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 _____ 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 (钟爱) 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. huge         B. distant         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. goods              D. waste

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. difference        D. contact

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

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. unless         B. if            C. when         D. although

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇环保类短文阅读。作者在一次野营中爱上了“优胜美地国家公园（美国加州最着名的旅游景点）”，当作者看到公园里面有大量垃圾时，开始是自己去捡，后来组织大家去捡。由此作者告诉我们一个这样的道理：改变事情的方法是动手去做，而不是抱怨。

1.A. huge 巨大的；B. distant 遥远的； C. narrow 狭窄的；D. loose 松散的。

根据空后的3,300 feet straight up描述这块岩石高达3300英尺， 以及后句I touched that giant rock描述我触摸这块巨大的岩石，可知这个岩石是巨大的。故选A。

2.A. immediately 立刻，马上；B. finally最后；C. gradually 逐渐地； D. recently最近。由上句的“I touched that giant rock”可知他知道他要马上攀登这个大岩石。故选A。

3.A. imagining 想象；B. painting画画；C. describing 描述；D. climbing攀登。根据此句意“自此，这一直是我生命的激情——攀登优胜美地的岩石和山脉”，以及上句中的“climb it”，可知选D。

4.A. garden花园； B. home家；C. lab实验室；D. palace宫殿。根据第二段的最后一句“treated such a beautiful home-like place this way”，可知此句意思是作者一直以优胜美地为家。故选B。

5.A. material材料； B. resources 资源；C. goods 商品，货物；D. waste废物。根据下句“like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes,”可知作者15年前看到的是大量的垃圾废物。故选D。

6.A. beyond 超出……之外；B. against 反对；C. over在……之上；D. within在……里面。联系上句垃圾到处都是及下句为什么游客不尊重这个地方，可知这超出了作者的想象，故选Ａ。

7.A. more更多；B. most最多；C. less更少；D. least最少。由上句垃圾到处都是可知游客与以前相比更少关心这个地方。故选Ｃ。

8.A. throwing away扔掉； B. picking up捡起；C. breaking down损害；D. digging out挖掘。根据上文作者对游客丢垃圾的不理解，可知此处指作者自己尽力去捡垃圾。故选Ｂ。

9.A. kill杀害；B. save 拯救；节约；C. wait等待；D. spend花费。由上句“but the job was too big”，可知此处指作者要花费一两个小时捡垃圾，故选D。

10.A. satisfied with 对……感到满意；B. delighted in以……为快乐；C. tired of对……厌烦；D. used to过去常常。根据上文“only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later.结果发现几个星期后这个地区又是满地垃圾”和下文“I decided something had to change.我决定改变一些方法”可知作者对自己一个人捡垃圾已经感到力不从心而厌烦了。故选C。

11.A. something 某些事物 ，用于肯定句； B. anything某些事物 ，用于否定句； C. everything 每件事物；D. nothing什么也没有。根据下句but说明前后是转折关系，后面说作者举办的活动很成功，可知此处意思是关于组织任何大型活动作者什么都不懂。故选D。

12.A. cleanup清扫工作； B. party聚会；C. picnic野餐；D. concert音乐会；根据下一段第一句“Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere.”中的“cleanup”可知此处作者和其他登山者订立了一个“清理日”。故选A。

13.A. dropped out 退出； B. showed up出席，露面；C. looked around向四周看； D. called back回电话。根据下一句“Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash.三天时间我们清理了6,000磅的垃圾”可知此句意“那天有300多人参加（出席）了这次活动”。故选B。

14.A. demand 要求；B. receive 接收；C. accomplish 完成；D. overcome战胜。根据上一句“Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash.三天时间我们清理了6,000磅的垃圾”可知此句意“我们能做完这么多工作真是令人惊讶。”故选C。

15.A. plan计划；B. visit 参观；拜访；C. difference 不同点，差别； D. contact接触，联系。根据破折号后面的“the park looked clean!”可知，我们把公园里的垃圾捡完了，公园干净了，变得跟以前不一样了，作者难以置信。make difference造成差别，the difference we made中we made是difference的后置定语。故选C。

16.A. crossed穿过；B. measure测量；C. covered覆盖；D. designed设计。结合语境可知句意：就2007年一年，2,945 人捡起了42,330磅的垃圾，覆盖了132英里的路程。故选C。

17.A. talkt谈话；B. complain 抱怨；C. argue争论，辩论； D. quarrel争论，争吵。根据48空后的“complaining”可知此句意：我常常听到人们抱怨他们周围的环境。故选B。

18.A. doing 做；B. thinking 思考；C. questioning询问，质问；D watching观看。结合语境可知作者想说的是改变事情的唯一方法是动手去做，而不是抱怨。故选A。

19.A. method方法； B. explanation解释说明；C. example 例子，榜样；D. research研究。结合语境可知作者认为需要通过榜样来教他们， by example通过榜样，故选C。

20.A. unless除非；B. if 如果；C. when 当……什么时候；D. although尽管。结合语境可知此句意：你不要责备别人，除非你以身作则，故选A。

考点：考查环保类短文阅读