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【題目】On a weekday evening, Jane was 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, Jane ______ herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the sweltering(令人發(fā)昏的) desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and ______ awareness(意識) about zero－waste and climate change.

With a deep ______ of the environment and a desire to make a ______， Jane, 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 mile 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.

Jane 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, Jane found a blank unidentified envelope ______ with $810 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. thoughts C. balance D. position

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

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

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

【5】A. pride B. trust C. love D. fear

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

【13】A. time B. money C. food D. room

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】A

【8】B

【9】A

【10】D

【11】C

【12】C

【13】B

【14】A

【15】D

【16】C

【17】A

【18】B

【19】D

【20】C

【解析】

本文講述了一個名叫"環(huán)保妹"的組織，邊走邊撿垃圾，提高對氣候的認識．他們對環(huán)境的格外關注，是他們繼續(xù)前進努力的動力．文章作者也對這般普通人做出如此不一般的活動表達贊賞．

【1】考查名詞。hand手；thought想法；balance平衡；position位置。根據句意“當她的思緒在如何處理她的生活和晚餐計劃之間搖擺時，……”可知，選B。

【2】考查動詞。blame責備；frighten使害怕；move移動；interrupt打斷。她的思緒被她姐姐的緊急電話打斷了。故選D。

【3】考查動詞。find發(fā)現；cheer歡呼，愉快；drop滴落；teach教。簡發(fā)現自己和8名陌生人在一輛公共汽車上。故選A。

【4】考查動詞。abandon拋棄，遺棄；raise提高；shake搖動；hide藏。raise awareness提高意識。故選B。

【5】考查名詞。pride驕傲；trust信任；love愛；fear害怕。這里表示“對環(huán)境深深的愛”。故選C。

【6】考查名詞。make a difference有影響，有關系。故選D。

【7】考查動詞。describe描述；correct改正；repeat重復；discover發(fā)現。他們把自己描述為“環(huán)保拾荒藝術家”。故選A。

【8】考查動詞。cover覆蓋，采訪，占地，走了……路。此題表示“走了0.9里路”。故選B。

【9】考查副詞。slowly慢地；secretly秘密地；helplessly無助地；frequently頻繁地。有時他們一整天就走了0.9里路，所以比較緩慢。故選A。

【10】考查動詞。hear聽到；read讀；write寫；share分享。他們與我們分享故事。故選D。

【11】考查名詞。problem問題；cost花費；effort努力；choice選擇。這里表示“為他們的努力加油”。故選C。

【12】考查動詞短語。depend on依靠；reply to回答，答復；worry about擔心；meet with遇見，碰到。她擔心如何才能回家。故選C。

【13】考查名詞。根據下文可知，她沒有足夠的錢回家。故選B。

【14】考查動詞。be filled with裝滿；supply提供；decorate裝飾；equip裝備。信封里裝滿了錢。故選A。

【15】考查動詞短語。set off出發(fā)；hold on堅持，繼續(xù)；head for朝……出發(fā)；break down壞掉。這里表示“他們的車壞掉了”。故選D。

【16】考查名詞。 rest 休息；B. practice 練習；C. help幫助；D. understanding理解。車壞掉之后他們得到了意想不到的幫助。故選C。

【17】考查名詞。 Volunteers志愿者；B. members成員； C. tourists旅游者；D. reporters記者。來自全國各地的志愿者們聚集到一起參加活動。故選A。

【18】考查名詞。with a purpose of…帶著……目的。故選B。

【19】考查動詞。introduce介紹；expect期望，預料；examine檢查；experience經歷。他們所經歷的很多事情都不僅僅是個巧合。故選D。

【20】考查動詞。devote…to…把……奉獻給……；致力于……。故選C。