Ⅰ.完形填空
Ryan Hickman was born into an American family. When he was three years old, Ryan Hickman visited a __1__ center in California and found what he wanted to do most. Amazingly, the next day as he greeted his dad, Damion, he made a (n) __2__， “I'm going to pick up all the bottles and cans from everyone in the neighborhood. I'll start a new __3__ myself！”
It's never too __4__ to start a business, though there were no other staff but himself when the company was started. Today, Ryan, aged seven, the world's __5__ garbage man, is the CEO, manager and __6__ of Ryan's Recycling Company. Though Ryan says he doesn't remember what made it all start, he remains __7__ about what he is doing. When questioned why he did so, he said, “It's __8__ bottles get to the ocean, and then animals get sick and die.” Ryan's neighbors have been __9__ to the little boy's knocking for their recycled goods. More and more __10__ ones call to ask for a pickup or even lay down bags of bottles and cans at Hickman's door. At school, Ryan's favorite activity is helping the dustmen __11__ the trash and taking away the recyclable. “My wife and I support him and we told him that whenever he wants to __12__， he can，” Damion said. “I want to see him with friends, but the recycling just makes him delighted. He has actually __13__ five of his friends to join him.”
According to Damion, Ryan has __14__ over $11,000 through recycling bottles and cans. Ryan says he wants to buy a large trash truck to be __15__ with enough garbage and become a true garbage man.
三岁的Ryan Hickman因为参观了一家废品回收中心而萌生了自己做废品回收生意的想法。如今，七岁的他是世界上最年轻的垃圾处理工。
1．A.financial B．recycling
C．delivering D．industrial
答案：B
解析：根据下文内容以及第6空后的Ryan's Recycling Company可知选B项。
2．A.bet B．announcement
C．speech D．explanation
答案：B
解析：Ryan向父亲宣布自己的决定。make an announcement为固定短语，意为“宣布”。故选B。
3．A.investigation B．study
C．business D．campaign
答案：C
解析：根据第4空后的start a business可知选C项。
4．A.old B．early
C．weak D．late
答案：B
解析：never too...to do sth.构成双重否定，常用来表示“做某事再……也不为过”。Ryan年龄很小，故本句表示“开公司多早也不为过”。
5．A.cleverest B．busiest
C．wealthiest D．youngest
答案：D
解析：七岁的Ryan自然是世界上最年轻的(youngest)“垃圾处理工”。
6．A.customer B．employer
C．trainee D．employee
答案：D
解析：根据上句中的there were no other staff but himself when the company was started可知，Ryan既是公司的CEO，也是公司的经理，同时还是公司的雇员(employee)。
7．A.enthusiastic B．energetic
C．unbearable D．comfortable
答案：A
解析：句意：虽然Ryan说他不记得是什么让这一切开始的，但是他对自己正在做的事情依然充满热情。remain enthusiastic about仍对……充满热情。
8．A.why B．how
C．because D．when
答案：C
解析：前文When questioned why he did so给出提示，因此要用because来对提出的问题进行回答。
9．A.opposed B．supposed
C．accustomed D．devoted
答案：C
解析：句意：Ryan的邻居们已经习惯这个小男孩敲门回收废品了。be accustomed to (doing) sth.意为“习惯于(做)某事”。
10．A.supportive B．instructive
C．aggressive D．persuasive
答案：A
解析：句意：越来越多的支持(supportive)者打电话来请求回收，甚至把一袋一袋的瓶瓶罐罐放在Hickman的家门口。
11．A.desert B．separate
C．circulate D．weed
答案：B
解析：根据下文and taking away the recyclable(拿走可回收的物品)可知，此处表示将垃圾分类(separate)。
12．A.start B．continue
C．quit D．back
答案：C
解析：句意：Damion说：“我的妻子和我都支持他，并且我们告诉他无论何时他想放弃(quit)都可以。”
13．A.persuaded B．urged
C．forced D．instructed
答案：A
解析：句意：事实上，他已经说服他的五个朋友加入他。persuade sb.to do sth.意为“说服某人做某事”。
14．A.raised B．saved
C．wasted D．spent
答案：B
解析：句意：据Damion说，Ryan已经通过回收瓶瓶罐罐攒下(saved)超过一万一千美金。
15．A.surrounded B．entertained
C．equipped D．loaded
答案：D
解析：根据句意可知，此处指“装载足够多垃圾的垃圾车”，故应用be loaded with，表示“装载着……；用……装载”。
