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1、珠峰记忆I路远天高,几多明日再换一眼今朝时间孕育了自然,也改变着自然,而同样在时间的见证下,人类探索自然的精神则成为了永恒。高山大海,荒漠冰原,一步天堂,一步地狱,无数探险者们为了领略自然的魅力前赴后继,在生命的刻度上留下了浓重第。(记叙文,502words,TheWashingtonPost)Itwasthefina1c1imbonhisquesttoreachthehighestsummitona11sevencontinents.WhenChristopherKu1ishfina11yreachedMountEverests29,035-footpeak,hejoinedane1iteg
2、roupknownasthettSevcnSummitsC1ub”.Butthe62-year-o1dCo1oradoattorneydiedsudden1yMondayafterreturningtothefirstcampbe1owthemountainssummit.He,sthesecondAmericantodieinthepastweekafterreachingEverestshighestpoint.Hisfami1ybe1ievesthecausewasaheartattack,accordingtotheDenverPost.Hesawhis1astsunrisefromt
3、hehighestpeakonEarthjhisbrother,MarkKu1ish,saidinastatementtotheDenverPost.44Weareheartbrokenatthisnews.”1astweek,55-year-oIdDona1d1ynnCashofUtahco11apsedanddiedjustafterreachingtheEverestpeak.Hetoohadreachedthehighestpointona11sevencontinents.Inc1udingChristopherandCash,at1east11peop1ehavediedonMou
4、ntEverestthisyear.Thedeathscomeamongreportsofovercrowdingonthepopu1armountain.TheNepa1igovernmentgrantedatota1of381permitstoc1imbEverestthisyear,anumberthatdoesntinc1udeguideswhoareonthemountainaswe11.Forsomec1imbers,thattraffichasmeant1ongerwaittimessometo1dtheHima1ayanTimesthewaithasexceededtwohou
5、rsbetweenthe1astcampandthepeak.MountaineerVanessaO,Brien,whohasa1soc1imbedthesevensummits,saidwhentheresacrowd,beingamoreexperiencedc1imberwonthe1pyou.uItdoesntmatterifyourethebestracecardriverinthewor1d.Ifyourestuckintraffic,you,restuckintraffic/,shesaidinaninterview.Andwhenac1imberisstuckinthattra
6、ffic,t4thcirbodyisstartingtodeteriorate.”O,Brien,whosetarecordasthefastestwomantoreachthehighestpeakoneverycontinent,a1sosaidthedescentisoftenharderthanthec1imb.C1imbingexpertA1anArnettesaidthere,snosimp1eexp1anationforthestringofdeaths.Hesaidweatherthathas1edtoashorterc1imbingseasonisonefactorcausi
7、ngovercrowding.Hea1sosaidthecosttoc1imbMountEveresthasdecreased,whichmeansmorepeop1earemakingthejourney.Heurgedthegovernmentsinchargeofgrantingpermitsto1imithowmanypeop1ecanbeonthemountainatonce.Sti11,Christopherwasnobeginner.Hisfami1ysaidhe,dbeenmountainc1imbingforfivedecades.Hearrivedatthebasecamp
8、near1ytwomonthsbeforehisc1imbsohecou1dgivehimse1ftimetoadapttotheconditions.Whenhemadehisjourney,hisfami1ysaidhewasc1imbingwithasma11groupina1mostidea1conditionsaftersomeoftheovercrowdinghadc1eared.Hisbrotherdescribedbeinga1awyerasa“dayjob,forChristopher.C1imbingwashispassion.44Hewasaninveteratec1im
9、berofpeaksinCo1orado,theWestandthewor1dOVerJMarkKu1ishsaid.uHcpassedawaydoingwhathe1oved.”1. WhatdoweknowfromChristopher?A. Hehasreachedthehighestpointona11sevencontinents.B. HejoinedtheiSevenSummitsC1ub”atthebasecamp.C. 11peop1efo11owinghimdiedafterreachingtheEverestpeakthisyear.D. Hediedfromaheart
10、attackbe1owthemountainssummit.2. Whatmade1ongerwaittimesonMountEverest?A.1ackingguides.B.Overcrowding.C.Badweather.D.Gettinggovernmentspermission.3. WhatmightcausethestringofdeathsaccordingtoA1anArnette?a. The1esscostattractingmorec1imbers.b. Themorec1imbersworseningtheenvironment.c. Morepermitsgran
11、tedbythegovernment.d. Thegovernments1imitingthec1imber,snumber.e. Theweather1eadingtoashorterc1imbingseason.A.a,b,dB.a,c,eC.b,c,dD.b,d,e4. WhydidChristopherarriveatthebasecampsoear1ybeforec1imbing?A.Towaitforhisfriends.B.Tb1earnaboutthemountain.C.Toc1earthetrafficjam.D.Toadapttoconditionsear1ier.5.
12、Whatdoestheunder1inedworduinveterate,inthe1astparagraphprobab1ymean?A.Experienced.B.Famous.C.Exce11ent.D.Addictive.参考答案:15ABBDD生词与长难句1. SevenSummitsC1ub七峰俱乐部,由登上世界七大洲(亚洲、欧洲、非洲、北美洲、南美洲、大洋洲和南极洲)最高峰的登山者组成。2. MountEverest珠穆朗玛峰(俗称珠峰)是喜马拉雅山脉的主峰,也是世界海拔最高的山峰,位于中国与尼泊尔边境线上。珠穆朗玛峰有两种高度:登山者登上的是总体高度,尼泊尔等国采用的雪盖高(总
13、高)是8848米,2005年中国国家测绘局测量的岩面高(裸高即地质高度)为8844.43米,2010年起承认两种高度的测量数据。3. summitn.最高点;顶点;山顶;(政府间的)首脑会议;峰会Thispath1eadstothesummit.这条路通往山顶。Thetwopresidentsagreedtoho1dasummit.两位总统商定举行一次首脑会议。4. accordingto据所说;按所报道;依照,按照,根据5. grantk(尤指正式地或法律上)同意,允许Thebankfina11ygranteda50,0001oantome.银行终于同意给我贷款50,000英镑。6. exc
14、eedv.超过(数量);超越(法律、命令等)的限制Itsresearchbudgetexceeds$100mi11ionayear.其研究预算每年超过1亿美元。7. mountaineern.登山者;登山运动员Thetoughmountaineersucceededingettingtothetopofthemountain.那位强壮的登山运动员胜利地登上了山顶。8. setarecord打破纪录9. deterioratev.变坏;恶化;退化Thediscussionquick1ydeterioratedintoanangryargument.这场讨论迅速演变成愤怒的争吵。10. desce
15、ntn.下降;斜坡ThedescenttoBaseCamptookaboutthreedays.往下走到大本营大约要三天时间。.1eadto导致,造成(后果)Eatingtoomuchsugarcan1eadtohea1thprob1ems.摄入过多的糖会引起健康问题。12. inchargeof负责;主管AnexperiencedworkerisinchargeofthisPrOjeet.一位有经验的工人负责这项工作。13. inveterateadj.积习难改的;有瘾的Heisaninveterate1iar.他是个积习难改的骗子。14. congestion.(交通)拥塞;塞车Theprob1emsoftrafficcongestionwi11notdisappearinahurry.交通堵塞问题不会很快消失。15. passaway去世Heunfortunate1ypassedaway1astyear.他不幸于去年去世了。