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【題目】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 (鐘愛) 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 2014, 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 2016 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

【答案】

【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】D

【16】C

【17】B

【18】A

【19】C

【20】D

【解析】試題分析：

【1】B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的the giant rock說明使用huge正確。

【2】A 副詞辨析。句意：我摸到那塊巨石的時候，就立刻想去攀登它。

【3】D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)17空后的climb可知D正確。

【4】B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)22空后的such a beautiful home-like place，故B正確。

【5】C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)like后面列舉的內(nèi)容可知C正確。

【6】A 介詞辨析。Beyond超過；我不理解為什么游客不愛護這么一個美麗的地方。

【7】C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文游客在如此美麗的地方丟棄大量的垃圾，故選less.

【8】B 短語辨析。Pick up撿起；throw away扔掉；break down出故障；拋錨；dig out發(fā)掘；找到；句意;我看到游客扔垃圾，很心疼，就自己把垃圾都撿起來了。

【9】D 固定詞組花費時間做某事spend some time on sth,說明D正確。

【10】C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文的only to find the area trashed all over again weeks和下文的I decided something had to change.說明我已經(jīng)厭倦了單獨撿垃圾。

【11】D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下一句But說明說明我不知道任何組織大型的活動。

【12】A．上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文超過300多人參加該活動和下一段Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere可知A清掃正確。

【13】B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下一句Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash說明那一天又6000多人到場show up參加這樣的活動。

【14】C 動詞辨析。A要求；B收到；C完成；D客服；有這么多人來，完成了任務(wù)；

【15】D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文the park looked clean!在我們把公園里的垃圾高干凈以后，供應(yīng)和以前大不一樣了。故D正確。

【16】A 僅僅在2007年2,945就撿了42,330磅的垃圾。

【17】B上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)33空后的complain說明B正確。

【18】A 句意：改變事情的唯一方法是做，而不是抱怨。

【19】C 名詞辨析。A方法；B解釋；C例子；D研究；句意：我們需要榜樣。

【20】D 連詞辨析。A盡管；B如果；C當(dāng)…時；D除非；句意：我們不能責(zé)備別人，除非我們以身作則。