15 组合练十五 完形填空+阅读理解

组合练十五
一、完形填空
(2021·江苏苏州调研改编)I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a 1 rock of 3，300 feet straight up. I touched that rock and knew at once I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion(钟爱) ever since climbing the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my 2 .
About 15 years ago, I started seeing a lot of 3 ，like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's beyond me why visitors started respecting the place 4 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried picking up litter myself, but the job was too big. I would spend an hour or two on the job, only to find the area littered all over again weeks later. Finally, I was so 5 it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew nothing about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a clean-up. On that day, more than 300 people 6 . Over three days we collected about 6，000 pounds of litter. It was amazing how much we were able to achieve. I couldn't believe the 7 we made—the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the clean-up from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2，945 people picked up 42，330 pounds of litter and covered 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people 8 about their surroundings(环境). If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 9 rather than complaining. We need to teach by example. You can't blame others 10 you start with yourself.
1．A.far B．huge C．same
2．A.garden B．home C．lab
3．A.material B．waste C．goods
4．A.more B．polite C．less
5．A.tired of B．satisfied with C．interested in
6．A.dropped B．appeared C．required
7．A.plan B．visit C．difference
8．A.talk B．complain C．care
9．A.doing B．thinking C．questioning
10．A.although B．if C．unless
二、阅读理解
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

(2021·安徽模拟)When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He was very kind.
After Doctor Gibbs retired, he was planting trees. His dream was to turn his land into a forest. The good doctor had some interesting ways about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants
spoiled(宠坏) them because it made them grow weaker. He said we had to make things hard for the trees so that only the strongest could live. And trees would grow deep roots in search of water.
He died a couple of years after I left home. But the trees he planted 25 years ago were tall and strong. I planted some trees a few years ago. Two years of much care meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, most of them fell down.
Every night before I go to bed, I often pray(祈祷) for my children that their lives will be easy. But lately I've changed my prayer. I know my children are going to meet difficulties. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rain falls and the winds blow, they won't fall down.
1．Doctor Gibbs' dream was to ________ after he retired.
A．save more people's lives
B．turn his land into a forest
C．invent ways of planting trees
2．Doctor Gibbs never watered his new trees because ________.
A．he was busy all the time
B．the trees didn't need water at all
C．he thought it made them grow weaker
3．From the passage we know that ________ made the writer's trees grow up weak. A．much care B．little water C．no sunlight
第二节阅读下面短文，完成相关任务。

(2022·原创)In the Chinese history, there was a great king in the Zhou Dynasty. One day, the king asked his officials for advice on what to do with prisoners(囚犯).
One official said, “I have heard if you love someone, you even love the crows(乌鸦) on the roof of his house; if you hate someone, you even hate the walls and windows of his house. The prisoners were bad people fighting against us. We must kill them.”
But the king didn't agree. “I think we should divide them into different groups according to their crime(罪行). Some should be killed but we should let the others live，” another person gave his idea. However, the king didn't think it was a proper way, either.
Then a third one said, “I think all the prisoners should be set free and sent back home to work for themselves. Also, you should keep the rules strictly for anyone in our country. The people are sure to believe in you if you administer(管理) our country by morality(道德) and law.”
The king thought his idea sounded great so he followed it. As a result, the country soon became stronger.
From then on, the idiom “Love me, love my dog” became popular. So do you understand what it really means?
4．Which dynasty is mentioned in the passage?
________________________________________________________________ 5．How many officials gave the king advice?
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6．What did the first official advise the king to do?
________________________________________________________________ 7．请把文中的画线句子翻译成汉语。

________________________________________________________________ 8．请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。

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参考答案
一、1～5 BBBCA6～10 BCBAC
二、1～3 BCA
4．The Zhou Dynasty.
5．Three.
6．To kill the prisoners.
7．我认为所有的囚犯都应该被释放，然后送他们回家，让他们自食其力。

8．The story of “Love me, love my dog”。