I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13 . My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to EL Capitan, a
36 rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew
37 I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion ever since—
38 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my
39 .
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of
40 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s
41 me why visitors started respecting the place
42 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried
43 trash myself, but the job was too big. I would
44 an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so
45 it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew
46 about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a
47 . On that day, more than 300 people
48 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to
49 . I couldn’t believe the
50 we made —the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and
51 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people
52 about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by
53 rather than complaining. We need to teach by
54 . You can’t blame others
55 you start with yourself.
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| 小题2: | | A．gradually | B．recently | C．immediately | D．finally |
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| 小题3: | | A．describing | B．climbing | C．imagining | D．painting |
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| 小题4: | | A．lab | B．palace | C．garden | D．home |
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| 小题5: | | A．waste | B．goods | C．material | D．resources |
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| 小题6: | | A．over | B．within | C．beyond | D．against |
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| 小题7: | | A．less | B．least | C．more | D．most |
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| 小题8: | | A．breaking down | B．digging out | C．throwing away | D．picking up |
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| 小题9: | | A．wait | B．spend | C．kill | D．save |
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| 小题10: | | A．tired of | B．used to | C．satisfied with | D．delighted in |
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| 小题11: | | A．everything | B．nothing | C．something | D．anything |
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| 小题12: | | A．picnic | B．concert | C．cleanup | D．party |
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| 小题13: | | A．looked around | B．called back | C．dropped out | D．showed up |
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| 小题14: | | A．accomplish | B．overcome | C．demand | D．receive |
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| 小题15: | | A．contact | B．difference | C．plan | D．visit |
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| 小题16: | | A．covered | B．designed | C．crossed | D．measured |
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| 小题17: | | A．argue | B．quarrel | C．talk | D．complain |
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| 小题18: | | A．questioning | B．watching | C．doing | D．thinking |
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| 小题19: | | A．example | B．research | C．method | D．explanation |
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| 小题20: | | A．when | B．unless | C．although | D．if |
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