题目内容
Crowd controls could soon become an important skill for climbers on Mount Everest, as important as physical strength or watching the weather. In a single day last week, nearly 40 people reached the top of the world --- a record. Reports from base camp spoke of queues at dangerous ridges and crowds as people passed each other in the final dash for the 8, 848 meters top.
More traditional mountaineers tease about the circus atmosphere surrounding Everest in recent years, and there are warnings that the crowds are making the mountain more dangerous. In 1996, 14 died on the mountain when the members of several groups were trapped at high altitudes by sudden snowstorms. Bad weather in early May led to this year’s jam on the summit ridge, but the loss, luckily, was light. Just four climbers died, including a Nepali Sherpa who had made 11 previous successful climbing.
Traditionalists are also worried about the growing tendency of climbers to set records and achieve “firsts”, rather than simply climb the mountain. This year’s crop of mountaineers included the oldest man, 64-year-old Sherman Bull from Connecticut, and the youngest, 16-year-old Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal. An American with only one arm was on the mountain this year; an Indian with no legs also tried but failed. Erik Weihennieyer, an American, became the first blind person to reach the top of the world. His fellow climbers stayed in front of him on the way up, describing the type of land and ringing bells.
Nepal(尼泊尔)views Mount Everest as something of a cash cow. The government charges journeys a minimum of $ 70,000. That is probably why officials in Katmandu are ignoring concerns about overcrowding and talking about even more climbers coming next year. But a celebration of the 48th anniversary of the first conquest of Everest, by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was cancelled after violent strikes. Tumultuous(动乱的)Nepali politics, it seems, could be just the crowd-control measure that Everest needs.
【小题1】What is the problem that the climbers have to face in recent years?
A.Bad Weather. | B.Technology. | C.Overcrowding. | D.Physical strength. |
A.The risks of mountain climbing. |
B.The consequence of overcrowding. |
C.The challenge that climbers have to face. |
D.The damage that snowstorms have caused. |
A.their great courage | B.their common motivation |
C.their different identity | D.their outstanding achievements |
A.Unconcerned. | B.Doubtful. | C.Disapproving. | D.Worried. |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
解析试题分析:文章介绍近几年登山者面临的过度拥挤的问题,分析了原因和危害,呼吁政府要采取措施解决这个问题。
【小题1】细节题:从第一段的句子:Crowd controls could soon become an important skill for climbers on Mount Everest, as important as physical strength or watching the weather. 可知近几年登山者面临的问题是过度拥挤。选C
【小题2】段落大意题:从第二段的句子:there are warnings that the crowds are making the mountain more dangerous.可知这段讲的是过度拥挤的后果。选 B
【小题3】细节题:从第三段的句子:Traditionalists are also worried about the growing tendency of climbers to set records and achieve “firsts”, rather than simply climb the mountain. 可知这段讲的登山者的共同的动机是想破纪录,做第一。选B
【小题4】细节题:从第四段的句子:That is probably why officials in Katmandu are ignoring concerns about overcrowding可知尼帕尔政府对过度拥挤的情况不关心。选 A
考点:考查社会现象类短文
点评:文章介绍近几年登山者面临的过度拥挤的问题,分析了原因和危害,呼吁政府要采取措施解决这个问题。本文所设试题主要考察细节查找,对于文章中的细节题,要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查题支和原文的异同,常犯错误有:绝对化语言,范围扩大或缩小,以偏概全,张冠李戴等。带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。
33 Chilean miners were trapped nearly a half-mile underground after the mine accident. They had no real hope that they’d ever be found. Luckily, though, the men had Luis Urzua. They were rescued to safety on October 13, 2010.Urzua, 54, was the shift leader at the time of the disaster, and used all his wisdoms and his leadership talents to help his men stay calm and in control for the 17 terrible days it took for rescuers to make their first contact with them.
It was no surprise that Urzua was the last of the 33 miners to leave the mine.
Urzua --- after shaking hands with rescue workers ---- climbed into a capsule barely wider than a man’s shoulders at 9:46 and was hauled up (拖上来) from a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet of rock. He arrived at the top 11 minutes later.
“We have done what the entire world was waiting for,” he told Chilean President Sebastian Pinera immediately after his rescue. “The 69 days that we fought so hard were not in vain.” Pinera greeted Urzua, saying “You have been rescued, coming out last like a good leader… You have no idea how all Chileans share with
you your hardships, your hope, and your joy. You are an inspiration.” With Urzua by his side, the president led the crowd in singing the national anthem.Robinson Marquez once worked with Urzua in a nearby mine. He described Urzua as a calm, professional person and a born leader. “He is very protective of his men and obviously loves them. He wouldn’t have left until all of his men were safely above ground,” Marquez said.
Under Urzua’s leadership, the men stretched an emergency food supply meant to last just 48 hours over two and a half weeks, taking tiny sips of milk and bites of fish every other day.He described the difficulties of the first days, saying that it took about three hours for the dust to settle before the men could inspect where tons of collapsed rock sealed off (堵住) the main way out. When the rescuers first made contact by drilling a narrow hole into their refuge (避难处), the miners were so excited that everyone wanted to hug the drill hammer.After the collapse, Urzua was the first to speak to Pinera and to urge him not to let him and his men down. “Don’t leave us alone,” he asked the president, who assured the workers that they would not be abandoned, telling them he would do everything he could to get them back to the surface.
1.The mine collapsed on ____.
A.March 2 |
B.June 3 |
C.August 5 |
D.October 13 |
2.Which word can’t be used to describe Urzua?
A.Selfish |
B.Calm |
C.Optimistic |
D.Talented |
3.What do you know about the capsule?
A.It is very spacious. |
B.It is very narrow. |
C.It is made by Urzua. |
D.It is used in space. |
4.The emergency food supply was designed to last ____.
A.over two and a half weeks |
B.five days |
C.one week |
D.two days |