完形填空 Ryan Hickman was born in an American family. When he was three years old, Ryan Hickman visited a recycling centre in California and found what he wanted to do most. Amazingly, the next day when he greeted his dad, Damion, he made a【C1】______"I'm going to pick up all the bottles and cans from everyone in the neighbourhood. I’ll start a new【C2】______myself."
It' s never too late to start a business, though there were no other staff【C3】______himself when the company was started. Today, Ryan, aged seven, the world' s youngest garbage man, is the CEO, manager and employee of Ryan' s recycling company. Though Ryan says he doesn' t remember what made it all start, he remains【C4】______about what he is doing. When questioned about why he did so, he said, " It' s【C5】______bottles get to the ocean, and then animals get sick and die. " Ryan' s neighbours have been【C6】______to the little boy' s knocking for their recycled goods. More and more supportive ones call to ask for a pickup or even【C7】______bags of bottles and cans at the Hickman' s door. At school, Ryan' s favourite activity is helping the dustmen separate the trash and taking away the recyclable. "My wife and I support him and we tell him that【C8】______he wants to quit, he can," Damion said. " I want to see him with friends, but the recycling just makes him delighted. He has actually persuaded five of his friends to join him. "
According to Damion, Ryan has【C9】______over $11,000 through recycling bottles and cans. Ryan says he wants to buy a large trash truck to be【C10】______with enough garbage and become a true garbage man.
单选题 21.【C1】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】bet:赌注,赌金,make a bet意为“打赌”;decision:决定,make a decision意为“做出决定”;difference:差别,差异,make a difference意为“有影响,起作用”;comment:评论,make a comment意为“做出评论”。根据句意可知,Ryan做出了一个决定,他要去捡社区里所有的瓶子和金属罐。故选B。
单选题 22.【C2】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据上文可知,Ryan想要回收社区里所有的瓶子和金属罐,他想自己开始做生意。start a business为固定搭配,意为“开始做生意”。另外,根据第二段第一句中的business一词可知,此处为原词复现。故选C。
单选题 23.【C3】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】except for:除……之外,常指从整体中修正某个细节,用于表示对主要部分的肯定和对局部的否定;except:除……之外,不包括所除的人或事物;include:包括;less than:少于。根据句意可知,公司成立时,除了他本人之外,没有其他员工。故选B。
单选题 24.【C4】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】sceptical:怀疑的;unbearable:无法接受的,难以处理的;optimistic:乐观的;enthusiastic:热情的。根据句意可知,Ryan说尽管他不记得是什么让这一切开始的,但他仍然对自己正在做的事情充满热情。故选D。
单选题 25.【C5】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据空后的“bottles get to the ocean,and then animals get sick and die”可推知,因为瓶子被扔进了海洋,所以动物会因此而生病和死亡,因此because符合语境。故选C。
单选题 26.【C6】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】be accustomed to为固定搭配,意为“习惯于……”。bored:无聊的,常与介词with搭配;tired:厌烦的,常与介词of搭配;particular:挑剔的,常与介词about搭配。根据句意可知,Ryan的邻居们已经习惯了他来敲门回收物品。故选B。
单选题 27.【C7】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】throw away:扔掉;put up:建造,张贴;lay down:放下,制定;pull out:(车或驾车者)驶离路边,退出。根据句意可知,越来越多的支持Ryan的人会打电话来通知Ryan回收物品,甚至会直接把装着瓶子和金属罐的袋子放在他家门口。故选C。
单选题 28.【C8】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】分析句子结构可知,空处引导的是一个时间状语从句,所以应用whenever(无论何时)引导。wherever:无论在哪里,引导地点状语从句和让步状语从句;however:无论怎样,引导让步状语从句,其后常接形容词或副词;whatever:无论什么,常引导名词性从句和让步状语从句,其后常接名词或动词。故选B。
单选题 29.【C9】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】raise:举起,提高,征集;cost:花费,主语一般是人;waste:浪费;save:保存,保留,攒钱。根据下文可推知,此处是指Ryan通过回收瓶子和金属罐存了11,000美元。故选D。
单选题 30.【C10】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】surround:包围;provide:提供;equip:装备,配备;load:装载,承载。根据句意可知,Ryan想买一辆大的垃圾车来装足够多的废品。故选D。