34 2024中考英语 阅读原创好题 人与自我 人与自然（“草根外交官”张建娜、坐着高铁去追云）-学生版.doc

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热点一“草根外交官”张建娜

人与自我——自我提升

49-year-oldZhangJiannaisfromavillageinHebeiProvince.Recently,videosofherdirectingforeignershavegoneviral(爆红)online.HerbeautifulEnglishhasdeeplyimpressedtheviewers.Zhanghadworkedasarestaurantserverandastoreseller.Morethan10yearsago,shetookontheroleofacleanerintheembassy(大使馆)areaofSanlituninBeijing’sChaoyangDistrict.

Onemorning,aforeignercameneartoher,gentlytappedhershoulder,andspokealotofunfamiliarwordstoher.Standingthere,hermindgoingblank,shedidntknowhowtoreact.Theforeignerseemedtorecognizeherembarrassmentandgestured(比划)forhertolookahead,givingathumbs-upwhilerepeatedlysaying,“Good,good!”Zhangsuddenlyrealizedthattheforeignerwaspraisingherworkinkeepingthestreetsclean.ItdeeplymovedZhangandshemadeuphermindtolearnEnglish.“Mygoalisquitesimple.Ijustwanttohelpwheneversomeoneisinneed,”saidZhang.

Thus,attheageof40,Zhanghasstartedapersonalchallenge.Withoutateacher,shebeganlearningEnglishfromherchildren’stextbooks,startingwithbasicwordsandphrasescommonlyusedforgivingdirections.Whileothersrested,shememorizedEnglishwordsandpracticedspeaking.Uponarrivinghomeafterwork,shewouldnotedownnewknowledgepointsandreviewthemuntilfullyunderstood.Overtheyears,shefilledoveradozennotebookswithhernotes.Shereviewedwordsatnightandthenrepeatedthemonemoretimethenextdaymorning.ShealsodownloadedoveradozenEnglishlearningappsonhercomputerandsmartphone,spendinganypossiblemomentlearningandpracticing.

“Growingupinavillagewithoutacollegeeducation,Isometimesfearedbeinglookeddownupon.ButeverytimeIhelpastrangerinEnglish,Ifeelstronglyconfident,”saidZhang.“ToserveothersmakesmehappyanditswhereIprovemyself-worth.Afterretirement,Ialsowa