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 E1 Capitan, a  16  rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew  17 I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since 18 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my  19 .

About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of  20 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s   21  me why visitors started respecting the place 22 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.

I tried  23  trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would  24  an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so  25  it that I decided something had to change.

As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 26  about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a 27 . On that day, more than 300 people  28 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to  29 . I couldn’t believe the  30  we made—the park looked clean!

Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people  31 42,330 pounds of trash.

I often hear people  32   about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by     33 rather than complaining. We need to teach by  34   . You can’t blame others  35  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．source B．resources C．waste D．goods

6.	A．beyond B．against 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．anything 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．accomplish D．overcome

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

16.	A．picked up B．set up C．handed D．set down

17..

A．talk

B．complain

C．argue

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.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.D

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.B 上下文串联。根据下文的the giant rock说明使用huge正确。

2.A 副词辨析。句意：我摸到那块巨石的时候，就立刻想去攀登它。

3.D 上下文串联。根据17空后的climb可知D正确。

4.B 上下文串联。根据22空后的such a beautiful home-like place，故B正确。

5.C 上下文串联。根据like后面列举的内容可知C正确。

6.A 介词辨析。Beyond超过；我不理解为什么游客不爱护这么一个美丽的地方。

7.C 上下文串联。根据上文游客在如此美丽的地方丢弃大量的垃圾，故选less.

8.B 短语辨析。Pick up捡起；throw away扔掉；break down出故障；抛锚；dig out发掘；找到；句意;我看到游客扔垃圾，很心疼，就自己把垃圾都捡起来了。

9.D 固定词组花费时间做某事spend some time on sth,说明D正确。

10.C 上下文串联。根据上文的only to find the area trashed all over again weeks和下文的I decided something had to change.说明我已经厌倦了单独捡垃圾。

11.D 上下文串联。根据下一句But说明说明我不知道任何组织大型的活动。

12.A．上下文串联。根据下文超过300多人参加该活动和下一段Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere可知A清扫正确。

13.B 上下文串联。根据下一句Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash说明那一天又6000多人到场show up参加这样的活动。

14.C 动词辨析。A要求；B收到；C完成；D客服；有这么多人来，完成了任务；

15.D 上下文串联。根据下文the park looked clean!在我们把公园里的垃圾高干净以后，供应和以前大不一样了。故D正确。

16.A 仅仅在2007年2,945就捡了42,330磅的垃圾。

17.B上下文串联。根据33空后的complain说明B正确。

18.A 句意：改变事情的唯一方法是做，而不是抱怨。

19.C 名词辨析。A方法；B解释；C例子；D研究；句意：我们需要榜样。

20.D 连词辨析。A尽管；B如果；C当…时；D除非；句意：我们不能责备别人，除非我们以身作则。

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