Question

【题目】 Afroz Shall, a lawyer in Mumbai, hasn't had a weekend off in four years. But he hasn't spent this time preparing for _______.

His mission? Saving the world's oceans from _______ pollution.

It's a calling he found in 2015 after moving to a community in Mumbai called Versova Beach. He had played there as a child and was _______to see how much it had _______. The sand was no longer _______ because it was covered by a layer of garbage more than five feet thick - most of it plastic waste.

“The whole beach was like a _________of plastic,” he said, “It hurt me. The _______ mess.” Shah had seen is part of a global environmental crisis. More than 8 million tons of plastic _______in the world’s oceans each year. It's predicted that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. “Plastic in the ocean is a _______. And the sea-species have no choice at all,” Shah said, “We are __________ their habitats.”

In October 2015, shall began __________ up plastic waste from the beach every Sunday morning. At first, it was just him and a neighbor, and then he began calling on others to join in. Word __________ and with help from social media, more volunteers got __________.

For Shah, the work has always been a __________ journey, but it has earned global attention. After he was __________ as a Champion of the Earth by the United Nations in 2016, Shah now devotes nearly all of his free time to this ____________.

He's now spent 209 weekends on this mission, __________ more than 200,000 volunteers, some of whom are young students, to join him in what's been called the world's biggest beach cleanup. By October 2018, Versova Beach was __________ clean and Shah's cleanups expanded to another beach as well as a stretch of the Mithi River and other regions of India.

“This world talks too much. I think we must talk __________ and do action more,” he said when interviewed by CNN in October 2019. “We are a smart species. Well adapt. We'll learn. And with these youngsters rising up, I see __________.”

【1】A.teachingB.houseworkC.courtD.cleaning

【2】A.plasticB.soilC.riverD.oil

【3】A.upset.B.confused.C.delightedD.hesitant

【4】A.grownB.changedC.reservedD.protected

【5】A.pureB.goldenC.shinyD.visible

【6】A.curtainB.carpetC.paintingD.photograph

【7】A.temporaryB.permanentC.uglyD.pretty

【8】A.sticks toB.keeps offC.gives backD.ends up

【9】A.killerB.cleanerC.guestD.decoration

【10】A.sweepingB.attackingC.visitingD.beautifying

【11】A.pullingB.thinkingC.pickingD.looking

【12】A.cameB.failedC.wentD.spread

【13】A.involvedB.livedC.stuckD.paid

【14】A.easyB.toughC.personalD.general

【15】A.knownB.regardedC.decidedD.honored

【16】A.causeB.caseC.positionD.fame

【17】A.requiringB.rejectingC.invitingD.inspiring

【18】A.originallyB.finallyC.politicallyD.theoretically

【19】A.fewerB.lessC.betterD.worse

【20】A.honorB.beautyC.hopeD.love

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【6】B

【7】C

【8】D

【9】A

【10】B

【11】C

【12】D

【13】A

【14】C

【15】D

【16】A

【17】D

【18】B

【19】B

【20】C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要记叙了孟买的一名律师Afroz Shall四年间花费自己的周末时间去清理沙滩塑料垃圾的故事。他在2016年被联合国授予“地球卫士”称号，并且激励了20多万名志愿者，其中一些是年轻学生，加入到他所谓的世界上最大的海滩清理行动中来。

【1】考查名词词义辨析。句意：Afroz Shall是孟买的一名律师，他已经四年没有周末休息了。但他没有花时间准备出庭。A. teaching教学；B. housework家务事；C. court法院；D. cleaning清洗。结合上文Afroz Shah, a lawyer in Mumbai, hasn’t had a weekend off in four years. But he hasn’t spent this time preparing for可知，虽然Shah是一个律师，但是他并没有把周末时间用于准备出庭，注意关键词but，且下文也提到他将自己的周末时间都用于清理海滩垃圾了。故选C。

【2】考查名词词义辨析。句意：拯救这个世界的海洋免受垃圾污染。A. plastic塑料；B. soil土地；C. river河流；D. oil石油。从下文中多处可以看出，Shah着手于治理塑料污染，如：Shah began…up plastic waste from the beach every Sunday morning。故选A。

【3】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他看到他曾经玩耍的地方改变了，他很沮丧。A. upset沮丧的；B. confused困惑的；C. delighted高兴的；D. hesitant犹豫的。从下文because it was covered by a layer of garbage可知，此处是不好的改变，所以他心里很沮丧。故选A。

【4】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他看到他曾经玩耍的地方改变了，他很沮丧。A. grown生长；B. changed改变；C. reserved保留；D. protected保护。从下文because it was covered by a layer of garbage可知，他曾经玩耍的地方改变了。故选B。

【5】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这片沙滩再也看不见了因为它被一层垃圾覆盖。A. pure纯粹的；B. golden金色的；C. shiny光滑的；D. visible看得见的，明显的。从下文because it was covered by a layer of garbage可知，这片沙滩再也看不见了，因为它被一层垃圾覆盖。故选D。

【6】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这整个沙滩就像一个塑料垃圾的毯子。A. curtain窗帘；B. carpet地毯；C. painting绘画；D. photograph照片。从上文because it was covered by a layer of garbage可知，沙滩被一层垃圾覆盖，像毯子一样。故选B。

【7】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这丑陋的垃圾只是全球环境危机的一部分。A. temporary暂时的；B. permanent永久的；C. ugly丑陋的；D. pretty漂亮的。从文中mess，a global environmental crisis可知，这些垃圾污染是不好的，是丑陋的。故选C。

【8】考查动词短语辨析。句意：每年超过800万吨的塑料垃圾最终进入了世界海洋。A. sticks to坚持；B. keeps off不接近；C. gives back归还；D. ends up结束。从下文It’s predicted that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish可知，塑料垃圾最终进入了海洋，end up in the world’s oceans“在世界海洋中终结”，此处意为“最终进入了海洋里”。故选D。

【9】考查名词词义辨析。句意：海洋中的塑料是一个杀手。A. killer杀手；B. cleaner清洁工；C. guest客人；D. decoration装饰。从下文We are…their habitats.可知，海洋中的塑料是一个杀手。故选A。

【10】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们正在攻击它们的栖息地。A. sweeping打扫；B. attacking攻击；C. visiting参观；D. beautifying美化。从上文Plastic in the ocean is a... And the sea-species have no choice at all可知，塑料让海洋生物没有选择，我们人类正在攻击它们的栖息地。故选B。

【11】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他每周六早上都在沙滩捡塑料垃圾。A. pulling拉；B. thinking思考；C. picking捡起；D. looking看。结合后文up plastic waste from the beach every Sunday morning可知，他每周六早上都在沙滩捡塑料垃圾。短语pick up“捡起”。故选C。

【12】考查动词词义辨析。句意：消息传播开了，在媒体的帮助下更多的志愿者参与了进来。A. came来到；B. failed失败；C. went离开；D. spread传播。此处指消息传播可用spread，其它选项不符合语境。故选D。

【13】考查动词词义辨析。句意：消息传播开了，在媒体的帮助下更多的志愿者参与了进来。A. involved参与；B. lived活着；C. stuck坚持；D. paid支付。结合后文more than 200,000 volunteers可知，更多的志愿者参与了进来。短语get involved表示“参与”。故选A。

【14】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于Shah来说，这只是个人的行为。A. easy容易的；B. tough艰难的；C. personal个人的；D. general一般的。从下文but it has earned global attention的转折，可得线索，同时personal与global对应。故选C。

【15】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在2016年被联合国授予“地球卫士”称号后，Shah现在几乎把所有的空闲时间都投入到这项事业中。A. known了解；B. regarded看待；C. decided决定；D. honored给以……荣誉。结合后文as a Champion of the Earth by the United Nations in 2016可知，这是一种荣誉的“授予”。故选D。

【16】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在2016年被联合国授予“地球卫士”称号后，Shah现在几乎把所有的空闲时间都投入到这项事业中。A. cause事业；B. case情况；C. position位置；D. fame名声。结合上文Shah now devotes nearly all of his free time to this可知，Shah现在几乎把所有的空闲时间都投入到这项事业中。cause此处表示“事业”。故选A。

【17】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他现在已经在这一任务中度过了209个周末，激励了20多万名志愿者，其中一些是年轻学生，加入到他所谓的世界上最大的海滩清理行动中来。A. requiring需要；B. rejecting拒绝；C. inviting邀请；D. inspiring鼓舞。结合后文to join him in what's been called the world's biggest beach cleanup.可知，Shah激励了20多万名志愿者。故选D。

【18】考查副词词义辨析。句意：到2018年10月，Versova海滩终于被清理干净，Shah的清理工作扩展到另一个海滩，以及Mithi河的一段河段和印度的其他地区。A. originally最初；B. finally终于；C. politically政治上；D. theoretically理论上。根据下文中Shah’s cleanups expanded to another beach as well as a stretch of the Mithi River and other regions of India可知，Versova海滩终于被清理干净了。故选B。

【19】考查副词词义辨析。句意：“这个世界说得太多了。我认为我们必须少说多做，”他在2019年10月接受CNN采访时说。A. fewer更少的；B. less更少地；C. better更好地；D. worse更坏地。本题less和后面more对应。表示“少说多做”。故选B。

【20】考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着这些年轻人的崛起，我看到了希望。A. honor荣誉；B. beauty美丽；C. hope希望；D. love爱。因为很多志愿者（年轻人）参与进来，Shah看到了希望。故选C。