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  16  rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew  17 I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (鐘愛) ever since 18 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my  19 .
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of  20 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s   21  me why visitors started respecting the place 22 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried  23  trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would  24  an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so  25  it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 26  about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a 27 . On that day, more than 300 people  28 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to  29 . I couldn’t believe the  30  we made—the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people  31 42,330 pounds of trash.
I often hear people  32   about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by     33 rather than complaining. We need to teach by  34   . You can’t blame others  35  you start with yourself.
小題1:
A．distantB．hugeC．narrowD．loose
小題2:
A．immediatelyB．finallyC．graduallyD．recently
小題3:
A．imaginingB．paintingC．describingD．climbing
小題4:
A．gardenB．home C．labD．palace
小題5:
A．sourceB．resourcesC．wasteD．goods
小題6:
A．beyondB．a(chǎn)gainstC．overD．within
小題7:
A．moreB．mostC．lessD．least
小題8:
A．throwing awayB．picking up
C．breaking downD．digging out
小題9:
A．killB．saveC．waitD．spend
小題10:
A．satisfied withB．delighted in
C．tired of D．used to
小題11:
A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．everythingD．nothing
小題12:
A．cleanupB．partyC．picnicD．concert
小題13:
A．dropped outB．showed up
C．looked aroundD．called back
小題14:
A．demandB．receiveC．a(chǎn)ccomplishD．overcome
小題15:
A．planB．visitC．contact D．difference
小題16:
A．picked upB．set upC．handedD．set down
小題17:.
A．talkB．complainC．a(chǎn)rgueD．quarrel
小題18:
A．doingB．thinkingC．questioningD．watching
小題19:
A．methodB．explanationC．exampleD．research
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．ifC．whenD．unless

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

試題分析：
小題1:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的the giant rock說明使用huge正確。
小題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。
小題3:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)17空后的climb可知D正確。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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.
小題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。
小題9:D 固定詞組花費時間做某事spend some time on sth,說明D正確。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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；
小題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，供應和以前大不一樣了。故D正確。
小題16:A 僅僅在2007年2,945就撿了42,330磅的垃圾。
小題17:B上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)33空后的complain說明B正確。
小題18:A 句意：改變事情的唯一方法是做，而不是抱怨。
小題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。
小題20:D 連詞辨析。A盡管；B如果；C當…時；D除非；句意：我們不能責備別人，除非我們以身作則。
點評：：我把Yosemite National Park當成了自己的家，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大家撿垃圾。由此可見改變事情的方法不是抱怨，而是動手去做。集中考查了上下文串聯(lián)和詞義辨析，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的語境來辨析詞匯用法。
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A．The register can’t read the files correctly．
B．It must open 100 files every time you use your PC．
C．The register doesn’t agree with the database．
D．The register must save many important files inside．
小題4:What does a registry cleaner means?
A．A software which can help you save time．
B．A software which can remove unnecessary files
C．A software which can repair the machine．
D．a(chǎn) software which makes your PC down．

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