Ⅴ. Choose the best answers to complete the passage below.
“Hey, Mike! Please don’t throw away the paper!” Tom called, rushing towards his classmate. Mike felt 1, “Why not? It has just been used.”
Tom replied, “We should recycle it. If you ______ 2 ______ throw it away, it’ll lead to more rubbish. Waste is a big problem, and ______ 3 ______ it begins with each of us.”
Tom continued, “Many things we usually throw away can be refused. Old 4 can be turned into new notebooks. Plastic bottles can become pencil holidays.”
Mike nodded and said, “You have a point, Tom, 5 our school doesn’t have a recycling program.”
Tom’s eyes sparkled(闪耀) with excitement. “I’ve been thinking we could 6 a recycling club. We can call on students to recycle everything that can be recycled.”
Mike said, “That’s a(n) 7 idea, Tom! I want to do it with you! But we need to get the 8 of the school.”
Tom quickly 9 his plan. He asked some of his friends who cared about the 10 to join the club. On the weekend, five of his friends came to his house to talk about the idea.
During the meeting, they 11 the tasks clearly. Tom and one of his friends wrote a letter to the headmaster to 12 why they started this club. Two other friends made eye-catching posters to show why recycling was important. The last two friends told their classmates about the idea. They planned to talk about what could be done next during lunch breaks, and expected more students to 13 them.
A week later, they gave the headmaster their letter, posters and a petition(请愿书) with over 100 students’ names. Soon the school got excited about their idea and 14 that students could set up the recycling club.
No one was more excited than Tom. Not only was the club set up, but also he understood the 15 —even a kid can play an important part and more kids can make a difference!
()1. A. sad B. angry C. strange D. afraid
()2. A. simply B. slowly C. quietly D. carefully
()3. A. reading B. sharing C. solving D. finding
()4. A. plastic B. glass C. walk D. paper
()5. A. and B. but C. so D. or
()6. A. visit B. write C. start D. name
()7. A. terrible B. easy C. common D. great
()8. A. attention B. condition C. money D. support
()9. A. carried out B. put off C. gave up D. laughed at
()10. A. safety B. environment C. health D. science
()11. A. showed B. refused C. divided D. added
()12. A. promise B. know C. explain D. guess
()13. A. order B. help C. allow D. protect
()14. A. agreed B. enjoyed C. believed D. reported
()15. A. habit B. truth C. news D. choice

1.C 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.B

【分析】
这是一篇围绕校园环保主题的完形填空，解题思路为：首先通读全文，把握文章讲述的“汤姆和迈克倡导回收、成立校园回收俱乐部”的核心内容；接着逐空分析，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、逻辑关系（转折、因果等）选择最佳选项；最后通读全文验证答案是否符合逻辑。
【解析】
1. 空1：迈克刚用了纸就被阻止扔掉，感到奇怪，选C（strange）；
2. 空2：此处指“只是”扔掉纸，会产生更多垃圾，选A（simply）；
3. 空3：解决浪费问题要从每个人做起，选C（solving）；
4. 空4：旧纸可制成新笔记本，选D（paper）；
5. 空5：迈克同意汤姆的观点，但学校无回收项目，表转折，选B（but）；
6. 空6：汤姆想“成立”回收俱乐部，选C（start）；
7. 空7：迈克认为这是“好”主意，选D（great）；
8. 空8：成立俱乐部需要学校的“支持”，选D（support）；
9. 空9：汤姆快速“实施”计划，选A（carried out）；
10. 空10：汤姆邀请关心“环境”的朋友，选B（environment）；
11. 空11：他们明确“分工”任务，选C（divided）；
12. 空12：汤姆写信给校长“解释”成立俱乐部的原因，选C（explain）；
13. 空13：期待更多学生“帮助”他们，选B（help）；
14. 空14：学校“同意”学生成立回收俱乐部，选A（agreed）；
15. 空15：汤姆明白一个“道理（真相）”，选B（truth）。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文以校园环保为主题，贴近学生生活，考查学生对语境的把握及词汇的运用能力，是典型的初中英语完形填空题型。
【难度系数】
0.6