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One evening, Catherine was at home as usual. As her 1 swung between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was unexpectedly 2 by an urgent call from her sister “Get over here! Turn on NBC and check these guys out. They are just like you...” One Facebook message and a phone interview later, Catherine 3 herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the sweltering (闷热的) desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and 4 awareness about zerowaste and climate change.
With deep 5 of the environment and a desire to make a 6 ， Catherine, Davey, and a group of self 7 “environmental pickup artists” went on a coast to coast road side trash pickup. As they walked, sometimes only 8 0.9 miles in an entire day, they 9 and steadily made their way across the United States for three years, picking up a total of 201，678 pounds of trash.
Catherine and Davey 10 with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their 11 to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently 12 how she would have enough 13 to fly home for their twoweek spring break, Catherine found a blank, unidentified envelope 14 with $850 cash in the desert, just enough to get her home and back. After their bus 15 outside of Denver, they unexpectedly got 16 and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the “Yosemite Facelift” where 17 from all over the state came together with a 18 of cleaning up trash all over the park.
Being in the right place at the right time became almost normal, and they realized that much of what they 19 was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply 20 themselves to their task, and surrender to(交给；听任) the journey.
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。文章讲述了带着对环境的热爱和想要有所作为的愿望，凯瑟琳、戴维和一群自称“环保拾荒艺术家”的人沿着海岸公路边拾垃圾的故事。他们的故事也激励了更多的志愿者加入这样的行动中来。
1. A．hands B．balance
C．thoughts D．position
解析：正当她的思绪(thoughts)在她将要做的事和晚餐计划之间摇摆不定时。此处表达：她大脑中出现的想法和思绪，故选C项。
答案：C
2．A．blamed B．interrupted
C．moved D．frightened
解析：她的思绪被她姐姐的紧急电话打断了(interrupted)。
答案：B
3．A．dropped B．cheered
C．found D．taught
解析：一条Facebook信息和一次电话采访之后，凯瑟琳发现(found)自己和8个陌生人坐在一辆公交车上，置身于犹他州酷热的沙漠之中。故选C项。
答案：C
4．A．abandoning B．shaking
C．raising D．hiding
解析：raise awareness“增强意识”。故选C项。
答案：C
5．A．pride B．trust
C．fear D．love
解析：这里表示“对环境深深的爱”。故选D项。
答案：D
6．A．difference B．promise
C．mistake D．plan
解析：此处表达：带着对环境深深的爱和想要有所作为的愿望。make a difference“有影响，有作用”。故选A项。
答案：A
7．A．corrected B．described
C．repeated D．discovered
解析：他们把自己描述为(described)“环保拾荒艺术家”。
答案：B
8．A．driving B．fixing
C．riding D．covering
解析：此处表达：走了0.9英里路。cover“行走”。故选D项。
答案：D
9．A．slowly B．secretly
C．helplessly D．frequently
解析：有时他们一整天就走了0.9英里路，所以比较缓慢(slowly)。
答案：A
10．A．heard B．shared
C．wrote D．read
解析：凯瑟琳和戴维与我们分享了(shared)关于希望和灵感的精彩故事。故选B项。
答案：B
11．A．efforts B．costs
C．problems D．choices
解析：这些故事激励着他们努力(efforts)继续他们的旅程。故选A项。
答案：A
12．A．worrying about B．replying to
C．depending on D．meeting with
解析：几个星期以来，凯瑟琳一直在默默地担心(worrying about)自己怎样才能有足够的钱乘飞机回家过两个星期的春假。
答案：A
13．A．time B．food
C．money D．room
解析：根据下文“...with $850 cash in the desert，just enough to get her home and back.”可知，凯瑟琳一直在默默地担心自己怎样才能有足够的钱(money)乘飞机回家过两个星期的春假。故选C项。
答案：C
14．A．equipped B．supplied
C．decorated D．filled
解析：她在沙漠里发现了一个空白的、身份不明的信封，里面装着(filled)850美元现金。be filled with“装满”。故选D项。
答案：D
15．A．set off B．broke down
C．headed for D．held on
解析：此处表达：他们的车在丹佛城外出故障坏掉了(broke down)。
答案：B
16．A．rest B．practice
C．understanding D．help
解析：车坏掉之后他们得到了意想不到的帮助(help)。故选D项。
答案：D
17．A．members B．volunteers
C．tourists D．reporters
解析：此处表达：来自全国各地的志愿者们(volunteers)聚集到一起参加活动。故选B项。
答案：B
18．A．purpose B．question
C．decision D．lesson
解析：with a purpose of“带着……目的”。故选A项。
答案：A
19．A．introduced B．expected
C．experienced D．examined
解析：他们意识到他们所经历的(experienced)很多事情都不仅仅是个巧合。introduce“介绍”；expect“期望，预料”；experience“经历”；examine“检查”。故选C项。
答案：C
20．A．turn B．limit
C．compare D．devote
解析：他们的团队在一起学会了献身于任务，听从旅途的安排。devote oneself to...“致力于”。故选D项。
答案：D
