第二篇：
Chad Pregracke grew up in Moline, Illinois, less than 100 feet away from the Mississippi River, which supplies
drinking water to about 18 million people in more than 50 U.S. cities. As he got older, he noticed the river was becoming
more and more polluted with plastic, trash, and other junk floating around in it. One weekend, he decided to collect the
trash he could from the river – by hand. He waded into the water and removed items that shouldn’t have been in it and
filled his backyard with them. Someone reported his activities to a local news station, and as a result, a group wrote Chad
a check for over $8,000. Chad used the money to buy a boat and to start a nonprofit organization to continue the work he
had started. He named his organization Living Lands and Waters.
Over the years Chad has sponsorship from over 60 corporations and foundations. The organization has nine full-time
employees and many volunteers, and has removed more than 1,000 tons of garbage from America’s largest rivers. Chad and
his team have pulled tires, refrigerators, air conditioners, and even toilets from the water. In the summer of 2008, the
Midwestern United States suffered terrible flooding, and Cedar Rapids was particularly hard hit. Living Lands and Waters
was there on the Cedar River after the flood, helping with the clean-up efforts. In 2013, the news network CNN named Chad
one of the top 10 heroes of the year.
Even till today, Chad himself remains involved in the actual physical cleaning of rivers – one river at a time, one piece
of garbage at a time. He also writes a newspaper column that has a readership primarily in Iowa and Illinois, and he often
speaks to audiences about the importance of rivers and of keeping them clean and tells his story, reminding people that an
initial step taken by one person can make a real difference.
【題組】49. What does Chad’s story tell us?
(A)A humble and normal kid can become a multimillionaire one day.
(B) A simple action started by a single person may lead to a big change.
(C)Collecting garbage should never be something to be ashamed of.
(D) Anyone who throws garbage into the rivers must be punished.
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