Question

    Afroz Shah, a lawyer in Mumbai, hasn’t had a weekend off in four years. But he hasn’t spent this time preparing for_____. His mission( 使命)? Saving the world’s oceans from____ pollution.

It’s a calling he found in 2015 after moving to a community in Mumbai called Versova Beach. He had played there  as a child and was _____to see how much it had ______. The sand was no   longer___ because it was covered by a layer of garbage — most of it is plastic waste.

“The whole beach was like a _____ of plastic,” he said, “It hurt me.” The ______ mess Shah had seen is part of a global environmental crisis. Tons of plastic ______in the world’s oceans each   year. “Plastic in the ocean is a____. And the sea-species have no choice at all,” Shah said, “We are __ their habitats.”

In 2015, Shah began picking up plastic waste from the _____every Sunday morning. At first, it was just him and  a neighbor, and then he began  calling on others to join in. Word _____and with help from social media, more volunteers____.

For Shah, the work has always been a _____  journey, but it has earned global attention. After he  was _____as a Champion of the Earth in 2016, Shah now devotes his free time to this ______.  He’s  spent 209 weekends on this mission, ____  more than 200,000 volunteers to join him. By   October 2018, Versova  Beach was _____clean and Shah’s cleanups expanded to another beach.  “This world talks too much. I think we must talk _____  and do action more,” he said when   interviewed by CNN in October 2019. “I see___ with these youngsters rising up.”

1.A.teaching B.housework C.court D.cleaning

2.A.plastic B.soil C.air D.oil

3.A.upset B.confuse C.determined D.hesitant

4.A.grown B.changed C.reserved D.deserted

5.A.pure B.soft C.shiny D.visible

6.A.curtain B.carpet C.painting D.pile

7.A.temporary B.awesome C.ugly D.dark

8.A.gets away B.breaks down C.gives back D.ends up

9.A.killer B.designer C.master D.player

10.A.sweeping B.attacking C.dropping D.considering

11.A.river B.habitat C.beach D.surface

12.A.came B.failed C.gathered D.spread

13.A.took part B.got stuck C.came up D.ran out

14.A.lonely B.tough C.personal D.general

15.A.known B.regarded C.decided D.honored

16.A.cause B.ocean C.position D.fame

17.A.requiring B.remembering C.persuading D.inspiring

18.A.originally B.eventually C.politically D.deliberately

19.A.further B.less C.better D.faster

20.A.fortune B.beauty C.hope D.love

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了孟买的一名律师Afroz Shah放弃了自己的休息时间清理海里的垃圾塑料，鼓舞了一大批的志愿者参与进来的故事。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他没有花时间准备出庭。A. teaching教；B. housework家务；C. court 法院；D. cleaning打扫。根据下文Saving the world’s oceans from___2___ pollution.可知他虽然是律师没有花费时间为法庭做准备。故选C。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：从塑料污染中拯救世界海洋。A. plastic塑料；B. soil土壤；C. air空气；D. oil油。根据下文because it was covered by a layer of garbage — most of it is plastic waste可知主要是清除海洋塑料的污染。故选A。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他还是个孩子的时候就在那里玩，看到那里发生了这么大的变化，他感到很不安。A. upset不安的，难过的；B. confused迷惑的；C. determined有决心的；D. hesitant犹豫的。根据下文it was covered by a layer of garbage more than five feet thick - most of it plastic waste.可知他看到这种污染现象感到不安，难过。故选A。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他还是个孩子的时候就在那里玩，看到那里发生了这么大的变化，他感到很不安。A. grown成长；B. changed改变；C. reserved 保留；D. deserted抛弃，遗弃。根据下文The sand was no longer___5___ because it was covered by a layer of garbage…可知因为污染小时候经常玩耍的海滩改变了。故选B。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：沙子再也看不见了，因为它被一层垃圾覆盖着——大部分是塑料垃圾。A. pure纯的；B. soft柔软的；C. shiny闪光的；D. visible看得见的。根据下文because it was covered by a layer of garbage — most of it is plastic waste可知被垃圾覆盖，海滩上的沙子不见了。故选D。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：“整个海滩就像一块塑料地毯，”他说，“这伤害了我。”A. curtain窗帘；B. carpet毯子；C. painting 画；D. pile大量，堆。根据前文it was covered by a layer of garbage可知整个海滩就像是一个塑料毯子。故选B。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Shah看到的丑陋的混乱是全球环境危机的一部分。A. temporary 短暂的；B. awesome可怕的，极好的；C. ugly 难看的；D. dark 黑暗的。根据The whole beach was like a carpet of plastic可知这种污染的景象是难看的。故选 C。

8.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：每年都有成吨的塑料流入世界海洋。A. gets away离开，逃脱，出发；B. breaks down分解，发生故障，失败，毁掉；C. gives back回馈；D. ends up in以……结束。根据Tons of plastic可知每年有超过百万吨的塑料最终流入世界海洋。故选 D。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：海洋中的塑料是一个杀手。A. killer杀人者；B. designer设计师；C. master大师；D. player运动员，比赛者。根据下文And the sea-species have no choice at all可知塑料是杀手。故选 A。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Shah说：“海洋生物别无选择，我们正在攻击它们的栖息地。”A. sweeping擦汗；B. attacking袭击；C. dropping落下，垂下；D. considering考虑，思考。根据And the sea-species have no choice at all可知我们正在侵犯他们的栖息地。故选B。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：2015年，Shah开始在每个星期天早上从海滩上捡塑料垃圾。A. river河流；B. habitat栖息地；C. beach海滩；D. surface表面。根据上文Plastic in the ocean is a killer.可知每到星期天他就在海滩上捡拾塑料。故选C。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：消息传开了，在社交媒体的帮助下，更多的志愿者参加了活动。A. came 来；B. failed 失败；C. gathered聚集； D. spread扩展，传播。根据上文and then he began calling on others to join in可知他呼吁更多的志愿者的消息传播了。故选D。

13.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：消息传开了，在社交媒体的帮助下，更多的志愿者参加了活动。A. took part参与；B. got stuck卡住，困住；C. came up上前来，靠近；D. ran out花光。根据more volunteers可知媒体传播消息后更多的志愿者参与进来。故选A。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对Shah来说，这项工作一直是私人的旅程，但它赢得了全球的关注。A. lonely寂寞的；B. tough艰苦的；C. personal个人的，身体的；D. general一般的，普通的。根据句子but it has earned global attention可知这是他私人的旅程。故选C。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在2016年被授予地球冠军之后，Shah现在把他的空闲时间都用在了这项事业上。A. known知道；B. regarded看做；C. decided 决定；D. honored给…荣誉。根据a Champion of the Earth in 2016可知这是被给与的荣誉。故选D。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在2016年被授予地球冠军之后，Shah现在把他的空闲时间都用在了这项事业上。A. cause事业；B. ocean海洋；C. position 职位；D. fame绯闻。根据下文He’s spent 209 weekends on this mission可知他现在把所有的空闲时间都用在这项事业上。故选A。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在这个任务中度过了209个周末，激励了20多万名志愿者加入他的行列。A. requiring要求；B. remembering记住；C. persuading 说服；D. inspiring鼓舞。根据He's now spent 209 weekends on this mission可知他现在在这个任务上度过了209个周末，这鼓舞了20多万名志愿者。故选D。

18.考查副词词义辨析。句意：到2018年10月，维索瓦海滩最终被清理干净，Shah的清理工作扩展到另一个海滩。A. originally起初，原来；B. eventually最终； C. politically政治上；D. deliberately有意地，故意地。根据and Shah’s cleanups expanded to another beach可知维索瓦海滩最终被清理干净。故选B。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“这个世界说得太多了。我认为我们必须少说多做，”他在2019年10月接受CNN采访时说。A. further更远的；B. less更少的（跟不可数名词）；C. better更好的；D. faster更快的。根据do action more可知多做与少说形成对比。故选B。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我看到了这些年轻人崛起的希望。”A. fortune运气；B. beauty美貌；C. hope希望；D. love爱。根据下文And with these youngsters rising up 随着这些年轻人的崛起，可知看到的是希望。故选C。