2014届高考英语二轮专题精选：完形填空43.docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮专题精选：完形填空 1.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 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 ___36___ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew ___37___ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since--- ___38___ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my __39___. About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of ___40___, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s ___41___ me why visitors started respecting the place ___42___ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way. I tried ___43___ trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would ___44___an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so ___45__ it that I decided something had to change. As a rock-climbing guide, I knew ___46___about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a ___47___. On that day, more than 300 people ___48___. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to ___49___. I couldn’t believe the ___50___ 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 ___51___ 132 miles of roadway. I often hear people ___52___ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by ___53___ rather than complaining. We need to teach by ___54___. You can’t blame others ___55___ you start with yourself. 36. A. distant B. huge C. narrow D. loose 37. A. immediately B. finally C. gradually D. recently 38. A. imagining B. painting C. describing D. climbing 39. A. garden B. home C. lab D. palace 40. A. material B. resources C. waste