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 less and treated such a _________ 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 ______________.
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 ______________how much we were able to accomplish. 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 unless you start with yourself.
1.A.distant B.hard C.loose D.huge
2.A.gradually B.finally C.immediately D.recently
3.A.climbing B.painting C.measuring D.approaching
4.A.home B.palace C.garden D.shelter
5.A.dust B.waste C.materials D.resources
6.A.against B.over C.beyond D.within
7.A.new B.safe C.happy D.beautiful
8.A.throwing away B.breaking down C.picking up D.digging out
9.A.wait B.save C.kill D.spend
10.A.delighted in B.tired of C.satisfied with D.used to
11.A.aim B.stress C.depend D.change
12.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
13.A.cleanup B.picnic C.party D.concert
14.A.looked around B.called back C.dropped out D.showed up
15.A.puzzling B.amazing C.amusing D.interesting
16.A.plan B.visit C.difference D.contact
17.A.covered B.crossed C.measured D.designed
18.A.argue B.complain C.quarrel D.talk
19.A.thinking B.questioning C.doing D.watching
20.A.method B.explanation C.research D.example
When their children lived far away from them, these old people felt ________ from the world.
A.carried away B.broken down
C.cut off D.brought up
—Is it true that Mike refused an offer from Yale University yesterday?
—Yeah, but I have no idea _____________ he did it; that’s one of his favorite universities.
A.when B.why
C.that D.how
If you don’t understand something, you may research, study, and talk to other people _______ you figure it out.
A.because B.though
C.until D.since
(2016·天津)The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight _____ of rain later tonight.
A. effect B. sense
C. change D. chance
Facing up to your problem ________ running away from them is the best approach to working things out.
A.more than B.rather than
C.along with D.or rather