一、完形填空
Recycling is not only good for the environment, but also gives something that seems not so valuable a change to be something else. Mateo Lange, a 15-year-old boy from Michigan, US, 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 him 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 prevented more than 2 million bottles and cans 12 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. from
B. with
C. by
D. about
()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

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了 15 岁的男孩马特奥·兰格利用回收计划帮助改善环境和社区的事情。
1. C 根据“Recycling is not only good for the environment, but also gives something that seems not so valuable a change to be something else.”可知，回收活动是能带来益处的。故选 C。
2. B 根据“while playing baseball”可知，需要钱来参加比赛这件事是在打棒球时突然意识到的。故选 B。
3. D 根据“redeemed for money”和“did pickups from people's homes”可知，此处指收集瓶子和罐子兑换钱。故选 D。
4. B 根据“protect the environment”可知，减少垃圾能保护环境。故选 B。
5. A 根据“With his father's help, they helped people get rid of their recyclables”可知，兰格的爸爸帮助他启动计划。故选 A。
6. C 前后两句话互为因果关系，前半句为因，后半句为果。因为筹集了很多钱，所以想要继续下去。故选 C。
7. B 根据“and encouraged him to continue the project with his father”可知，这次成功给兰格带来了好的影响，让他变得很积极。故选 B。
8. C 根据“Michigan stopped its recycling programme”可知，回收计划停止，家里收集的垃圾会迅速堆积。故选 C。
9. D 根据“Lange started a recycling programme”可知，此处指兰格的回收计划。故选 D。
10. A 根据“did pickups from people's homes”可知，兰格不仅帮助处理可回收物品，甚至还去家里收垃圾。此处表示递进关系。故选 A。
11. C 根据“did pickups from people's homes”可知，此处指捡起垃圾，收走。故选 C。
12. A prevent sb./sth. from doing sth.“阻止某人/某物做某事”。故选 A。
13. B 根据“it has prevented more than 2 million bottles and cans... polluting Michigan's roadsides, lakes and rivers”可知，污染少了，社区更干净了。故选 B。
14. D 根据“He believed the world would become a much better place.”可知，此处是表彰兰格的努力，用第三人称单数的 his。故选 D。
15. B 根据“Have an idea and build on it”可知，有创造力才会有想法。故选 B。

【分析】
做这篇完形填空，首先要通读全文，明确文章核心是讲述美国少年Mateo Lange通过回收项目助力环保和社区的故事，把握环保主题与积极的情感基调。
之后逐个分析空处：
1. 借助上下文线索判断，比如第1空，前文明确提到回收对环境有益，要据此选择对应含义的选项；
2. 对于动词、名词类题目，结合语境区分词义，比如第2空，要判断在打棒球的场景下，是“意识到”球队需要资金，而非其他语义；
3. 留意固定搭配，比如第12题的“prevent...from...”是固定句式，需牢记这类常用短语；
4. 关注句子间逻辑关系，比如第6题，前后句存在因果关联，要选择表因果的连词。
每一步都要回归原文找提示，不能脱离语境选择答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据前文“Recycling is not only good for the environment, but also gives something that seems not so valuable a change to be something else.”可知回收能带来积极影响，benefit（益处）符合语境，故选C。
2. 第2题：根据“while playing baseball”的语境，是在打棒球时意识到球队需要比赛资金，realize（意识到）符合语境，故选B。
3. 第3题：结合后文“redeemed(兑换) for money”和“did pickups from people's homes”，可知是收集瓶子和罐子来换钱，collect（收集）符合语境，故选D。
4. 第4题：根据“protect the environment”的目的，可知该举措是为了减少垃圾，reduce（减少）符合语境，故选B。
5. 第5题：根据后文“With his father’s help, they helped people get rid of their recyclables”，可知兰格是在父亲的帮助下启动项目，故选A。
6. 第6题：前后句存在因果关系，“筹集了很多钱”是原因，“想继续做下去”是结果，so（所以）表因果关系，故选C。
7. 第7题：根据“and encouraged him to continue the project with his father”，这次成功让兰格心态积极，positive（积极的）符合语境，故选B。
8. 第8题：根据“Michigan stopped its recycling programme”，回收项目停止后，居民家中的瓶罐会快速堆积，quickly（快速地）符合语境，故选C。
9. 第9题：根据前文“Lange started a recycling programme”，此处指兰格发起的回收项目，故选D。
10. 第10题：“帮助处理可回收物”和“上门收取”是递进关系，even（甚至）可表递进，故选A。
11. 第11题：根据“did pickups from people's homes”，此处是上门收取、捡起垃圾，pick up（捡起，收取）符合语境，故选C。
12. 第12题：考查固定搭配“prevent sb./sth. from doing sth.”，意为“阻止某人/某物做某事”，故选A。
13. 第13题：根据“it has prevented more than 2 million bottles and cans... polluting Michigan's roadsides, lakes and rivers”，污染减少后社区会更干净，cleaner（更干净的）符合语境，故选B。
14. 第14题：此处是表彰Mateo Lange的环保努力，用形容词性物主代词his指代他的，故选D。
15. 第15题：根据“Have an idea and build on it”，有想法并付诸实践需要具备创造力，creative（有创造力的）符合语境，故选B。
【答案】
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. B
【知识点】
词义辨析、固定搭配、上下文语境
【点评】
本文以环保回收为主题，通过讲述少年的环保事迹，考查学生对词汇语义的辨析、固定短语的掌握以及结合上下文语境解题的能力，做题时需紧密联系原文线索，把握文章的主题和逻辑。
【难度系数】
0.3