Question

Since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest, Mount Qomolangma’s peak is no longer a lonely place and is turning into a trash heap.

So far, more than 350 climbers have successfully reached the peak. And they have complained about waiting for hours in the bottlenecks (狭窄路段) on the way to the peak, a situation that isn’t just uncomfortable — it’s cold and windy up there — but downright dangerous. If bad weather strikes, climbers can and do die.

As a matter of fact, the dangerous crowds aren’t the only problem on Qomolangma. All those climbers need to bring a lot of gear—and much of them ends up being left on the mountain, sometimes even the peak itself. Mount Qomolangma is becoming the world’s largest dump. Here’s mountaineer Mark Jenkins writing in National Geographic about the state of Qomolangma: “The two standard routes, the Northeast Ridge and the Southeast Ridge, are disgustingly polluted with oxygen cans and torn tents everywhere.”

But the good news is that some mountaineers are taking it upon themselves to clean up Qomolangma. Mountianeer Paul Thelen and his friend Eberhard Schaaf are part of the annual Eco Everest Expedition, which has been cleaning up rubbish from base camps to the peak since 2008. So far they’ve collected over 13 tons of garbage.

Some of that rubbish is even being used for a higher purpose. As part of the Mount Everest 8844 Art Project, a group of 15 artists from Nepal collected 1.5 tons of garbage brought down the mountain by climbers. They’ve transformed the cans and oxygen tanks—and in one case, part of the remains of a helicopter—into 74 pieces of art that have already gone on exhibition in Nepal’s capital. Part of the profit from sales will go to the Everest Peakers Association, which has helped collect tons of rubbish on the slopes of the mountain.

1.What does the underlined word “gear” mean?

A. Equipment for climbing mountains.

B.. The food climbers brought onto the mountain.

C. Some important machines used for the bottlenecks.

D. Some rubbish found on the mountain.

2.The group of 15 Nepali artists_________.

A. created works of art using rubbish from Qomolangma

B. were employed by the Everest Peakeers Association

C. climbed Qomolangma and collected 1.5 tons of trash

D. painted 74 beautiful pictures of Mount Qomolangma’s peak

3.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Eco Everest Expedition Proves Successful

B. Qomolangma Has Become A Huge Mess

C. Test Yourself Against Qomolangma

D. Recycle Rubbish On Qomolangma

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述的是珠穆朗玛峰被登山者所丢弃的装备所污染，尼泊尔的艺术家们把从山上带回来的垃圾改造成艺术品。

1.A词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句“The two standard routes, the Northeast Ridge and the Southeast Ridge, are disgustingly polluted with oxygen cans and torn tents everywhere.”可知，珠穆朗玛峰被登山者丢弃氧气罐和帐篷所污染，这些是登山的装备。故选A。

2.A细节理解题。根据第最后一段倒数第二句“They’ve transformed the cans and oxygen tanks—and in one case, part of the remains of a helicopter—into 74 pieces of art that have already gone on exhibition in Nepal’s capital.”可知，珠穆朗玛峰山上的垃圾被改造成了艺术品放在展览馆里。故选A。

3.B标题判断题。根据第一段“Since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest, Mount Qomolangma’s peak is no longer a lonely place and is turning into a trash heap.” 珠穆朗玛峰已经变成了一个巨大的垃圾场。故选B。

【名师点睛】

文章阅读首先要确定所讲述的主要内容，那么需要找到关键词（通常会是一些表示转折的短语）。此文的第三段由“As a matter of fact”引出了珠穆朗玛峰被污染的这一主题。由此可知这是一类科普环保阅读，那么第27题确定题目就比较清楚了。

关于词义猜测的题目，需要结合所标注的单词的前面或者后面的句子出现的相关词语进行分析。此篇文章中考查的是“gear”，那么紧接下来的句子中出现了“oxygen cans and torn tents”，可判断出单词“gear”的意思。

考点：考查科普环保类阅读