共用题干 Earth Angels 1 Joying Brescia was 8 years old when she noticed that cigarette butts（烟头）were li...

共用题干 Earth Angels



1 Joying Brescia was 8 years old when she noticed that cigarette butts（烟头）were littering her home-

town beach in Isle of Palms,South Carolina.When she learned that it takes five years for the remains of a

cigarette to disintegrate,she decided to take action.Joying Liunched a"No Butts on the Beach"campaign.

She raised money and awareness about the need to keep the beaches clean.With the help of others,Joying

also bought or received donations of gallon-size plastic ice-cream buckets.The buckets were filled with sand,

and placed at all public-access areas of the beach.The buckets allowed people to dispose of their cigarettes

before hitting the beach.Two years later,Joying says the buckets are full and the beach in nearly free of

cigarette debris（残片）.

2 People who live in or visit Steamboat Springs,Colorado,have Carter Dunham to thank for a new

state wildlife refuge that preserves 20 acres of marshland and many species of wildlife.Carter and other

students wrote a management plan for the area around the Yampa River. The plan was part Of a class project

when Carter was a freshman at Steamboat Springs High School.Working with the Colorado Division of

Wildlife,Carter and his classmates mapped the area and species of animals living there.They also made

decisions about,among other things,where fences and parking areas should be built.

3 Barbara Brown and her friends collect oil.It started as a project for their 4H Club after one of the

girls noticed her father using motor oil to kill weeds on their farm in Victoria,Texas.They did some research

and discovered that oil can contaminate ground water一a real danger in rural areas,where people live off the

water on their land.The girls researched ways to recycle oil and worked with a local oil一recycling company

on the issue. Now,the"Don't Be Crude" program runs oil-collection sites一tanks that hold up to 460 gal-

lons一where people in the community can dispose of their oil.

4 Five years ago,11-year-old Ryan Hreljac was a little boy with a big dream:for all the people in Af-

rica to have clean drinking water. His dream began in the first grade when he learned that people were dying

because they didn't have clean water,and that as little as $70 could build a well."We really take water

for granted,"says Ryan,of Kemptville,Ontario,in Canada."In other countries,you have to plan for it."

Ryan earned the first $70 by doing extra chores（零工）,but with the help of others, he has since

raised

hundreds of thousands of dollars.His efforts led to the start of the Ryan's Well Foundation,which raises

money for clean water and health-related services for people in African countries and developing countries. People are grateful to Carter Dunham for his efforts to_________.