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  36  rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew  37  I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion ever since— 38  the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my  39 .

About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of  40 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s  41  me why visitors started respecting the place 42  and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.

I tried  43 trash myself, but the job was too big. I would  44  an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so  45  it that I decided something had to change.

As a rock-climbing guide, I knew  46  about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a  47 . On that day, more than 300 people  48 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to  49 . I couldn’t believe the  50  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  51  132 miles of roadway.

I often hear people  52  about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by  53  rather than complaining. We need to teach by  54 . You can’t blame others  55  you start with yourself.

1.                A．narrow         B．loose           C．distant   D．huge

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

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

4.                A．lab            B．palace          C．garden   D．home

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

6.                A．over           B．within          C．beyond   D．against

7.                A．less            B．least           C．more D．most

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

9.                A．wait           B．spend          C．kill  D．save

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

11.               A．everything      B．nothing         C．something D．anything

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

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

14.               A．accomplish      B．overcome       C．demand   D．receive

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

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

17.               A．argue          B．quarrel         C．talk   D．complain

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

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

20.               A．when          B．unless          C．although   D．if

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：我把Yosemite National Park当成自己的家，当我看见里面有大量的垃圾的时候，开始是自己，后来是组织他人一起来清理，由此可见，改变事情的方法是动手去做，而不是抱怨。

1.D 上下文串联。根据下文的that giant rock可知D正确。

2.C 语法分析。这里的Immediately是一个连词，指“一…就…”我一摸到那块岩石，就想攀登它。

3.B 上下文串联。根据下文的climb可知。

4.D 上下文串联。根据下文的such a beautiful home-like place可知。

5.A 上下文串联。根据下文的like列举的内容可知A正确。

6.C 介词辨析。beyond超出；我无法理解为什么游客要这样做？

7.A 上下文串联。根据上文可知游客在如此美丽的地方，扔了很多的垃圾。导致环境很差了。

8.D 动词短语辨析。我看见很多游客扔的垃圾，很心疼，就去捡起这些垃圾了。Pick up 捡起；throw away扔掉；break down抛锚；dig out发掘；

9.B 固定词组。Spend some time doing sth花费时间做某事；

10.A 上下文串联。根据上文的only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later

和下文的I decided something had to change.说明我单独捡垃圾和疲惫了。

11.B 上下文串联。根据下一句But的内容说明作者不知道如何组织很多人来捡垃圾。

12.C 上下文串联。根据下文的超过3百人来捡垃圾和下一段的Each year volunteers come for the cleanup可知C清扫正确。

13.D 上下文串联。根据下文Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash.说明那一天有300多人来参加扫垃圾的事情，那么他们都到场了，故D正确。

14.A 上下文串联。根据上句Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash.说明是完成，故A正确。

15.B 上下文串联。根据破折号后面的the park looked clean!说明我们把公园里的垃圾捡完了，公园也干净了。

16.A 句意分析。本句的意思为：仅仅在2007年就有2954个人捡了42330磅的垃圾。覆盖了132英里的路面。

17.D 上下文串联。根据下文的complain可知。

18.C 句意分析：改变事物的唯一方法是做，而不是抱怨。

19.A 名词辨析，此句意思是我们需要榜样，榜样的力量是无穷的。

20.B 句意分析：我们不能抱怨别人，除非你以身作则。故unless正确。

考点：考查人生哲理类短文