class that polystyrene can have harmful effects on the environment. In the first place, it is not biodegradable, meaning that it can’ t be broken down by natural biological processes. In addition, some polystyrene products release gases called chlorofluo rocarbons (CFCs氟氯化碳) into the air. Scientific evidence indicates that these CFCs break down the protective ozone layer (臭氧层) of the atmosphere.
Vogt decided to write a paper for her social studies class on the issue of polystyrene. Her teacher, Carl Stehle, read her paper to the class. After reminding students that Thomas Paine had had to persuade many hesitant colonists to support the American Revolution, Stehle challenged his class to do something about the polystyrene problem.
Vogt and her classmates immediately conducted a survey in the high school and middle school. They discovered that a large majority of students said they wanted to switch back to paper goods in the cafeteria. When they presented their findings to the Board of Education, the board’ s business administrator did a survey of his own. He found that roughly 80 percent of the students in the two schools would be willing to pay an extra nickel to eat their lunch from paper trays. As a result, the board voted in December to change to paper trays in all the township’ s schools as of February 1, 1989. [br] The author’ s purpose in writing this article is to ______.
选项
A、tell the readers the power and influence of an effective essay
B、persuade the readers to do something to protect the environment
C、encourage the readers to challenge the authorities by writing essays
D、teach the readers to put what they learned in the class into practice
答案
A
解析
写作意图题。根据第一段最后一句,“The answer is that both inspired major changes In their societies by writing an essay.”可知,作者花如此大的篇幅写Vogt的故事的目的不是为了保护环境,也不是为了让读者挑战权威,而是为了表明essay的影响和作用。故答案为A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3476999.html
相关试题推荐
ItiscommonlybelievedintheUnitedStatesthatschooliswherepeoplego
ItiscommonlybelievedintheUnitedStatesthatschooliswherepeoplego
ItiscommonlybelievedintheUnitedStatesthatschooliswherepeoplego
ItiscommonlybelievedintheUnitedStatesthatschooliswherepeoplego
ItiscommonlybelievedintheUnitedStatesthatschooliswherepeoplego
ItiscommonlybelievedintheUnitedStatesthatschooliswherepeoplego
ItiscommonlybelievedintheUnitedStatesthatschooliswherepeoplego
TheNannyStateBythetimetheygettoschool,it’s
TheNannyStateBythetimetheygettoschool,it’s
TheNannyStateBythetimetheygettoschool,it’s
随机试题
CarsareanimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.Withoutacar,most
ArtificialIntelligenceAnydiscussionofartificialintelligenc
下列关于平均数、中位数和众数的描述,正确的有()。A.从信息量上看,平均数提供
当发电机经由串联电容补偿的线路接入系统时,如果串联补偿度较高,网络的电气谐振频率
(2020年真题)证券公司合规部门中具备3年以上( )等有关领域工作经历的合规
患儿,男性,日龄2天。上颚中线和齿龈部有黄白色斑点,称为“马牙”,对其护理的方法
简述现代企业人力资源管理各个历史发展阶段的特点。
MM理论认为,企业选择怎样的融资方式会影响企业的市场价值,企业的市场价值与企业的
男,26岁。左下后牙遇冷水痛2周。平时无不适。检查左下第一恒牙牙合面龋洞深,叩痛
(2019年真题)工程施工过程中发生质量事故,项目监理机构应及时签发( )。A.
最新回复
(
0
)