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全国卷
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完形填空详解及全文翻译
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的
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B
、
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和
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四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的
最佳选项。
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
Every
year
about
40,000
people
attempt
to
climb
Kilimanjaro,
the
highest
mountain
in
Africa.
They bring with them
lots of waste. The crowds might damage the beauty
of the place. The glaciers
are
disappearing, changing the face of
Kilimanjaro.
每年大约有
4
万人试图攀登非洲最高峰乞力马扎罗山。他们带来的垃圾也数量可观。簇拥的
人群可
能会蚕食掉这里固有的天然美色。冰川日渐消融
，
乞力马扎罗山
的容颜在悄然而逝。
Hearing these
stories, I'm skeptical about the
place--
other destinations are described
as “purer”
natural experiences.
听罢这些纷纷议论，我倒觉得该辨证地看待
——
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游历他方就真如所描述的那样
“
纯
”
天然
吗？
Howe
ver,
I
soon
discover
that
much
has
changed
since
the
days
of
disturbing
reports
of
camps
among
tons
of
rubbish.
I
find
a
clean
mountain,
with
toilets
at
camps
and
along
the
paths.
The
environmental challenges are
significant but the efforts made
by the
Tanzania National Park Authority
seem
to be paying off.
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