一、完形填空
Recycling is not only good for the environment, but also gives something that seems not so valuable a chance to be something else. Mateo Lange, a 15-year-old boy from Michigan, USA, is bringing 1 to the environment and his community through his weekend recycling efforts.
At 11 years old, while playing baseball, Lange 2 his team needed money for competitions. He soon came up with a plan. In Michigan, cans and bottles can be 3 and redeemed(兑换) for money. The amount is 10 cents per item and is added as an extra fee at the time of buying to 4 litter and protect the environment.
With the help of his 5, Lange started a recycling programme, raising $7,500 in just a few weeks. “We’ve raised so much money, 6 why not continue as long as we can?” he said. This success made him 7 and encouraged to continue the project with his father.In 2019, Michigan stopped its recycling programme, leading to bottles and cans 8 accumulating(堆积) in people’s homes.Lange’s recycling 9 offered a solution. With his father’s help, they helped people get rid of their recyclables and 10 did pickups from people’s homes. “I’d just run out, knock on the door and say, ‘I’m here to 11 litter.’ I’d catch the bags and pull them to the truck,” Lange said.Since 2020, Lange’s recycling plan has raised $350, 000 and helped over 50 local youth groups. Besides, it has 12 more than 2 million bottles and cans from polluting Michigan’s roadsides, lakes and rivers. “It has kept our community a lot 13,” Lange said.
In 2023, Lange received the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, recognizing 14 environmental efforts and community impact. He believed the world would become a much better place.
Lange always said, “Be 15. Have an idea and build on it,” whenever he was asked about his cleanup achievements.
()1. A. chances
B. risks
C. benefits
D. problems
()2. A. hoped
B. realized
C. promised
D. decided
()3. A. chosen
B. bought
C. offered
D. collected
()4. A. produce
B. reduce
C. check
D. share
()5. A. father
B. mother
C. teacher
D. classmate
()6. A. while
B. but
C. so
D. or
()7. A. nervous
B. positive
C. silent
D. curious
()8. A. normally
B. simply
C. quickly
D. differently
()9. A. walk
B. dream
C. secret
D. programme
()10. A. even
B. just
C. still
D. never
()11. A. cut down
B. hand out
C. pick up
D. pay for
()12. A. prevent
B. protect
C. provide
D. present
()13. A. quieter
B. cleaner
C. stranger
D. safer
()14. A. our
B. its
C. their
D. his
()15. A. healthy
B. creative
C. careful
D. polite

1~5 CBDBA 6~10 CBCDA
11~15 CABDB

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配等逐一解题。本文围绕15岁男孩Mateo Lange的环保回收行动展开，需根据每空前后的语义逻辑、词汇含义及文章细节选择答案。
【解析】
1. 前文提到回收对环境和无价值物品有好处，此处指给环境和社区带来益处，benefits（益处）符合，选C。
2. 11岁打棒球时，他意识到队伍需要参赛资金，realized（意识到）符合语境，选B。
3. 密歇根的瓶子罐子可被收集后兑换钱，collected（收集）符合回收流程，选D。
4. 额外费用是为了减少垃圾、保护环境，reduce（减少）符合目的，选B。
5. 后文提到“with his father’s help”，可知是父亲的帮助，选A。
6. 筹到很多钱，因此决定继续项目，so（因此）表因果，选C。
7. 成功让他变得积极并鼓励继续，positive（积极的）符合语境，选B。
8. 停止回收后，瓶子罐子很快在人们家中堆积，quickly（快速地）符合逻辑，选C。
9. 他的回收项目提供了解决方案，programme（项目）对应前文的recycling programme，选D。
10. 不仅帮忙处理，甚至上门取废品，even（甚至）表递进，选A。
11. 他说“来这里捡垃圾”，pick up（捡起）符合动作，选C。
12. 阻止瓶子罐子污染环境，prevent（阻止）符合搭配，选A。
13. 回收让社区更干净，cleaner（更干净的）符合环保主题，选B。
14. 表彰他的环保努力，his（他的）对应主语Lange，选D。
15. 后文说“有想法并发展它”，creative（有创造力的）符合，选B。
【答案】
1~5 CBDBA 6~10 CBCDA 11~15 CABDB
【知识点】
完形填空解题，词义辨析，语境理解
【点评】
本文是关于青少年环保行动的记叙文，考查学生对上下文语境的理解和词汇的运用，需结合文章细节和逻辑关系解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5