Question

I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a __ __ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew __ __ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion (鐘愛) ever since — __ __ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my __ __.

About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of __ __， like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's __ __ me why visitors started respecting the place __ __ and treated such a beautiful home?like place this way.

I tried __ __ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would __ __ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so __ __ it that I decided something had to change.

As a rock?climbing guide, I knew __ __ about organizing any big event. But in 2004，together with some climbers, I set a date for a __ __. On that day，more than 300 people __ __. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to __ __. I couldn't believe the __ __ we made—the park looked clean!

Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and __ __ 132 miles of roadway.

I often hear people __ __ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by __ __ rather than complaining. We need to teach by __ __. You can't blame others __ __ you start with yourself.

1.A.distant B．huge C．narrow D．loose

2.A.immediately B．finally C．gradually D．recently

3.A.imagining B．painting C．describing D．climbing

4.A.garden B．home C．lab D．palace

5.A.material B．resources C．waste D．goods

6.A.beyond B．a(chǎn)gainst C．over D．within

7.A.more B．most C．less D．least

8.A.throwing away B．picking up C．breaking down D．digging out

9.A.kill B．save C．wait D．spend

10.A.satisfied with B．delighted in C．tired of D．used to

11.A.something B．a(chǎn)nything C．everything D．nothing

12.A.cleanup B．party C．picnic D．concert

13.A.dropped out B．showed up C．looked around D．called back

14.A.demand B．receive C．a(chǎn)ccomplish D．overcome

15.A.plan B．visit C．contact D．difference

16.A.crossed B．measured C．covered D．designed

17.A.talk B．complain C．a(chǎn)rgue D．quarrel

18.A.doing B．thinking C．questioning D．watching

19.A.method B．explanation C．example D．research

20.A.although B．if C．when D．unless

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】文章大意：“我”把Yosemite National Park當作自己的家。當“我”看到里面有大量的垃圾時，開始是自己，后來組織大家撿垃圾。由此“我”明白改變事情的方法是動手去做，而不是抱怨。

1.從下文的that giant rock可知選B。

2.句意：我觸摸到那塊巨石時，立刻知道我想攀登它。immediately立即，馬上。

3.根據(jù)上句中的climb以及空后的rocks and mountains可知。

4.根據(jù)下段最后一句中的such a beautiful home?like place可知。

5.根據(jù)like后面列舉的內(nèi)容可知。

6.句意：我不理解游客為什么不愛護這個地方……beyond超出。

7.根據(jù)上文游客在這樣一個美麗的地方丟棄大量的垃圾可知選less。

8.根據(jù)上文，我看到游客丟垃圾很心痛，于是自己去撿起那些游客丟棄的垃圾。pick up 撿起；throw away扔掉；break down 出故障，拋錨；dig out 發(fā)掘，找到。

9.spend time on sth.花費時間做某事。故選D。

10.根據(jù)上文的 “…only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later”以及下文的 “…that I decided something had to change”可知作者厭倦了自己單獨撿垃圾。

11.根據(jù)下一句 “But”后的內(nèi)容可知，作者不知道如何組織大型活動。

12.根據(jù)下文“三百多人參加撿垃圾活動”以及下一段中的 “Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere”可知，此處填A。

13.根據(jù)下一句 “Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash”可知“那一天，三百多人參加了清掃垃圾的活動”，故選B(出席，到場)。

14.根據(jù)上一句 “Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash”可知選C(完成)。

15.根據(jù)破折號后的 “the park looked clean”可知，因為我們把公園里的垃圾撿完了，公園變得干凈了，與以前不同了，故選D。

16.此句的意思是“2007年一年中，2945個人撿了42330磅垃圾，覆蓋了132英里的路面。”

17.根據(jù)下文的“complaining”可知選B。

18.此句意思是“我想說改變事情的唯一方式是做，而不是抱怨”，故選A。

19.句意：我們需要榜樣。故選C。

20.句意：你不能責備別人，除非以身作則。故選D。