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（记叙文，487 words，摘自The Washington Post）
尤秋兴It was the final climb on his quest to reach the highest summit on all ven continents. When Christopher Kulish finally reached Mount Everest’s 29,035-foot peak, he joined an elite group known as the “Seven Summits Club”. But the 62-year-old Colorado attorney died suddenly Monday after returning to the first camp below the mountain’s summit. He’s the cond American to die in the past week after reaching Everest’s highest point. His family believes the cau was a heart attack, according to the Denver Post. “He saw his last sunri from the highest peak on Earth,” his brother, Mark Kulish, said in a statement to the Denver Post. “We are heartbroken at this news.”
Last week, 55-year-old Donald Lynn Cash of Utah collapd and died just after reaching the Everest peak. He too had reached the highest point on all ven continents. Including Christopher and Cash, at least 11 people have died on Mount Everest this year.
The deaths come among reports of overcrowding on the popular mountain. The Nepali government granted a total of 381 permits to climb Everest this year, a number that doesn’t include guides who are on the mountain as well. For some climbers, that traffic has meant longer wait times — some told the Himalayan Times the wait has exceeded two hours between the last camp and the peak. Mountaineer Vanessa O’Brien, who has also climbed the ven summits, said when there’s a crowd, being a more experienced climber won’t help you. “It doesn’t matter if you’re the best racecar driver in the world. If you’re stuck in traffic, you’re stuck in traffic,” she said in an interview.
And when a climber is stuck in that traffic, “their body is starting to deteriorate.” O’Brien, who t a record as the fastest woman to reach the highest peak on every continent, also said the descent is often harder than the climb.
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Climbing expert Alan Arnette said there’s no simple explanation for the string of deaths. He said weather that has led to a shorter climbing ason is one factor causing overcrowding. He also said the cost to climb Mount Everest has decread, which means more people are making the journey. He urged the governments in charge of granting permits to limit how many people can be on the mountain at once.
Still, Christopher was no beginner. His family said he’d been mountain climbing for five decades. He arrived at the ba camp nearly two months before his climb so he could give himlf time to adapt to the conditions. When he made his journey, his family said he was climbing with a small group in almost ideal conditions after some of the overcrowding had cleared.
我一言难尽His brother described being a lawyer as a “day job” for Christopher. Climbing was his passion. “He was an inveterate climber of peaks in Colorado, the West and the world over,” Mark Kulish said. “He pasd away doing what he loved.”
1. What do we know about Christopher?
A. He has reached the highest point on all ven continents.
B. He joined the “Seven Summits Club” at the ba camp.
C. 11 people following him died after reaching the Everest peak this year.
D. He died from a heart attack below the mountain’s summit.
2. What made longer wait times on Mount Everest?供应链管理案例
A. Lacking guides.
B. Overcrowding.
C. Bad weather.
D. Getting government’s permission.
3. What might cau the string of deaths according to Alan Arnette?
a. The less cost attracting more climbers.
b. The more climbers worning the environment.
c. More permits granted by the government.
d. The governments limiting the climber’s number.
e. The weather leading to a shorter climbing ason.
A. a, b, d B. a, c, e C. b, c, d D. b, d, e
4. Why did Christopher arrive at the ba camp so early before climbing?
A. To wait for his friends.
B. To learn about the mountain.
C. To clear the traffic jam.
D. To adapt to conditions earlier.
5. What does the underlined word “inveterate” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Experienced.
B. Famous.
C. Excellent.
D. Addictive.
参考答案
1~5 ABBDD
生词与长难句家童
1. summit n. 最高点；顶点；山顶；（政府间的）首脑会议；峰会
This path leads to the summit. 这条路通往山顶。
The two presidents agreed to hold a summit. 两位总统商定举行一次首脑会议。
2. according to 据……所说；按……所报道；依照，按照，根据
3. grant 我有一个愿望 v.（尤指正式地或法律上）同意，允许
hurt造句The bank finally granted a ￡50,000 loan to me. 银行终于同意给我贷款50,000英镑。
