20.A.surprise B. disappointment C. delight D.
satisfaction
(20)
Chad performs his 24-foot aluminum
(铝)boat past willow young trees that stick
out of the waters of the Mississippi River. 1 dances off maples(枫树),
their branches heavy with 2 spring leaves. But a 3 inspection discloses trouble behind the
beautiful sight. Rubbish is 4 in a logjam(河道内运完木材所剩的木头)
and hangs from the trees
branches.
5 the next three hours Chad and his team
pull plastic bags, tanks, bottles and 6 bowling pins out of the water. Then they 7 for a picnic table caught in the trees.
Welcome to the Mississippi
River Beautification & Restoration Project, began in 1997 as Chads one-man 8 to pick up rubbish along a 400-mile
stretch of the 2340-mile river. That year, often working 9 , the 22-year-old cleaned 150 miles
of shoreline.
At first the project appeared
10 and useless. But Chad tried his best to
find 11 , and with their backing, he soon
had a new boat and a five-man team---the Boom Crane Crew. Last year alone the
crew 12 from the water 44055-gallon drums, 1104
tires and enough plastic bags to cover a football field. Much of the waste will
be 13 .
Chads operation is the only one actually in 14 on the river,
says Mark of the Mississippi River Basin Alliance, a union of environmental
groups. Its
the 15 Ive ever seen in 20 years, and he is inspiring others to do
the 16 .
The
Mississippi was my back 17 ,
Chad says. In his teens he and his brother worked on the river as clammers(掘蚌者)
and camped on islands 18 the waterway. The
river has given me a livelihood and brought me so much 19 ,
Chad says. I
wanted to do something in 20 .
