Test 1
(2019·江西重点中学盟校高三第一次联考)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 desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and __4__awareness about zerowaste and climate change.
With a 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 at 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 the journey.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Catherine和她的团队通过致力于沿海岸边拾荒活动来提高人们对零浪费和气候变化的认识。
1．A.hands B．balance
C．thoughts D．position
C 解析：根据下文中的“swung between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening”可知，Catherine的思绪在如何处理她的生活和晚餐计划之间摇摆。C项意为“想法”，符合语境。故选C。
2．A.blamed B．interrupted
C．moved D．frightened
B 解析：根据下文中的“by an urgent call from her sister”可知，她的思绪被她姐姐的紧急电话打断了。B项意为“打断”，符合语境。故选B。
3．A.dropped B．cheered
C．found D．taught
C 解析：根据下文中的“herself on a bus with 8 strangers”可知，Catherine发现自己和8名陌生人在一辆公共汽车上。C项意为“发现”，符合语境。故选C。
4．A.abandoning B．shaking
C．raising D．hiding
C 解析：根据下文语境可知，此处指提高零浪费和气候变化的意识。C项意为“提高”，符合语境。故选C。
5．A.pride B．trust
C．fear D．love
D 解析：根据下文中的“‘environmental pickup artists’went on a coast to coast road side trash pickup”可知，她们的举动是因为对环境的热爱。D项意为“爱”，符合语境。故选D。
6．A.difference B．promise
C．mistake D．plan
A 解析：根据下文中的“‘environmental pickup artists’ went on a coast to coast road side trash pickup”可知，带着对环境的热爱和想要有所作为的愿望，Catherine、Davey和一群自称是“环保拾荒艺术家”的人一起参加了一次沿海岸边拾荒的活动。故选A。
7．A.corrected B．described
C．repeated D．discovered
B 解析：根据下文中的“environmental pickup artists”可知，他们自称是“环保拾荒艺术家”。故选B。
8．A.driving B．fixing
C．riding D．covering
D 解析：根据语境可知，当他们步行时，有的一整天只走了0.9英里路，D项意为“走过，覆盖”，符合语境。故选D。
9．A.slowly B．secretly
C．helplessly D．frequently
A 解析：根据上文中的“0.9 miles in an entire day”可知，当他们步行时，一整天只走了0.9英里路，速度缓慢。A项意为“缓慢地”，符合语境。故选A。
10．A.heard B．shared
C．wrote D．read
B 解析：根据下文中的“wonderful stories of hope”可知，他们跟“我们”分享了关于希望和灵感的精彩故事。B项意为“分享”，符合语境。故选B。
11．A.efforts B．costs
C．problems D．choices
A 解析：根据语境可知，Catherine和Davey跟“我们”分享了关于希望和灵感的精彩故事，它们激励他们努力继续他们的旅程。A项意为“努力”，符合语境。故选A。
12．A.worrying about B．replying to
C．depending on D．meeting with
A 解析：根据下文语境可知，Catherine担心怎样才能有足够的钱回家。A项意为“担心”，符合语境。故选A。
13．A.time B．food
C．money D．room
C 解析：根据下文中的“with $850 cash in the desert”可知，此处指如何有足够的钱回家。C项意为“钱”，符合语境。故选C。
14．A.equipped B．supplied
C．decorated D．filled
D 解析：根据语境可知，Catherine在沙漠中发现了一个空白的、未署名的信封，里面装着850美元现金。故选D。
15．A.set off B．broke down
C．headed for D．held on
B 解析：根据下文中的“ they unexpectedly got ______ and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later”可推知，他们的汽车出了故障。B项意为“出故障”，符合语境。故选B。
16．A.rest B．practice
C．understanding D．help
D 解析：根据上下文语境可知，汽车出了故障，他们意想不到地得到了帮助，三个星期后到达了Yosemite国家公园。D项意为“帮助”，符合语境。故选D。
17．A.members B．volunteers
C．tourists D．reporters
B 解析：根据下文中的“cleaning up trash all over the park”可知，此处指来自全国的志愿者聚集到一起。B项意为“志愿者”，符合语境。故选B。
18．A.purpose B．question
C．decision D．lesson
A 解析：根据语境可知，来自全国的志愿者带着清理垃圾的目的聚集到一起。A项意为“目的”，符合语境。故选A。
19．A.introduced B．expected
C．experienced D．examined
C 解析：根据语境可知，他们意识到他们所经历的事情都不仅仅是巧合。C项意为“经历”，符合语境。故选C。
20．A.turn B．limit
C．compare D．devote
D 解析：根据语境可知，他们团队学会了致力于他们的任务中。D项意为“致力于”，符合语境。故选D。
[长难句分析] Catherine and Davey shared with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their efforts to continue their journey.(第三段第一句)
分析：本句是一个主从复合句。that引导定语从句。
译文：Catherine和Davey跟我们分享了关于希望和灵感的精彩故事，它们激励他们努力继续他们的旅程。
