阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Highest Mountains in the World
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant(休眠的)volcano, is the highest mountain in Africa. Its summit is 5, 895 meters above sea level. Located in Tanzania, it is the largest free-standing mountain rise in the world, meaning it is not part of a mountain range.
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in Asia and the highest mountain in the world. Its summit is 8,848.86 meters above sea level. It is located in the Himalaya Mountain Range on the border of Nepal and China. The Chinese name is Chomolungma, which means “Mother Goddess of the World”. The Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which has various meanings.
Denali
Denali is the highest mountain in North America. Its summit is 6,193 meters above sea level. It is located in the USA, in the state of Alaska. Denali which means “the tall one”, comes from Koyukon. This name had been used for many generations and was used by early non-native researchers and naturalists. But in 1896, it began to be called “Mount McKinley”, in honor of William McKinley, a presidential candidate at the time.
Mount Vinson
Mount Vinson is the highest mountain on Antarctica. Its summit is 5
140 meters above sea level. Located in the summit plateau of Vinson Massif, near the base of the Palmer Peninsula in western Antarctica, Mount Vinson is part of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains. It was spotted from the air by U.S. pilot Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935.
21. Which of the following shares two names from two countries?
A. Mount Vinson. B. Mount Everest.
C. Mount Kilimanjaro. D. Mount Koyukon.
22. Who first discovered Mount Vinson?
A. An Australian. B. A Frenchman.
C. An American. D. A Japanese.
23. What do the four mountains have in common?
A. They are all the highest mountains in separate continents.
B. They are all occupied with typically unique wild animals.
C. They are all likely to erupt again sometimes in the future.
D. They are all covered with snow all through the year.
