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 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.
小题1: | A.distant | B.huge | C.narrow | D.loose |
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小题2: | A.immediately | B.finally | C.gradually | D.recently |
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小题3: | A.imagining | B.painting | C.describing | D.climbing |
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小题4: | A.garden | B.home | C.lab | D.palace |
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小题5: | A.source | B.resources | C.waste | D.goods |
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小题6: | A.beyond | B.against | C.over | D.within |
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小题7: | A.more | B.most | C.less | D.least |
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小题8: | A.throwing away | B.picking up | C.breaking down | D.digging out |
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小题9: | A.kill | B.save | C.wait | D.spend |
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小题10: | A.satisfied with | B.delighted in | C.tired of | D.used to |
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小题11: | A.something | B.anything | C.everything | D.nothing |
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小题12: | A.cleanup | B.party | C.picnic | D.concert |
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小题13: | A.dropped out | B.showed up | C.looked around | D.called back |
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小题14: | A.demand | B.receive | C.accomplish | D.overcome |
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小题15: | A.plan | B.visit | C.contact | D.difference |
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小题16: | A.picked up | B.set up | C.handed | D.set down |
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小题17:.
A.talk | B.complain | C.argue | D.quarrel |
小题18: | A.doing | B.thinking | C.questioning | D.watching |
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小题19: | A.method | B.explanation | C.example | D.research |
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小题20: | A.although | B.if | C.when | D.unless |
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