Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They ___41___ with them lots of waste. The ___42___ might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers(冰川)are disappearing, changing the ___43___ of Kilimanjaro.
Hearing these stories, I’m ___44___ about the place — other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.
However, I soon ___45___ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of ___46___ among tons of rubbish. I find a ___47___ mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are ___48___ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be ___49___.
The best of a Kilimanjaro ___50___, in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are ___51___ as spiritual places by many cultures. This ___52___ is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as ___53___ go through five ecosystems(生态系统)in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3, 000 meters, ___54___ lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather ___55___ — low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I ___56___ twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland ___57___: gravel(砾石), stones and rocks. ___58___ you climb into an arctic-like zone with ___59___ snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.
Does Kilimanjaro ___60___ its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace？I found the opposite to be true.
41. A. keep B. mix C. connect D. bring
42. A. stories B. buildings C. crowds D. reporters
43. A. position B. age C. face D. name
44. A. silent B. skeptical C. serious D. crazy
45. A. discover B. argue C. decide D. advocate
46. A. equipment B. grass C. camps D. stones
47. A. remote B. quiet C. all D. clean
48. A. new B. special C. significant D. necessary
49. A. paying off B. spreading out C. blowing up D. fading away
50. A. atmosphere B. experience C. experiment D. sight
51. A. studied B. observed C. explored D. regarded
52. A. view B. quality C. reason D. purpose
53. A. scientists B. climbers C. locals D. officials
54. A. holding on to B. going back to C. living up to D. giving way to
55. A. changes B. clears C. improves D. permits
56. A. match B. imagine C. count D. add
57. A. village B. desert C. road D. lake
58. A. Obviously B. Easily C. Consequently D. Finally
59. A. permanent B. little C. fresh D. artificial
60. A. enjoy B. deserve C. save D. acquire
【答案】41. D 42. C 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. C 49. A 50. B 51. D 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. A 56. C 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. B
【解析】
【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。每年有四万登山者攀登非洲第一高峰乞力马扎罗山，人们的蜂拥而至带来了垃圾，破坏了这里宁静的环境。再加上冰川的消失，改变着它的地貌。但是现在，由于政府的努力，情况已经出现了好转。
41. D 结合上下文可知，他们带来了很多的垃圾。keep保持；mix混合；connect联系；bring带来。由“lots of waste”可知是带来了垃圾。故选D。
42. C拥挤的人群可能会破坏这个地方的美。story故事；building建筑物；crowd人群；reporter记者。 由“40,000”可知指的是庞大的人群。故选C。
43. C 冰川正在消失，改变着乞力马扎罗山的地貌。冰川是乞力马扎罗山地貌之一，所以冰山融化会改变它的地貌。position位置；age年龄；face外貌；name名字。故选C。
44. B 结合空格后“other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.”可知，其他旅游地被描述为“更纯粹”的自然体验。由此可见，乞力马扎罗山的这种糟糕让我开始有了怀疑。silent 沉默的；skepetical怀疑的；serious严肃的； crazy疯狂的。故选B。
45. A 然而，我很快发现，自从那些令人不安的关于营地周围有成吨的垃圾的报道出现以来，情况大有改观。由“much has changed ”可知，作者发现了很大的变化。 discover发现；argue争论，主张；decide决定；advocate提倡。故选A。
46. C 结合上一题解析以及下文“at camps ”可知，本句属于原词再现，指营地周围。equipment装备；grass 草；camps 营地； stone石头。故选C。
47. D 由“with toilet at camps and along the paths”可知，营地里和路边都有厕所。所以这是一座干净的山。remote遥远的；quiet安静的tall高的；clean干净的。故选D。
48. C 环境挑战是巨大的，但坦桑尼亚国家公园管理局所做的努力似乎正在得到回报。根据前文可知，很多的登山者来到乞力马扎罗山以及冰川可能会消失。这对于环境来说是一个巨大的挑战。new新的；special特殊的；significant相当大的；necessary必要的。故选C。
49. A 由“but”可知，前后表示转折关系，说明坦桑尼亚国家公园管理局所做的努力似乎正在得到回报。pay off得到回报；spread out伸展；blow up爆炸；fade away；逐渐消退。故选A。
50. B 在我看来，来乞力马扎罗最好的经历并不是到达顶峰。登山就是人生的一种经历。atmosphere氛围；experience经历；experiment实验；sight视力。故选B。
51. D 由“spiritual space ”,可知，山被许多文化视为精神场所。study学习，研究；observed观察；explore探索；regard认为。be regarded as意为“被视为......”符合句意。故选D。
52. A 在乞力马扎罗，当登山者在几公里的空间里穿越五个生态系统时，景色差异尤为明显。有五个生态系统，所以景色也是明显的不同。view景色；quality质量；reason原因；purpose目的。故选A。
53. B 来到乞力马扎罗都是为了登山，也只有登山者能体验到五个生态系统。考查名词辨析。scientists科学家；climbers 登山者；locals当地人；officials官员。故选A。
54. D 热带雨林在海拔3000米处突然到了尽头，让位于大片的低矮植物。hold on to抓住；go back to回到；C. live up to履行；give way to向……让步。故选D。
55. A 再往上走，天气变了--低云笼罩着被厚厚的草覆盖的山腰。由“low clouds ”可知，生态系统不同，天气也是不同的，是变化的。change改变；clear（天）放晴；improve改善，提高；permits允许。故选A。
56. C 由“twelve shades of green”可知，从站的地方，作者数出了十二种绿色。match匹配；imagine想象；count数；add增加。故选C。
57. B 由“grave,stones and rocks”可知，拔4000米以上是高山寒漠。village村庄；desert 沙漠，荒地； road马路；lake湖 。故选B。
58. D 海拔4000米以上是高地沙漠、砾石、石头和岩石。生态系统最顶端也是最后一个生态系统是冰川地区。Obviously明显地；Easily容易地；Consequently结果；Finally最后地。故选D。
59. A 由“arctic -like zone”可知，这是一个类似北极的地带，所以有永久性的积雪。permanent永久的；little极少的；fresh新鲜的；artificial人造的。故选A。
60. B 乞力马扎罗山是一座拥挤的山，挤满了成群的游客，破坏了宁静的气氛，它值得这样的名声吗？文章在此用一个疑问句以此在对后面的回答做好铺垫。enjoy享受；deserve值得（拥有）；save挽救；acquire获得。故选B。
