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The youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma, hugged (拥抱) his team members and told them he loved them. Then 13-year-old Jordan Romero took the satellite (卫星) phone and called his mom.
“He says, ‘Mom, I’m calling you from the top of the world. I love you!’ I just told him to get home safely,” his mother told the reporters from California. She had been watching her son’s progress minute by minute online.
Returning from Saturday’s success on the world’s highest mountain, at 8,850 meters above sea level, Jordan said when he was interviewed, “Every step I took was finally toward the biggest goal of my life, to stand on the top of the world.” “I was encouraged by a painting in my school of the highest mountains on all seven continents (洲). I want to climb up all of them.” He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa when he was 9 years old.
Before him, the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma had been Temba Tsheri of Nepal at the age of 16 in 2001.
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1.On the top of Mount Qomolangma Jordan did the following EXCEPET _______.
A. hug his team members
B. chat with his mom online
C. tell his mom he loves her
D. give his mom a phone call
2.What was Jordan’s mother doing while he was climbing Mount Qomolangma?
A. She was surfing the Internet.
B. She was talking to Jordan on the phone.
C. She was receiving a reporter’s interview.
D. She was watching Jordan’s progress online.
3.From the passage we know that Mount Qomolangma is the ______ highest mountain Jordan has ever climbed up.
A. first B. second C. sixth D. seventh
4.When did Jordan make up his mind to climb up the highest mountains on all seven continents?
A. After he reached the top of Mount Qomolangma.
B. After he returned from the top of Mount Qomolangma.
C. After he saw a painting of the highest mountains at school.
D. After Temba Tsheri reached the top of Mount Qomolangma.
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.
B. Jordan reached the top of Mount Qomolangma on Saturday.
C. Some reporters interviewed Jordan on the top of Mount Qomolangma.
D. The youngest person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma before Jordan was 16.
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Jordan Romero, a 13-year-old American boy became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma on Saturday.
The eighth grader with long curly hair from California said that he first came up with the idea to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents(大洲) four years ago.
The former record for climbers to climb Mount Qomolangma had been held by Temba Tsheri ofNapal(尼泊尔) who reached the peak at the age of 16.
Jordan’s climbing team reached the top hours earlier than expected. After they reached, they all hugged each other, saying, “I love you. I can’t believe we’re finally here.” and started crying.
Jordan, from Big Bear, California, was climbing Qomolangma with his father, his father’s friend and three guides. He left for the peak from the base camp on the Chinese side.
Unlike neighboring Nepal, the other way to Qomolangma, China has no age limit for climbers.
On the top, Jordan left behind his lucky rabbit’s foot and planted some seeds for good luck on his journey. Then he took the satellite phone and called his mom on the top of the world’s highest mountain, 29,035 feet（8,850 meters）above sea level.
Jordan said he hoped to climb the final top of the mountain in Antarctic(南极洲）by December orJanuary. With this dream nearly finished, he already has his eyes on the next goal, that is, he plans to climb the highest peaks in all 50 US states.
1.When Jordan Remero was nine years old, he wanted to .
A.climb the highest peaks on all seven continents B.become the youngest climber in the world
C.climb Mount Qomolangma in four years D.climb Mount Qomolangma by himself
2.The underlined word “peak” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A.mountain B.top C.country D.place
3.There were people in Jordan’s climbing team.
A.two B.four C.six D.seven
4.What is the correct order in which these happened?
a. Jordan climbed the top of the mountain in Antarctic.
b. Jordan called his mom on the top of the world’s highest mountain.
c. Temba Tsheri of Napal reached the top at the age of 16.
d. Jordan and his team started to climb Mout Qomolangma on the Chinese side.
A.d —c—b—a B.c—d —a —b C.b—c—a—d D.c— d—b —a
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(2014●连云港市) ---Dong Guijun is _____ first man of Lianyungang to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma.
---He is _____ pride of us.
A. the; / B. a; the C. the; the D. a; /
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-Dong Guijun is _____ first man of Lianyungang to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma.
-He is _____ pride of us.
A. the; / B. a; the
C. the; the D. a; /
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A Chinese surveying team successfully reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, the highest place of the planet, ________May 27, 2020.
A.on B.in C.at D.from
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Sixty years ago， human beings first reached the top of Mount Qomolangma， known as Mount Everest in the West. But the increase in climbers is turning the world’s highest mountain into the “world’s highest junkyard(垃圾场)”.
Every year， more than 700 climbers spend nearly two months on Mount Qomolangma. They have left human waste and all kinds of rubbish， including oxygen bottles， broken tents， and plastic bags， according to Ang Tshering Sherpa， chief of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
“The waste has become a health danger to people in the area since they depend on water from rivers fed by the melting glaciers(融化的冰川)，” Sherpa said.
More and more people have realized the danger that Mount Qomolangma is facing and they are now taking active actions. To deal with the problem， Nepal has supported a special team of explorers and volunteers to clean the mountain since 2008. So far they have brought down 15，000kg of rubbish. Nepal also started to ask each climber to bring down 8 kg of rubbish in 2014.
On the Chinese side of the mountain， Tibet(西藏) will collect a cleaning fee of $100-200 (620-1240 yuan) per climber starting from this year. A program named “Mount Qomolangma Action at the Third Pole of the Earth” also started in 2004 to clear up the mountain.
Hopefully， human beings will finally solve the problem， just as they found the way up the mountain successfully.
1.Which of the following was not used to call the world’s highest mountain long ago?
A. Mount Everest.
B. Mount Qomolangma.
C. The Third Pole of the Earth.
D. The world’s highest junkyard.
2.Why is the world’s highest mountain turning into the “world’s highest junkyard?
A. Tibet has not collected enough money to clear up the mountain.
B. Climbers have left too much human waste and all kinds of rubbish.
C. People in the area have no idea of how to recycle their daily rubbish.
D. 700 climbers spend nearly two months on Mount Qomolangma every year.
3.What have been done to protect the environment of Mount Qomolangma?
A. Each climber has been asked to pay for the cleaning fee of $100-200.
B. Nepal has asked each climber to bring down all the rubbish they carried there.
C. A special team of explorers and volunteers have brought down 15，000kg of rubbish.
D. “Mount Qomolangma Action at the Third Pole of the Earth” has started in China and Nepal.
4.Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. “Mount Qomolangma Action at the Third Pole of the Earth” started.
b. Human beings first reached the top of Mount Qomolangma sixty years ago.
c. Nepal started a cleaning program and asked each climber to bring down rubbish.
d. The waste left by climbers has become a health danger to people in the area.
A. c -d- b -a B. b-a-d-c
C. a-b-c-d D. b-d-a-c
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Sixty years ago, human beings first reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West. But the increase in climbers is turning the world’s highest mountain into the “world’s highest junkyard(垃圾场)”.
Every year, more than 700 climbers spend nearly two months on Mount Qomolangma. They have left human waste and all kinds of rubbish, including oxygen bottles, broken tents, and plastic bags, according to Ang Tshering Sherpa, chief of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
“The waste has become a health danger to people in the area since they depend on water from rivers fed by the melting glaciers(融化的冰川),” Sherpa said.
More and more people have realized the danger that Mount Qomolangma is facing and they are now taking active actions. To deal with the problem, Nepal has supported a special team of explorers and volunteers to clean the mountain since 2008. So far they have brought down 15,000kg of rubbish. Nepal also started to ask each climber to bring down 8 kg of rubbish in 2014.
On the Chinese side of the mountain, Tibet(西藏) will collect a cleaning fee of $100-200 (620-1240 yuan) per climber starting from this year. A program named “Mount Qomolangma Action at the Third Pole of the Earth” also started in 2004 to clear up the mountain.
Hopefully, human beings will finally solve the problem, just as they found the way up the mountain successfully.
1.Which of the following was not used to call the world’s highest mountain long ago?
A. Mount Everest.
B. Mount Qomolangma.
C. The Third Pole of the Earth.
D. The world’s highest junkyard.
2.Why is the world’s highest mountain turning into the “world’s highest junkyard?
A. Tibet has not collected enough money to clear up the mountain.
B. Climbers have left too much human waste and all kinds of rubbish.
C. People in the area have no idea of how to recycle their daily rubbish.
D. 700 climbers spend nearly two months on Mount Qomolangma every year.
3.What have been done to protect the environment of Mount Qomolangma?
A. Each climber has been asked to pay for the cleaning fee of $100-200.
B. Nepal has asked each climber to bring down all the rubbish they carried there.
C. A special team of explorers and volunteers have brought down 15,000kg of rubbish.
D. “Mount Qomolangma Action at the Third Pole of the Earth” has started in China and Nepal.
4.Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. “Mount Qomolangma Action at the Third Pole of the Earth” started.
b. Human beings first reached the top of Mount Qomolangma sixty years ago.
c. Nepal started a cleaning program and asked each climber to bring down rubbish.
d. The waste left by climbers has become a health danger to people in the area.
A. c -d- b -a B. b-a-d-c C. a-b-c-d D. b-d-a-c
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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.
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Lots of people make it as their aim to get to the top of Mount Qomolangma.Mark is one of them.The difference between Mark and other climbers is that he lost both his legs when climbing New Zealand’s highest mountain,Mount Cook.He was caught in a big ice hole and he had to have his legs cut below the knees after he was saved.But that couldn’t make Mark lose heart, who has become the first person with man-made legs to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma.
From the top of the world’s highest mountain,Mark called his wife to say he made it.His wife,Anne,got the phone when she was sleeping.She could hardly believe it.Because she knew how hard it would be for Mark to reach the top.She said his“legs”didn’t work well sometimes,so her husband was carrying a spare leg and repair tools.
Mark was a mountain guide before his accident.He said it was not important that no one bad ever reached the 8844-neter mountain like him.“I’m not doing this to be the first.I have been climbing most of my life and I just feel Mount Qomolangma is really a great aim.I want to prove that I can do anything better.”So if you have a dream, just work hard and go for it no matter how difficult it is.
1.What was the difference between Mark and the other climbers?
He was the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma with____________.
2.Where did Mark lose his own legs?
He lost his own legs in an accident__________________.
3.Whom did he call as soon as he reached the top?
He called_______________when he got there.
4.What did Mark carry when he climbed Mount Qomolangma?
He carried_____________________________.
5.What did Mark do before his accident?
He worked as_________________________.
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On May 15, 2018, a team of mountain climbers from Peking University reached the top of the world’s highest mountain to celebrate the university’s 120th birthday. They practiced for two years for their climb to the summit.
The team has fourteen climbers: seven students from the Mountaineering Association of Peking University (MAPKU,北大山鹰社), two teachers and five alumni(校友). The youngest of them is only twenty-one and the oldest one is in his fifties. Twelve of them made it to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, as one of the team members felt sick and another stayed in the camp to help the team when they came back from the top.
To our surprise, the first member to reach the summit was a girl named Wei Wei. It was the third time for her to reach the top of this mountain. Peking University alumnus Luang Nubo, who led the team, said, “Reaching the top of the mountain was not the only goal.” “It’s more important to know how the team work closely and fight with difficulties when climbing high. It is also the spirit of the university,” he said. Started in 1989, the MAPKU now is the most famous amateur mountaineering club (业余登山俱乐部) in China. In 1989,three members reached the 8,201-metre Mount Cho Oyu, the worlds sixth-highest mountain, to celebrate their university 100th birthday. Besides, they also held activities to save animals and plants as well as protect mountains.
1.How long has Peking University been built according to the passage?
A.21 years. B.55 years. C.100 years. D.120 years.
2.Which is the right order of the following events?
a.The MAPKU was set up in Beijing.
b.Wei Wei reached the top of the Qomolangma for the third time.
c.The team reached the sixth-highest mountain to celebrate the university’s birthday.
d.The team began to prepare for climbing Qomolangma to celebrate the university’s birthday.
A.cadb B.acdb C.cdab D.adcb
3.How did the team show the spirit of Peking University according to the passage?
A.They prepare well before they do something.
B.They like climbing and get together to practise.
C.They set up the MAPKU with two teachers
D.They work together and fight with difficulties.
4.Which one is RIGHT according to the passage?
A.All of the fourteen climbers reached the top of Mount Qomolangma.
B.The climbers practised for a short time before their climbing.
C.The MAPKU now is the most famous amateur mountaineering club in China.
D.It’s Wei Wei’s first time to reach the lop of Mount Qomolangma.
5.What activities does the MAPKU do?
A.Organize climbing. B.Save animals and plants.
C.Protect mountains. D.A B and C