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高三一轮复习40分钟周测卷
十四
(十四)必修3 Unit 3
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(考试时间40分钟,满分100分)
一、阅读(共8小题;每小题5分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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“We give our girls the power to believe in themselves, go to college, and become tomorrow’s leaders,” says Felicia Gibson Jaycox, the founder and chief executive officer of the Power of You Teens (POYT). The organization is based in Harlem, a historic African-American neighborhood in New York City.
衡水金卷先享题周测卷
英语·新高考·广东
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Founded in 2014, POYT offers educational chances and positive role models for teenage girls growing up in Harlem. These “Power Girls” take part in dance, summer camp, and STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), among other programs. The purpose, according to the group, is to empower teenage girls to help them “dream big and to inspire them to achieve the most that they are capable of”.
POYT held its sixth yearly Empowerment Event in the fall of 2021 in New York City. The theme of “Girl Boss” inspired girls to show their inner boss spirit. Miss Teen USA Kaliegh Garris was the keynote speaker.
Kaliegh said that she and other beauty competition winners are helping to reshape traditional images of beauty and showing that women of color are not just beautiful — they are also driven, wise women whom little girls can look up to.
衡水金卷先享题周测卷
英语·新高考·广东
I asked Ashley McFarlin Buie, POYT co-director, what inspired founder and CEO Felicia Gibson to start the organization. Gibson saw the plight that girls of color are in. For some historical reasons, many girls of color are growing up in terrible neighborhoods. They seldom see people like themselves showed positively in movies, books, TV shows, and other media.
“Powerful girls grow up to be dependable and confident women, preparing for their futures as creative leaders,” Buie said. POYT centers on saving the mind, body, and spirit of Black girls through love and support, she added.
What do the girls get out of the group? “We offer cha