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 |
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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．material | 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．crossed | B．measured | C．covered | D．designed |
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| 小题17: | | A．talk | B．complain | C．argue | D．quarrel |
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| 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．useless |
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