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 (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 home­like 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 rock­climbing 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．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.crossed       B．measured     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.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.B

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】文章大意：“我”把Yosemite National Park当作自己的家。当“我”看到里面有大量的垃圾时，开始是自己，后来组织大家捡垃圾。由此“我”明白改变事情的方法是动手去做，而不是抱怨。

1.从下文的that giant rock可知选B。

2.句意：我触摸到那块巨石时，立刻知道我想攀登它。immediately立即，马上。

3.根据上句中的climb以及空后的rocks and mountains可知。

4.根据下段最后一句中的such a beautiful home­like place可知。

5.根据like后面列举的内容可知。

6.句意：我不理解游客为什么不爱护这个地方……beyond超出。

7.根据上文游客在这样一个美丽的地方丢弃大量的垃圾可知选less。

8.根据上文，我看到游客丢垃圾很心痛，于是自己去捡起那些游客丢弃的垃圾。pick up 捡起；throw away扔掉；break down 出故障，抛锚；dig out 发掘，找到。

9.spend time on sth.花费时间做某事。故选D。

10.根据上文的 “…only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later”以及下文的 “…that I decided something had to change”可知作者厌倦了自己单独捡垃圾。

11.根据下一句 “But”后的内容可知，作者不知道如何组织大型活动。

12.根据下文“三百多人参加捡垃圾活动”以及下一段中的 “Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere”可知，此处填A。

13.根据下一句 “Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash”可知“那一天，三百多人参加了清扫垃圾的活动”，故选B(出席，到场)。

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

15.根据破折号后的 “the park looked clean”可知，因为我们把公园里的垃圾捡完了，公园变得干净了，与以前不同了，故选D。

16.此句的意思是“2007年一年中，2945个人捡了42330磅垃圾，覆盖了132英里的路面。”

17.根据下文的“complaining”可知选B。

18.此句意思是“我想说改变事情的唯一方式是做，而不是抱怨”，故选A。

19.句意：我们需要榜样。故选C。

20.句意：你不能责备别人，除非以身作则。故选D。