Climbers at Qomolangma are being asked to clean up after themselves.
Qomolangma has earned the nickname（绰号）the World's Highest Garbage Dump（垃圾场）.
Climbing Qomolangma,the world's highest mountain,just becomes more challenging.The government of Nepal is telling climbers they cannot leave trash on the trails.Each climber will have to come down the mountain with at the least 18 pounds of garbage.That's the average amount of trash a climber leaves behind on Qomolangma.
Officials say climbers are responsible for their own trash.“We are not asking climbers to pick up trash left by someone else,”said the Nepal Tourism Ministry.“We just want them to bring back what they took up.”
More than 4,000 people have reached the 29,035-foot summit（顶峰）in more than 60 years.Leaving trash along the way helps climbers keep their bags light so they have energy to reach the summit.“The trash problem in Qomolangma is not new.”Burlakoti says.“When the people started to climb the mountain,they started to leave their garbage there.”They have left behind bottles,food boxes and equipment.
The new rule came into effect in April,2014.To make sure it is followed,climbers will have to deposit money（交保证金）before they climb.Once they climb back down the mountain,officials will check climbers at a return camp to make sure they have the required 18 pounds of trash.If they do,their money will be returned to them.If they do not,climbers will not receive their deposit and they will not be given a permit the next time they want to climb Qomolangma.
The goal is to make sure no more litter will be left on Qomolangma."As we offer Qomolangma to all the people of the world they should take responsibility to clean it."Burlakoti says,“After seeing the results from this,we will also apply this rule to other mountains.”
1.Why does Qomolangma get the nickname the World's Highest Garbage Dump?
A. The white snow on it looks like white trash.
B. The government of Nepal transported trash onto it.
C. There is too much trash left on it by climbers.
D. The government of Nepal has used up the resources on it.
2.Climbers left trash along the way in order to______.
A. provide guidance for other climbers
B. help climbers themselves find their way
C. get timely medical rescue when in danger
D. reach the summit without too much load
3.If climbers want to climb Qomolangma again,they must______.
A. get the climbing license
B. have a large bag
C. get the permission from the local people
D. bring back the required trash in the last climbing
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. Protect our beautiful mountains
B. Bring back your litter when climbing
C. A new rule of protecting the earth
D. Qomolangma belonging to the world people
假定你叫李华，你在纽约时，寄宿在Mr.and Mrs.Green家里，回国后想写封感谢信，感谢Mr.and Mrs.Green热情友善地提供住宿、饮食并和你练习英语口语，同时想邀请他们到中国来。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Many students love to travel and explore the world.Become an international exchange student is a great way to do this.We can live in another country,take classes in a second language,or visit incredible tourist attractions.This is a great way learn about cross-cultural values.It is also a wonderful way to learn a new language.And most international exchange students can get help by a language tutor.Unless you can't travel,you can always think about hosting an international exchange student.When you host an exchange student,you share your home and your life with this person.Most of exchange students live with a host family for six months or one year.In beginning,there is usually a language barrier,and later, you will be able to speak together more easy.
Peeling（削皮）vegetables can be the1.boring part of any meal as you spend extra minutes2.prep time. And when you're doe,you3.(leave) with a pile of unusable skins 4.usually end up in the garbage can.
But according to health experts,what we throw away is actually one of the healthiest5.(part) of our foods.
Daily Mail Online spoke to Mary Jane Detroyer,a registered dietitian and nutritionist based in New York,about 6.we shouldn't be peeling our vegetables and all the hidden benefits7.(find) in the skins.
According to Detroyer,there are several reasons to be leaving the skins on,and the main reason is what you deprive（使丧失）your body of when you peel8.off.The skins of produce like potatoes,carrots,and cucumbers all have plenty of health benefits."The skins have a lot of fiber and it's insoluble（不溶性）fiber,especially9.the skins are colorful,"Detroyer told Daily Mail Online.“Most of the time,10.majority of the vegetable's nutrients are in the skins.”
Robby was 11 when he took his first piano lesson.I____students begin at an earlier age,____I explained to Robby.Robby said it had always been his mother's dream to hear him play the piano.So I took him as a student.
Much____Robby tried,he____the sense of tone and basic rhythm.But be dutifully reviewed his lessons.
Over the months he tried and tried,and he'd always say,“My mom's going to hear me play someday.”But it seemed____.He just did not have any inborn ability.
Then one day Robby stopped coming.I was glad,as he was a bad____for my teaching!I____he had decided to pursue something else.
Several weeks later,my students were to have a recital（演奏会）.To my surprise,Robby came,asking to play in the recital.
“It is for____pupils,but you dropped.”
“My mom was sick.But I have been practicing.I've just got to play!”he insisted and I agreed.
The night for the recital came.I put Robby up just in the program____I was to come up and thank all the students and play a finishing piece.I thought I could save his poor performance through my "curtain closer".
The recital____well.Robby came up on stage.His clothes were wrinkled and his hair looked dirty.“How could his Mom...?”I thought.
Robby began and it was Mozart's work.I was not prepared for what I heard next.His fingers even____on the keys.After six and a half minutes he ended and people were all on their feet in wild____.
____and in tears I ran up and put my arms around Robby in joy."I've never heard you play like that,Robby! How did you do it?"
Through the microphone Robby explained:"Well,Miss Hondorf,remember I told you my mom was sick?Well... ____she had cancer and____this morning.And well...She was born deaf,so tonight was the____time she ever heard me play.I wanted to make it____."
There wasn't a____eye that evening.I thought to myself how much____my life had been for taking Robby as my pupil.However,he was the teacher,for it is he that showed me the meaning of____and love and believing in oneself.
1.A. wish B. prefer C. command D. order
2.A. how B. why C. what D. which
3.A. while B. since C. because D. as
4.A. lacked B. possessed C. improved D. lost
5.A. trustless B. needless C. hopeless D. lifeless
6.A. advertisement B. announcement C. broadcast D. information
7.A. promised B. assumed C. admitted D. pretended
8.A. bright B. clever C. current D. recent
9.A. since B. after C. until D. before
10.A. went down B. went up C. went off D. went over
11.A. danced B. slipped C. moved D. flew
12.A. criticism B. tears C. shouts D. applause
13.A. Impressed B. Annoyed C. Overcome D. Defeated
14.A. really B. actually C. obviously D. directly
15.A. passed down B. passed away C. passed by D. passed over
16.A. forever B. only C. first D. last
17.A. unexpected B. different C. usual D. special
18.A. dry B. wet C. sharp D. weak
19.A. harder B. richer C. deeper D. easier
20.A. perseverance B. stress C. difficulty D. happiness
It used to be a matter of fact when Peter Pan—a character from James Matthew Barrie's 1911 book—said:“All children,except one,grow up.”1.
According to the NPD Group,a US market research company,sales of toys to adults in the UK increased by more than 20 percent in 2016,three times the pace of the children's toy market itself.These toys ranged from puzzles and Lego building sets（乐高积木）to vehicle models and action figures.And more than half of the sales came from millennials—people born between the 1980s and 2000s.“Adults of the 21st century are channeling their inner child, one toy at a time,”commented website Koreaboo.2.According to Frederique Tutt,all analyst at NPD,the motivation of these grown-ups is to escape the stress of today's fast-paced world.3.“It reminds me of the playful side of life,”Rob Willner,a 25-year-old PhD student in the UK,told The Telegraph when talking about his love for Lego,which he said brings him both comfort and entertainment.
4.To Frank Furendi,a professor at the University of Kent in The UK,the fact that so many adults are pursuing "the thrills of youth" is the evidence that "adulthood has got nothing attractive about it anymore",he told The New York Times."That's actually quite sad."
5.According to Canadian comic book artist Todd McFarlane,collecting toys could simply be a way for people to express their individuality."It's just pop culture stuff.It's stuff that says,I like a little of this and I like a little of that,"he told ABC,News."It's no big deal."So now that over 100 years have passed since Peter Pan,perhaps it's time to introduce a new "fact",as stated in the tagline of the UK fashion brand KIDULT:"Growing old is mandatory（强制性的）,but growing up is optional."
A.But scientists are probably just worrying too much.
B.Why do these kidults turn to toys for pleasure and comfort?
C.This is also why these adults are sometimes referred to as "kidults".
D.They are driven toward the more immediate pleasures brought by toys than those brought by,say, getting a promotion,which is far less easy to achieve.
E.The scientists are concerned that those kidults show roo much individuality.
F.But this "fact" doesn't seem to apply to today's world anymore.
G.Despite this,some social scientists see the trend as disturbing.
