Question

    China will cut the number of climbers trying to climb Mount Qomolangma from the north this year as part of plans for the clean-up on the world's highest mountains. The clean-up activity will include moving away the bodies of climbers who died at more than 8,000 metres up the mountain.

The total number of climbers trying to reach the top of the world's highest mountain from the north will be controlled to less than 300. The climbing season will be controlled to spring.

Parts of Qomolangma are in China and Nepal (尼泊尔). Each year, around 60,000 climbers and guides visit the Chinese north side of the mountain, but few actually try to climb it. China has set up stations to sort (分类), recycle and break down rubbish from the mountain, which includes cans, plastic bags, tents and oxygen tanks (氧气瓶).

On the Nepalese side, mountaineering trip organizers have begun sending huge rubbish bags to climbers during the spring climbing season. They should collect rubbish that then can be carried by helicopters back to the base camp.

Every year there are many victims on Qomolangma often in the "death area" above 8,000 metres, where the air is the thinnest. In 2017, 648 people reached the top of Qomolangma. Six people have died on the mountain that year, one of whom on the north side.

Qomolangma has become the world's highest rubbish dump (垃圾场). Meanwhile, melting (融化) ice caused by global warming is exposing (暴露) rubbish that has been left on the mountain since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first successful climbing 67 years ago.

1.What can we guess from the first paragraph?

A.No climbers will climb Mount Qomolangma.

B.Some climbers died during mountain climbing.

C.About 8,000 people died of climbing the mountain.

D.Mount Qomolangma is cleaned up every year.

2.Which is the proper season to climb the mountain from the north side?

A.Spring. B.Summer. C.Autumn. D.Winter.

3.Which of the following is True?

A.Each year, around 60,000 climbers climb the mountain from the north side.

B.In China, people use helicopters to take the rubbish back to the base camp.

C.China has set up stations to deal with rubbish that is left on the mountain.

D.On the Nepalese side, climbers should take rubbish back to the base camp.

4.What does the underlined word "victims" mean?

A.Persons who enjoy climbing. B.Persons who work hard.

C.Persons who help climbers. D.Persons who have experienced death.

5.What can we mainly learn from the last paragraph?

A.The weather in the world is getting warmer.

B.Edmund and Tenzing were famous climbers.

C.Qomolangma is now getting much cleaner.

D.Qomolangma faces serious rubbish problems.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍中国将会限制珠峰北面攀登者的人数，以此来清理珠峰遗留的垃圾，还介绍了尼泊尔那侧的垃圾处理情况以及登山者死亡情况。

1.推理判断题。根据“The clean-up …up the mountain.”可知，这次将会把海拔8,000米高的登山者尸体也清理掉，所以可推断出一些登山者在爬山的时候死去。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段“The climbing season will be controlled to spring.”可知，登山季会控制在春季，那么春季就是珠峰北面合适的登山季。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据“Each year… north side of the mountain”可知，60,000个人中有登山者也有向导，不是单一的只有登山者，A错误；根据“China has set up stations to sort (分类), recycle and break down rubbish from the mountain,”可知，中国建立垃圾分类站来回收和分解山上的垃圾，不是用直升飞机来清理垃圾，B错误，由此可知C正确；根据“They should collect rubbish that then can be carried by helicopters back to the base camp.”尼泊尔那一侧的登山者要把垃圾收集起来，让直升飞机带回基地宿营，不是登山者自己带走，D错误。故选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据后文“in the "death area" above 8,000 metres”在海拔8,000米的死亡区，可知此处的人应该是罹难者，victim：罹难者，受害者；Persons who enjoy climbing享受登山的人；Persons who work hard努力工作的人；Persons who help climbers帮助登山者的人；Persons who have experienced death.经历死亡的人。故选D。

5.推理判断题。本文主要在讲珠峰攀登者的垃圾清理问题，结合最后一段“Qomolangma has become the world's highest rubbish dump ”可知珠峰面临着严重的垃圾问题。故选D。