I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter nearby and ___1___ that no one else was going to pick it up. I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there ___2___ three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was ___3___ much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to feel happy ___4___ there again. I __5___ my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes after starting to pick up litter, my bag was ___6__! It had cans, bottles, broken glasses and newspapers in it. From then on, I went to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel ___7___ to do something for the environment. After each trip, I look at all the litter that I’ve found. If ___8___ of it is recyclable(可回收的) , I keep it. I can’t understand ___9___ people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit to ___10___ the earth, but I still think it is important.
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小题1: B
小题2: D
小题3: C
小题4: A
小题5: B
小题6: D
小题7: C
小题8: A
小题9: B
小题10: D
题目分析：
小题1:词义辨析。四个选项分别表示相信、意识到、坚持和明白。结合上下文可知句意为：意识到没有别人会把它捡起来，故选B。
小题2:词义辨析，四个选项分别表示在……之后、为了、带有和在……之内。句意：我能在三分钟内走到那儿。故选D。
小题3:词义辨析。Such形容词，如此的；very副词非常，形容词恰好的；so副词如此；too副词太。句意：那儿有如此多垃圾。选C，副词修饰much，表示多的程度。
小题4:.词义辨析。四个选项分别表示去、生活、工作和睡觉。句意：再走到那儿，我想感觉好一点。故选A。
小题5:词义辨析。四个选项分别表示去、安排做出、得到和尝试。句意：那天下午我第一次打扫这个森林。即做出某种安排，选B。
小题6:结合上文Ten minutes after starting to pick up litter,可知此时我的袋子应该是满了，故选D。
小题7:结合上下文可知句意为：为环境做点事情让我感觉很了不起。故选C。
小题8:.结合下文可知句意为：如果有任何可回收的。故选A，any用在肯定句中表示任何，任何一个。
小题9:结合上下文可知句意为：我不明白人们为什么乱扔垃圾。故选B。
小题10:词义辨析。四个选项分别表示制作安排、修复、支持和帮助。结合上下文语境可知选D为最佳答案。
点评：本文描述作者在看到居住地附近的垃圾很多时，就决定自己义务捡垃圾来保护环境。通过阅读本文可知我们每个人都应该行动起来保护地球，改善环境。本题难度较大，每个小题与上下文的联系不大，有的小题甚至完全可以当做一个单独的单选题来做。解题中要注意分析各个选项的含义，结合语义，选出最佳答案。