•  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One evening, Catherine was at home as usual. As her thoughts  41   between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was unexpectedly interrupted by an  42   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  4 3  herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the sweltering desert heat of Utah, picking up   44   and raising awareness about zero-waste and climate change.
With a deep 45 of the environment and a desire to make a  46 , Catherine,                                    Davey, and a group of  47  "environmental pickup artists" went on a coast-to-coast roadside trash pick-up. As they walked, sometimes only   48  0.9 miles in an entire day, they   49   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   50   with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their   51  to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently worrying about how she would have the   52  to fly home for their two-week spring break, Catherine found a blank, unidentified envelope   53  with $ 850 cash in the desert. Just   54  to get her home and back. After their bus   55   outside of Denver. they unexpectedly got   56  and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the "Yosemite Facelift" where   57   from all over the state came together with a   58  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   59   was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply   60   themselves to their task. and surrender (投降；屈从)to the journey.
41. A. swung B. balanced C. changed D. caught
42. A. electric B. ordinary C. urgent D. illegal
43. A. dropped B.cheered C. found D. abandoned
44. A. trash B. sand C. water           D. food
45. A. pride B. trust             C. fear             D. love
46. A. difference B.promise          C. mistake          D. plan
47. A. self-corrected    B. self-described     C. self-repeated     D. self-discovered
48. A. driving B. fixing            C. riding           D. covering
49. A. slowly B. secretly          C. helplessly        D. frequently
50. A. heard B. wrote            C. shared           D. read
51. A. efforts B. costs             C. problems        D. choices
52. A. time B. food C. money           D. room
53. A. equipped B. supplied          C. decorated        D. filled
54. A. enough B. much C. some            D. little
55. A. set off B. broke down      C. headed for      D. held on
56. A. rest B. practice          C. profit           D. help
57. A. members B. volunteers        C. tourists          D. reporters
58. A. purpose B. question         C. decision         D. lesson
59. A. introduced      B. expected         C. experienced      D. examined
60. A. turn B. limit C. compare D. devote
   完形填空：
        41-45 ACCAD   46-50ABDAC   51-55 ACDAB   56-60 DBACD