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 EL Capitan, a  36  rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew  37  I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion ever since— 38  the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my  39 .
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of  40 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s  41  me why visitors started respecting the place 42  and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried  43 trash myself, but the job was too big. I would  44  an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so  45  it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew  46  about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a  47 . On that day, more than 300 people  48 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to  49 . I couldn’t believe the  50  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  51  132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people  52  about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by  53  rather than complaining. We need to teach by  54 . You can’t blame others  55  you start with yourself.
小題1:
A．narrowB．looseC．distantD．huge
小題2:
A．graduallyB．recentlyC．immediatelyD．finally
小題3:
A．describingB．climbingC．imaginingD．painting
小題4:
A．labB．palaceC．gardenD．home
小題5:
A．wasteB．goodsC．materialD．resources
小題6:
A．overB．withinC．beyondD．a(chǎn)gainst
小題7:
A．lessB．leastC．moreD．most
小題8:
A．breaking downB．digging outC．throwing awayD．picking up
小題9:
A．waitB．spendC．killD．save
小題10:
A．tired ofB．used toC．satisfied withD．delighted in
小題11:
A．everythingB．nothingC．somethingD．a(chǎn)nything
小題12:
A．picnicB．concertC．cleanupD．party
小題13:
A．looked aroundB．called backC．dropped outD．showed up
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)ccomplishB．overcomeC．demandD．receive
小題15:
A．contactB．differenceC．planD．visit
小題16:
A．coveredB．designedC．crossedD．measured
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)rgueB．quarrelC．talkD．complain
小題18:
A．questioningB．watchingC．doingD．thinking
小題19:
A．exampleB．researchC．methodD．explanation
小題20:
A．whenB．unlessC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．if

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:D
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:A
小題17:D
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:B

試題分析：我把Yosemite National Park當成自己的家，當我看見里面有大量的垃圾的時候，開始是自己，后來是組織他人一起來清理，由此可見，改變事情的方法是動手去做，而不是抱怨。
小題1:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的that giant rock可知D正確。
小題2:C 語法分析。這里的Immediately是一個連詞，指“一…就…”我一摸到那塊巖石，就想攀登它。
小題3:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的climb可知。
小題4:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的such a beautiful home-like place可知。
小題5:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的like列舉的內(nèi)容可知A正確。
小題6:C 介詞辨析。beyond超出；我無法理解為什么游客要這樣做？
小題7:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文可知游客在如此美麗的地方，扔了很多的垃圾。導(dǎo)致環(huán)境很差了。
小題8:D 動詞短語辨析。我看見很多游客扔的垃圾，很心疼，就去撿起這些垃圾了。Pick up 撿起；throw away扔掉；break down拋錨；dig out發(fā)掘；
小題9:B 固定詞組。Spend some time doing sth花費時間做某事；
小題10:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文的only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later
和下文的I decided something had to change.說明我單獨撿垃圾和疲憊了。
小題11:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下一句But的內(nèi)容說明作者不知道如何組織很多人來撿垃圾。
小題12:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的超過3百人來撿垃圾和下一段的Each year volunteers come for the cleanup可知C清掃正確。
小題13:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash.說明那一天有300多人來參加掃垃圾的事情，那么他們都到場了，故D正確。
小題14:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上句Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash.說明是完成，故A正確。
小題15:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)破折號后面的the park looked clean!說明我們把公園里的垃圾撿完了，公園也干凈了。
小題16:A 句意分析。本句的意思為：僅僅在2007年就有2954個人撿了42330磅的垃圾。覆蓋了132英里的路面。
小題17:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的complain可知。
小題18:C 句意分析：改變事物的唯一方法是做，而不是抱怨。
小題19:A 名詞辨析，此句意思是我們需要榜樣，榜樣的力量是無窮的。
小題20:B 句意分析：我們不能抱怨別人，除非你以身作則。故unless正確。
點評：本文內(nèi)容很有這里性，在完成這類文章的時候，考生應(yīng)充分利用段首句提供的信息，去挖掘文章的思路，尋找文章的脈絡(luò)與線索。要求考生具有扎實的英語詞組、短語、習(xí)慣用法等英語搭配的知識，這對于理解文章的邏輯關(guān)系特別有利。文章的邏輯關(guān)系不外乎列舉、原因、結(jié)果、讓步、對照、補充、目的、條件等關(guān)系。解題時應(yīng)聯(lián)系上下文尋找相關(guān)線索，如某一個詞的原詞、指代詞、同義詞、近義詞、上義詞、下義詞和概括詞等。但由于我們在做題時不可能總是重復(fù)地閱讀文章，因此，在做完形填空時要培養(yǎng)一種捕捉并記憶相關(guān)信息的能力。
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小題1:The passage mainly talks about        .
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D．To prevent basic cooking and food preparation skills from being lost.
小題3:In what way will cooking lessons benefit the students?
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D．They will be able to control the level of obesity in the whole country.
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One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.
Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…God, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a pain in the neck”.
Another, well—known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn (爆米花); he is chewing（嚼）loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go—for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink.
Then, there is the man sitting next to you at lunch, smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.
We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway and sits down next to you, just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.
We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always getting close to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy learning about your personal business. People have a strong dislike for “rubber necks”. They hate being watched secretly.
小題1:Where can you find this passage?
A．In a medicine dictionary.B．in a kids’ story book.
C．In a social science book.D．In a science textbook.
小題2:According to the passage, how do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?
A．disturbed.B．bored.C．ignored. D．relaxed.
小題3:A “rubber neck” often __________________ .
A．says bad words behind people.B．quarrels face to face with neighbors.
C．bargains with salespeople over the price D．a(chǎn)sks about other people’s business
小題4:Which of the following persons CANNOT be described as a “pain in the neck”?
A．Someone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance.
B．Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles.
C．Someone who sits next to you smoking, which you never enjoy.
D．Someone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies.
小題5:What is the main purpose of the author?
A．To tell people what might be bad manners in public.
B．To criticize (批評) the people who might be a “pain in the neck”
C．To show anger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”.
D．To tell people how to stop the pain in the neck.

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