Question

    A truck is running across the Steel Bridge. David Fisher and Anna, his 3-year-old dog, are sitting quietly in the truck. This evening’s work has been ___________. They collected two bags of garbage.

Since three years ago, Fisher has been doing the___________ thing. Every evening after work he drives back home to meet Anna and then to the Willamette River. The thing they want to get is __________ instead of fish.

“Collecting is always good,” Fisher always says with a big smile when he___________ garbage on a beach. At the same time, Anna plays nearby. Sometimes Anna brings Fisher some old cans or bottles, __________ its owner’s high praise.

“I can work with Anna on a beach for many hours at weekends. It’s very __________ !” Fisher says happily.

Fisher thinks small changes can make a big __________. Since he started picking up garbage, he has been more careful to put empty bottles into his pocket, collect the cans that others throw away __________ recycle everything he can.

Fisher has___________ not only himself but also others. Once, a family with two little girls were playing one the beach where Fisher was collecting garbage. After seeing what Fisher was doing, the two girl __________ to help him pick up garbage. Fisher has actually done a lot to protect the environment.

1.A.started B.shown C.left D.finished

2.A.same B.common C.boring D.terrible

3.A.money B.fish C.garbage D.clothes

4.A.gives up B.picks up C.puts up D.sets up

5.A.winning B.remembering C.refusing D.keeping

6.A.tired B.annoying C.relaxing D.sad

7.A.problem B.trouble C.invention D.difference

8.A.but B.and C.however D.so

9.A.hurt B.trained C.bothered D.changed

10.A.stopped B.forgot C.dreamed D.continued

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】

短文大意：短文讲述了大卫·费舍尔和他的狗安娜在威拉米特河沿岸捡拾垃圾保护环境的故事。

1.句意：今晚的工作已经完成了。考查动词辨析。A. started开始；B. shown展示；C. left离开；D. finished完成。根据下文They collected two bags of garbage，可知finish符合句意，故选D。

2.句意：三年以来，费舍尔一直在做同样的事情。考查形容词辨析。same相同的；common普通的；boring无聊的；terrible可怕的。根据句意语境，可知BCD三项意思不合语境，故选A。

3.句意：他们想要得到的东西是垃圾,而不是鱼。考查动词辨析。根据前文They collected two bags of garbage.可知garbage符合句意，故选C。

4.句意：费舍尔在海滩上捡垃圾时总是笑着说。考查动词短语辨析。A. gives up放弃；B. picks up捡起；C. puts up挂起；D. sets up组建。根据句意语境，可知ACD三项意思都不合句意，故选B。

5.句意：有时安娜给费舍尔带来一些旧罐子或瓶子，赢得了它主人的好评。考查动词辨析。A. winning赢得；B. remembering记得；C. refusing拒绝；D. keeping保持。根据Anna brings Fisher some old cans or bottles，可知费舍尔会夸它能干，win符合句意，故选A。

6.句意：非常放松!考查形容词辨析。tired疲倦的；annoying恼怒的；relaxing放松的；sad伤心的。根据下文Fisher says happily可知费舍尔很开心，故选C。

7.句意：费舍尔认为小的改变可以带来很大的不同。考查名词辨析。problem问题；trouble麻烦；invention发明；difference不同。根据句意语境，可知前面三个选项不合句意，故选D。

8.句意：回收他能回收的一切。考查连词辨析。but但是，表转折；and和，表并列；however然而，表转折；so所以，表结果。本句和前句collect the cans是并列关系，根据句意结构可知选B。

9.句意：费舍尔不仅改变了自己，也改变了其他人。考查动词辨析。A. hurt伤害；B. trained训练；C. bothered困扰；D. changed改变。根据下文举例After seeing what Fisher was doing, the two girl stopped to help him pick up garbage可知费舍尔影响了其他人，故选D。

10.句意：看到费舍尔在做什么后，两个女孩停下来帮他捡垃圾。考查动词辨析。A. stopped停止；B. forgot忘记；C. dreamed梦想；D. continued继续。根据下文to help him pick up garbage可知两个女孩停止了玩，故选A。