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Unit 2 学校及社区生活 13

3 about teaching and inspiring children from my community.

However, I quickly became 4 of the challenges. While insufficient 5 such as books and

technology are commonly regarded as the leading factors impacting student performance 6 , I

discovered that low self-respect and lack of confidence are more damaging.

My students struggles with low self-respect jogged my memory that when I was young I would be

7 and considered unattractive because I had dark skin, tightly coiled hair and high cheekbones.

My students struggles, 8 with my own experience, forced me to write a song called My Black Is

Beautiful in a(n) 9 to change the way young girls of colour view themselves.

Since the rise of social media, developing the self-respect and confidence of our children has become

more 10 , not less. Students are being exposed to images of beauty that do not 11 who they are,

reminding them they do not fit society s beauty standard.

After years of observing many students struggling with low self-respect and confidence, I began to

integrate ways to 12 the problem in my teaching. Although it bothered me there were no standardized

methodologies 13 to handle these issues, it didn t discourage me from developing my own curriculum

to motivate students to believe in themselves.

So I decided to write a song, and 14 twelve of my students in its music video. In this way, I

attempted to inspire them to embrace their natural beauty and to convey the message to them that beauty

does not always meet with a single, 15 standard.

Differences in skin colours, hair textures, shapes and sizes are not deficiencies but rather assets that

make us beautiful and unique. (江苏省盐城市高三上学期期中考试)

1. A. process B. component C. means D. burden

2. A. equally B. apparently C. fully D. partly

3. A. particular B. concerned C. optimistic D. nervous

4. A. conscious B. scared C. cautious D. guilty

5. A. causes B. preparations C. sources D. resources

6. A. rarely B. randomly C. negatively D. temporarily

7. A. blamed B. teased C. deserted D. opposed

8. A. coupled B. equipped C. faced D. filled

9. A. emotion B. effort C. hurry D. position

10. A. smooth B. arbitrary C. challenging D. thorough

11. A. reflect B. imply C. declare D. inform

12. A. ignore B. approach C. reject D. raise

13. A. in detail B. in form C. in place D. in order

14. A. featured B. employed C. appointed D. comforted

15. A. flexible B. uniform C. reasonable D. precise

高考重点词汇积累

essential adj. 必不可少的;本质的,根本的 n. 必需品;要 素;本质,实质 (essentially adv. 基本上;本质上)