Question

    One evening, Catherinewas at home as usual. As her__swung between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was unexpectedly_____by an urgent call from her sister “Get over here! Turn on NBC and check these guys out. They are just like you…..” One Facebook message and a phone interview later, Catherine_____herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the sweltering desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and_____awarenessabout zero-waste and climate change.

With a deep_____of the environment and a desire to make a_____, Catherine, Davey, and a group of self_____“environmental pick-up artists” went on a coast to coast road side trash pick-up. As they walked, sometimes only_____0.9 miles in an entire day, they _____ and steadily made their way across the United States for three years, picking up a total of 201,678 pounds of trash.

Catherine and Davey________with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their____to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently________how she would have enough________to fly home for their two-week spring break, Catherine found a blank, unidentified envelope________with $850 cash in the desert. Just enough to get her home and back. After their bus________outside of Denver, they unexpectedly got________and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the “Yosemite Facelift” where_______from all over the state came together with a________of cleaning up trash all over the park.

Being at the right place at the right time became almost normal, and they realized that much of what they _______was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply  _________themselves to their task, and surrender to the journey.

1.A. hands B. balance C. thoughts D. position

2.A. blamed B. interrupted C. moved D. frightened

3.A. dropped B. cheered C. found D. taught

4.A. abandoning B. shaking C. raising D. hiding

5.A. pride B. trust C. fear D. love

6.A. difference B. promise C. mistake D. plan

7.A. corrected B. described C. repeated D. discovered

8.A. driving B. fixing C. riding D. covering

9.A. slowly B. secretly C. helplessly D. frequently

10.A. heard B. shared C. wrote D. read

11.A. efforts B. costs C. problems D. choices

12.A. worrying about B. replying to C. depending on D. meeting with

13.A. time B. food C. money D. room

14.A. equipped B. supplied C. decorated D. filled

15.A. set off B. broke down C. headed for D. held on

16.A. rest B. practice C. understanding D. help

17.A. members B. volunteers C. tourists D. reporters

18.A. purpose B. question C. decision D. lesson

19.A. introduced B. expected C. experienced D. examined

20.A. turn B. limit C. compare D. devote

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】

本文为记叙文。文章讲述了带着对环境的热爱和想要有所作为的愿望，凯瑟琳、戴维和一群自命为“环保拾荒艺术家”的人沿着海岸公路边的垃圾拾荒的故事。她们的故事也激励了更多的志愿者加入了这样的行动中来。

1.考查名词辨析。A. hands手；B. balance平衡；C. thoughts想法；D. position位置。句意：正当她的思绪在她的生活和晚餐计划之间摇摆不定时。故C选项正确。

2.考查动词辨析。A. blamed责备；B. interrupted打断；C. moved移动；D. frightened使害怕。句意：她的思绪被她姐姐的紧急电话打断了。故B选项正确。

3.考查动词辨析。A. dropped滴落；B. cheered欢呼，愉快；C. found发现；D. taught教。句意：一条Facebook信息和一次电话采访之后，凯瑟琳发现自己和8个陌生人坐在一辆公交车上，置身于犹他州酷热的沙漠之中。故C选项正确。

4.考查动词辨析。A. abandoning抛弃，遗弃；B. shaking摇动；C. raising提高；D. hiding藏。raise awareness“提高意识”。故C选项正确。

5.考查名词辨析。A. pride骄傲；B. trust信任；C. fear害怕；D. love爱。这里表示“对环境深深的爱”。故D选项正确。

6.考查名词辨析。A. difference不同；B. promise承诺；C. mistake错误；D. plan计划。句意：带着对环境的热爱和想要有所作为的愿望。make a difference“有影响，有作用”。故A选项正确。

7.考查动词辨析。A. corrected改正；B. described描述；C. repeated重复；D. discovered发现。他们把自己描述为“环保拾荒艺术家”。故B选项正确。

8.考查动词辨析。A. driving开车；B. fixing安装；C. riding骑车；D. covering覆盖，采访，占地，走了……路。此题表示“走了0.9里路”。故D选项正确。

9.考查副词辨析。A. slowly慢地；B. secretly秘密地；C. helplessly无助地；D. frequently频繁地。有时他们一整天就走了0.9里路，所以比较缓慢。故A选项正确。

10.考查动词辨析。A. heard听到；B. shared分享；C. wrote写；D. read读。句意：凯瑟琳和戴维与我们分享了关于希望和灵感的精彩故事。故B选项正确。

11.考查名词辨析。A. efforts努力；B. costs花费；C. problems问题；D. choices选择。句意：这些故事激励着他们继续他们的旅程。故A选项正确。

12.考查动词辨析。A. worrying about担心；B. replying to回答，答复；C. depending on依靠；D. meeting with遇见，碰到。句意：几个星期以来，凯瑟琳一直在默默地担心自己是否有足够……乘飞机回家过两个星期的春假。故A选项正确。

13.考查名词辨析。A. time时间；B. food食物；C. money钱；D. room房间。根据下文with $850 cash in the desert. Just enough to get her home and back.可知，凯瑟琳一直在默默地担心自己是否有足够钱乘飞机回家过两个星期的春假。故C选项正确。

14.考查动词辨析。A. equipped装备；B. supplied提供；C. decorated装饰；D. filled装。be filled with“装满”。句意：她在沙漠里发现了一个空白的、身份不明的信封，里面装着850美元现金。故D选项正确。

15.考查动词辨析。A. set off出发；B. broke down坏掉；C. headed for朝……出发；D. held on坚持，继续。这里表示“他们的车坏掉了”。故B选项正确。

16.考查名词辨析。A. rest休息；B. practice实践；C. understanding理解；D. help帮助。车坏掉之后他们得到了意想不到的帮助。故D选项正确。

17.考查名词辨析。A. members成员；B. volunteers志愿者；C. tourists游客；D. reporters记者。根据语境，此处指“来自全国各地的志愿者们聚集到一起参加活动”。故B选项正确。

18.考查名词辨析。A. purpose目的；B. question问题；C. decision决定；D. lesson课程。with a purpose of“带着……目的”。故A选项正确。

19.考查动词辨析。A. introduced介绍；B. expected期望，预料；C. experienced经历；D. examined检查。句意：他们所经历的很多事情都不仅仅是个巧合。故C选项正确。

20.考查动词辨析。A. turn转向；B. limit限制；C. compare相比；D. devote奉献。devote…to…“把……奉献给……；致力于……”。他们的团队在一起学会了只献身于任务，屈服于旅途。故D选项正确。