I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitain, 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(热爱) 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 beer cans, empty boxes, around the area. It’s beyond 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 tired of it that I decided something had to change.
In 2004, 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 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash.
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__________.
26. A.distant | B.huge | C.narrow | D.loose |
27. A.immediately | B.finally | C.gradually | D.recently |
28. A.imagining | B.painting | C.describing | D.climbing |
29. A.garden | B.home | C.lab | D.palace |
30. A.material | B.resources | C.waste | D.goods |
31. A.more | B.most | C.less | D.least |
32. A.throwing away | B.picking up | C.breaking down | D.digging out |
33. A.kill | B.save | C.wait | D.spend |
34. A.cleanup | B.party | C.picnic | D.concert |
35. A.dropped out | B.showed up | C.looked around | D.called back |
36. A.demand | B.receive | C.achieve | D.overcome |
37. A.plan | B.visit | C.contact | D.difference |
38. A.talk | B.complain | C.argue | D.quarrel |
39. A.doing | B.thinking | C.questioning | D.watching |
40. A.method | B.explanation | C.example | D.research |