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备战2022中考英语常考题之热点素材题型专练
10 环境保护
一、完形填空
(2021·江苏苏州·九年级)
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 El Capitan, a _____1_____ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that rock and knew at once I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since climbing the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my _____2_____.
About 15 years ago, I started seeing a lot of _____3_____, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s beyond me why visitors started respecting the place _____4_____ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried picking up litter myself, but the job was too big. I would spend an hour or two on the job, only to find the area littered all over again weeks later. Finally, I was so _____5_____ it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew nothing about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a clean up. On that day, more than 300 people _____6_____. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of litter. It was amazing how much we were able to achieve. I couldn’t believe the _____7_____ we made — the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of litter and covered 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people _____8_____ about their surroundings (环境). If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by _____9_____ rather than complaining. We need to teach by example. You can’t blame (责备) others ______10______ you start with yourself.
1.A.far B.huge C.same D.narrow
2.A.garden B.home C.lab D.palace
3.A.material B.waste C.goods D.resources
4.A.more B.polite C.less D.impolite
5.A.tired of B.satisfied with C.interested in D.used to
6.A.dropped B.appeared C.required D.changed
7.A.plan B.vi