I fell in love with Yosemite National Park

题目内容：

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 (钟爱) 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 picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ___31___ 132 miles of roadway.

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.

小题1:

A．distant

B．huge

C．narrow

D．loose小题2:

A．immediately

B．finally

C．gradually

D．recently小题3:

A．imagining

B．painting

C．describing

D．climbing小题4:

A．garden

B．home

C．lab

D．palace小题5:

A．material

B．resources

C．waste

D．goods小题6:

A．beyond

B．against

C．over

D．within小题7:

A．more

B．most

C．less

D．least小题8:

A．throwing away

B．picking up

C．breaking down

D．digging out小题9:

A．kill

B．save

C．wait

D．spend小题10:

A．satisfied with

B．delighted in

C．tired of

D．used to小题11:

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing小题12:

A．cleanup

B．party

C．picnic

D．concert小题13:

A．dropped out

B．showed up

C．looked around

D．called back小题14:

A．demand

B．receive

C．accomplish

D．overcome小题15:

A．plan

B．visit

C．contact

D．difference小题16:

A．crossed

B．measured

C．covered

D．designed小题17:

A．talk

B．complain

C．argue

D．quarrel小题18:

A．doing

B．thinking

C．questioning

D．watching小题19:

A．method

B．explanation

C．example

D．research小题20:

A．although

B．if

C．when

D．useless

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:B

小题5:C

小题6:A

小题7:C

小题8:B

小题9:D

小题10:C

小题11:D

小题12:A

小题13:B

小题14:C

小题15:D

小题16:C

小题17:B

小题18:A

小题19:C

小题20:D

答案解析：

作者把“优胜美地国家公园（美国加州最着名的旅游景点）”当做自己家一样爱上了它。当作者看到公园里面有大量垃圾时，开始是自己去捡，后来组织大家去捡。由此作者明白了这样的道理：改变事情的方法是动手去做，而不是抱怨。

小题1:根据3300 feet 和 giant得知巨大的rock，所以选择huge。

小题2:根据句意“我触摸到那块巨石时，立刻知道我要攀登上去”选A项“立刻”

小题3:根据上文的climb选择答案。

小题4:根据下文第二段的尾句“treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.”中的home。

小题5:根据like toilet paper，beer cans，empty boxes，知道是垃圾（废弃物），选择waste。

小题6:超越了我的理解，只有beyond可以表示这个含义。句意：我不能理解游客为什么不爱护这个地方……。

小题7:根据上文得知，人们很少关心环境。

小题8:根据上文对游客丢垃圾的不解，于是自己尽力去捡垃圾。pick up表示捡起，throw away表示扔掉，break down表示损坏，dig out表示挖掘

小题9:捡垃圾的工作量很大，作者往往要花费一两个小时去做。

小题10:根据上文“only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later.结果发现几个星期后这个地区又是满地垃圾”和下文“I decided something had to change.（我决定改变一些方法）”推断作者对自己一个人捡垃圾已经感到力不从心即疲惫了。tired of表示对……厌烦，satisfied with表示对……感到满意，delighted in表示以……为快乐，used to表示过去常常

小题11:后文but说明前后是转折关系，后面说作者举办的活动很成功，那么前面应选择“nothing”说明作者不知道如何组织大型活动。

小题12:根据下文“Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere.”中的“cleanup”可以知道是“清扫”工作。

小题13:根据下一句“Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash.三天时间我们清理了6,000磅的垃圾”可以知道“那天有300多人参加（出席）了这次活动”。 show up表示出席，drop out表示离开，look around表示四下观望，call back表示回电话

小题14:“我们”能做完这么多工作真是令人惊讶。A要求；B收到；C完成；D战胜。

小题15:根据破折号后面的“the park looked clean!”可知，我们把公园里的垃圾捡完了，公园干净了，变得跟以前不一样了，作者难以置信。make difference造成差别。

小题16:cover表示覆盖了132英里的路程。A穿过；B测量；D设计。句意：就2007年一年，2,945 人捡起了42,330磅的垃圾，覆盖了132英里的路程。

小题17:根据33空后的“complaining”可知答案。句意：我常常听到人们抱怨他们周围的环境。

小题18:改变事情的唯一方法是动手去做，而不是抱怨。

小题19:by example通过榜样。

小题20:你不要责备别人，除非你以身作则，选择unless。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。