
When nine-year-lds Ella and Cash met in July 2019,they immediately cnnected.Then they 1 became best friends.Within a shrt time,their meeting 2 int actin,birthing the Cleanup Kids—a yuth-led nn-prfit 3 t make waves in envirnmental cnservatin.
Ella’s 4 fr the envirnment started with an early lve f sharks and many first-hand 5 f cleaning up rubbish alng the shres f Ver Beach.Fr Cash,when a single plastic straw n the beach 6 his eye at 7,he became aware f the 7 facing thusands f turtles and seabirds,which risk death frm 8 thrwn-away plastic.Nw bth 14,they 9 in persn fr cnference,c-leading the Cleanup Kids,which nw has mre than 200 members wrldwide.
Member 10 include cnducting at least ne cleanup per mnth,cunting every piece t 11 twards the gal f cllecting ne millin pieces f rubbish by year’s end,and srting and recycling items.In 2022,they were 12 the Glria Barrn Prize fr Yung Heres,wh have made an 13 impact bth n peple and the envirnment.
Hw d yu even begin t make that influence? Cash’s best advice is t start small.He says,“And just 14 that kids may be nly a small part f the ppulatin,but we’re 100 per cent f the 15 .”
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要敘述Ella 和Cash 組建Cleanup Kids,為環(huán)保做貢獻(xiàn)的事情。
B.regularly
C.instantlyD.ccasinally
答案 C
解析 九歲的Ella和Cash 2019年7月初次見面,便建立的聯(lián)系。他們馬上(instantly)就成了好朋友,此處instantly與上文immediately及下文“Within a shrt time...”相呼應(yīng)。
B.frced
C.persuadedD.divided
答案 A
解析 不久,她們之間的會(huì)面就轉(zhuǎn)換成了(transfrmed)行動(dòng),組建了一個(gè)青年領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的公益組織Cleanup Kids。
B.satisfied
C.inspiredD.determined
答案 D
解析 承接上文,這個(gè)公益組織決心(determined)推動(dòng)環(huán)境保護(hù)。
B.passin
C.sympathyD.anxiety
答案 B
解析 Ella對(duì)于環(huán)保的熱情(passin)來源于對(duì)鯊魚的喜愛。
B.appintments
C.experimentsD.encunters
答案 D
解析 Ella對(duì)于環(huán)保的熱情還源于她多次在Ver Beach兩岸親眼遇見(encunters)清理垃圾的狀況。
B.caught
C.searchedD.sptted
答案 B
解析 而對(duì)于Cash,他七歲那年在海岸剛好目睹(caught ne’s eye)了一根塑料吸管,當(dāng)即意識(shí)到了對(duì)于海龜和海鳥的危險(xiǎn)之所在。
B.emergency
C.pprtunityD.mment
答案 A
解析 他意識(shí)到塑料吸管對(duì)于成千上萬的海龜和海鳥來說是一種危機(jī)(crisis)。
B.prducing
C.cnsumingD.recycling
答案 C
解析 海龜和海鳥因吃掉(cnsuming)丟棄的塑料吸管而面臨窒息的危險(xiǎn)。
utB.meet up
C.pick utD.dress up
答案 B
解析 今年兩人都14歲,他們相約會(huì)面(meet up),共同領(lǐng)導(dǎo)Cleanup Kids這個(gè)組織,已在全球招募200個(gè)成員。
B.curses
C.abilitiesD.respnsibilities
答案 D
解析 成員的職責(zé)(respnsibilities)包括每個(gè)月至少參加一次清理活動(dòng),并清點(diǎn)垃圾的數(shù)量。
B.return
C.appealD.dnate
答案 A
解析 每一名成員為年末收集、分揀及重新利用100萬件垃圾做貢獻(xiàn)(cntribute)。
B.prmised
C.awardedD.shwn
答案 C
解析 2022年,他們被授予(awarded)Glria Barrn青年英雄獎(jiǎng)。
B.actual
C.anxiusD.artificial
答案 B
解析 獎(jiǎng)?wù)碌念C發(fā)用來表彰他們對(duì)人類和環(huán)境產(chǎn)生的真正的(actual)影響。
B.understand
C.cncludeD.recgnize
答案 A
解析 關(guān)于如何產(chǎn)生作用和影響,Cash的建議是從小事做起。他說:“只要記住(remember),孩子們僅僅是人類的一小部分,但他們代表著未來?!?br>B.meaning
C.truthD.future
答案 D
解析 雖然對(duì)于全人類來講,這些兒童成員只是滄海一粟,但我們的確代表了未來(future)一代。
Passage 2
Plumbers(管道工) are usually thught f as the g-t persn when yu have a leaky sink.Hwever,there is little 1 that plumbing is much mre than just a blue-cllar jb.The Elite Trades Champinship Series (ETCS) seeks t 2 the way peple think abut plumbing by 3 pipewrk t a cmpetitive sprt.
Ideal Industries,the cmpany that 4 the champinship,added plumbing as a categry in 2023 t shw the exceptinal 5 f plumbers acrss the US,accrding t a press release.
Plumbers play a 6 rle in keeping the mdern wrld running.While plumbing is nt exciting and des nt fllw the 7 ,the cmpetitin is attempting t change peple’s 8 f the prfessin.
The cmpetitin 9 n July 10,2023,during which plumbers cmpeted against ne anther in a series f digital and live hands-n 10 .The participants had t prve their remarkable skills f plumbing prfessinals in real-wrld 11 ,using just their knwledge and tls.
Craig Childress,a skilled wrker frm Bstn University 12 the plumbing champinship,a first in the event’s histry.With a big share f the prize mney,he was 13 .“Prfessinally,this is the mst wnderful thing that’s ever 14 t me,” he tld the spnsr.“It’s been an unbelievable jurney.I’m 15 grateful.”
Smetimes pipe dreams really d cme true.
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹美國精英交易錦標(biāo)賽系列賽將管道工行業(yè)添加為競技性賽事,以展示他們獨(dú)特的技藝,改變?nèi)藗儗?duì)管道工固有的看法。
B.recgnitin
C.appreciatinD.cmprehensin
答案 B
解析 管道工通常被人們認(rèn)為是管道泄漏時(shí)才用得著的人。然而人們很少有這種認(rèn)識(shí)(recgnitin):管道工遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不僅僅是藍(lán)領(lǐng)工種。
B.design
C.displayD.change
答案 D
解析 精英交易錦標(biāo)賽系列賽力求改變(change)人們對(duì)管道工的這種看法。
B.frming
C.directingD.arranging
答案 A
解析 系列賽組織方通過推動(dòng)(prmting)將管道工作作為一項(xiàng)競技性賽事,以改變?nèi)藗兊乃季S。
B.answers
C.spnsrsD.attends
答案 C
解析 主辦(spnsrs)錦標(biāo)賽的理想工業(yè)公司,在2023年將管道工行業(yè)納入比賽項(xiàng)目。
B.interests
C.factsD.talents
答案 D
解析 設(shè)置這個(gè)項(xiàng)目是為了展示全美管道工人的諸多天賦(talents)。
B.pssible
C.minrD.simple
答案 A
解析 管道工在維持現(xiàn)代社會(huì)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)方面起到關(guān)鍵(critical)作用。
B.pattern
C.trendD.principle
答案 C
解析 盡管管道工行業(yè)并不令人興奮,也不新潮(trend),但這項(xiàng)賽事還是想改變了人們的看法。
B.view
C.actinD.schedule
答案 B
解析 設(shè)置賽事的目的是改變?nèi)藗儗?duì)管道工這一職業(yè)的看法(view)。
utB.brke ut
C.tk ffD.kicked ff
答案 D
解析 比賽于2023年7月10日開啟(kicked ff)。
B.puzzles
C.cnflicts D.chances
答案 A
解析 比賽期間,各位選手分別在一系列電子和實(shí)際挑戰(zhàn)(challenges)中角逐。
B.lessns
C.situatinsD.systems
答案 C
解析 選手們?cè)谡鎸?shí)情景(situatins)中用自己的知識(shí)和工具展示自己的卓越技術(shù)。
B.wn
C.watchedD.witnessed
答案 B
解析 最終,來自波士頓大學(xué)的一名技術(shù)工人Craig Childress贏得(wn)了管道冠軍,這在歷史上是頭一次。
B.shcked
C.mvedD.thrilled
答案 D
解析 Craig Childress分得不菲的獎(jiǎng)金,非常興奮(thrilled)。
B.applied
C.appealedD.intended
答案 A
解析 他告訴主辦方,從職業(yè)角度上說,這是發(fā)生(happened)在他身上最美好的事情。
B.basically
C.astnishinglyD.nrmally
答案 C
解析 Craig Childress認(rèn)為這場賽事是不可思議的旅程,他非常(astnishingly)感激。
Passage 3
On a bright April day in 2022,McAvy was 38 kilmetres int a demanding ultramarathn(超馬拉松賽) thrugh rugh muntain paths. 1 tiredness,he pushed his bdy and mind thrugh the final 2 f the race.With the finish arch just 4 kilmetres away,he welled up with 3 .In that mment,he felt s free and alive.
It was quite the ppsite frm 4 his life had been a decade befre.McAvy had just been 5 frm prisn after serving a 10-year sentence fr rbbery.Nw 40 years ld,he has 6 the last 10 years rebuilding his life t ne with 7 .After his release,he began making speeches.But it was n this day that he 8 hw impactful cnquering(征服) this muntain run culd be fr kids.After all,sprt had helped him renew and 9 his wrld.It culd d the same fr thers.
S,McAvy 10 the Alpine Run Prject,which recently led 12 disadvantaged yung peple thrugh their wn races.After a six-mnth training 11 ,the yuth travelled t the Alps fr their race.Fr them,it was a 12 high.“It changed my pint f 13 n life,” says Mahamud,a 20-year-ld wh had 14 family abuse.Pushing herself t cmplete the race gave her a glimpse f her wn 15 thrugh hard wrk and dedicatin.
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要敘述McAvy從自身經(jīng)歷出發(fā),立志通過山地運(yùn)動(dòng)跑改變?nèi)鮿莺⒆拥娜松鷳B(tài)度,激發(fā)他們的潛能。
B.Changing
C.SeekingD.Shaking
答案 A
解析 2022年四月的陽光明媚的一天,McAvy正在38千米以外的挑戰(zhàn)超馬拉松賽的崎嶇山路上。與疲憊抗?fàn)?Battling),他全身心地向終點(diǎn)沖刺。
B.sum
C.stretchD.number
答案 C
解析 盡管身體非常疲憊,但他凝神聚力,朝著比賽最后一段(stretch)路程沖去。
B.spirit
C.interestD.emtin
答案 D
解析 離終點(diǎn)4公里的時(shí)候,他激動(dòng)萬分,淚如泉涌(welled up with emtin)。那一刻,他感到萬分放松,活力滿滿。
B.what
C.whetherD.when
答案 B
解析 與十年前生活的樣態(tài)完全相反。what引導(dǎo)賓語從句,表示“……的樣子”。
B.released
C.reservedD.relaxed
答案 B
解析 那時(shí)候,McAvy因參與搶劫,監(jiān)獄服刑十年剛被釋放(released)出來。
B.develped
C.spentD.discvered
答案 C
解析 如今,40歲的他花了(spent)十年時(shí)間開啟新的生活。
B.idea
C.questinD.identity
答案 A
解析 獲得新生后,McAvy重啟有意義(purpse)的生活。
B.regretted
C.imaginedD.realized
答案 D
解析 被釋放后,他開始做演講。但就在比賽的這一天他才意識(shí)到(realized)征服這樣的山地比賽對(duì)孩子們?cè)撚卸啻蟮挠绊憽?br> backB.clse dwn
C.pen upD.g by
答案 C
解析 畢竟,體育曾經(jīng)幫他獲得新的生活,并且開啟(pen up)他的世界。
B.started
C.abandnedD.left
答案 B
解析 鑒于此,McAvy創(chuàng)建了(started)Alpine Run Prject,近期帶領(lǐng)12個(gè)弱勢年輕人賽跑。
B.interview
C.mvementD.prgram
答案 D
解析 經(jīng)過六個(gè)月訓(xùn)練項(xiàng)目(prgram)后,這群年輕人轉(zhuǎn)道阿爾卑斯山,準(zhǔn)備比賽。
B.time-killing
C.head-spinningD.eye-catching
答案 A
解析 對(duì)他們而言,這場比賽是改變生命(life-changing)的高度。
B.reasn
C.viewD.mind
答案 C
解析 20歲的Mahamud感慨道:“這場比賽改變了我對(duì)生命的看法(pint f view)?!?
B.escaped
C.recveredD.spread
答案 B
解析 Mahamud是從家暴中逃離(escaped)出來的。
B.decisin
C.infrmatinD.ptential
答案 D
解析 逼迫自己完成比賽讓她認(rèn)識(shí)到,努力和毅力可以使?jié)撃?ptential)發(fā)揮出來。
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