She can’t vole, but she has the volte of confidence of young climate activists across the globe. Meet Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old architect of “School Strike for the Climate” .

At age 12, the Swede gave up meat and flying to reduce her carbon footprint. But the real trigger came when Sweden was hit by heat waves in 2018. Thunberg started skipping classes on Fridays to strike outside the Swedish parliament. Thanks to social media, her actions have spread and influenced millions of young people all over the world to organize and protest.

And look! Thunberg became the poster child of climate action. She addressed the 2018 UN climate conference and this year’s World Economic Forum. Encouraged by Thunberg, 1. 4 million students across 125 countries took to the streets in the first Global Climate Strike for Future on March 15. Thunberg was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in March 2019, and a few months later she became the youngest individual ever to be honored as Time’s Person of the Year.

Then she entered the spotlight again. Invited to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City, which took place in September 2019, Thunberg traveled across the Atlantic on a zero-carbon sailing boat, accompanied by her father and a supporting crew.

She said at the UN Climate Action Summit:“For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you’re doing enough, when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight …You are failing us. But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal. The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us, I say: We will never forgive you. ”

Nevertheless, Thunberg has her share of critics too. The objectors attack her for what she has done, calling her a “weirdo” and regard the Greta Thunberg effect as a useless fantasy.

【小题1】What does the underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Breakthrough.

B．Cause.

C．Intention.

D．Solution.

【小题2】What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us about Thunberg?

A．Her popularity.	B．Her future plan.
C．Her speeches.	D．Her achievements.

【小题3】What can you infer from Thunberg’s words in Paragraph 5?

A．The science is still not clear about climate.

B．Great progress has been made in politics and solutions.

C．She is not satisfied with the measures that the government took.

D．Future generations haven’t achieved much and failed the government.

【小题4】Which of the following can best describe Thunberg?

A．Responsible and ambitious.	B．Selfless and generous.
C．Easy-going and creative.	D．Considerate and cautious.