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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. tall
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
1. attempt v. 试图
2. bring v. 带来
3. crowd n. 人群
4. damage v. 破坏
5. disappear v. 消失
6. face ★ n. 外观； 表面
例： They climbed up via the north face of the mountain. 他们从山的北面爬上来。
7. skeptical adj. 怀疑的
8. destination n. 目的地
9. discover v. 发现
10. disturbing adj. 令人不安的
11. camp n. 营地
12. challenge n. 挑战
13. significant ★ adj. 重要的； 数量相当大的
例： [2008重庆] They are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask. 他们同时处理多个任务时花费了大量的时间，但徒劳无益。
14. experience n. 经历，体验
15. spiritual adj. 精神上的
16. evident adj. 明显的
17. abruptly adv. 突然
18. envelope ★ v. 笼罩着 n. 信封
例： [2017浙江] A bright red cloud enveloped the animal, and to Mac’s relief, it fell back, shaking its head. 一片鲜红的云彩笼罩着这只动物，令麦克欣慰的是，它摇着头向后倒下了。
19. count v. 数
20. desert n. 荒漠
21. permanent adj. 永久的
22. deserve v. 值得
23. reputation n. 声誉
24. ruin v. 毁坏
25. atmosphere n. 氛围
1. attempt to do 试图去做
例： [2012全国1] And body language is particularly important when we attempt to communicate across cultures. 当我们试图跨文化交流时，肢体语言尤为重要。
2. be serious about 当真；对…认真
例： [2015福建] If you’re serious about wanting to live a healthy lifestyle, it’s extremely important to surround yourself with people who’ll provide you with the proper emotional support. 如果你真的想过健康的生活，让身边的人为你提供适当的情感支持是非常重要的。
3. be crazy about 对…着迷
例： [2013辽宁] The American bug could also be a person, referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity. 美语中的“bug”也可以是一个人，指的是对某一特定活动着迷的人。
4. be described as 被描绘成
例： [2019浙江] The Beatles were described as a British invasion by local and nationwide newspapers at that time. 当时的地方报纸和全国性报纸形容披头士乐队为“英国的入侵”。
5. pay off 得到回报
例： [2014全国1] Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is cleaner than ever. 最后，辛苦的工作得到了回报，现在河水比以往任何时候都干净了。
6. spread out 伸展
例： [2018浙江] It looked like a beautiful woven blanket spread out upon the ground just for us. 它看起来像一条为了我们铺在地上的美丽的编织毯子。
7. blow up 爆炸
例： [2019江苏] At some time in the past Yellowstone must have blown up with a violence far beyond the scale of anything known to humans. 在过去的某个时候，黄石公园一定发生过一定威力的爆炸事件，远远超出人类已知等级。
8. fade away 逐渐消退
例： Those memories will not fade away within a short period. 那些记忆在短期内不会消失。
9. in my opinion 在我看来
例： [2016天津] In my opinion , everyone here is a member of our big family and we learn a lot from each other. 在我看来，这里的每个人都是我们大家庭的一员，我们从彼此身上学到了很多东西。
10. regard...as 视…为
例： [2017全国3] I know you are very interested in ping-pong, which is regarded as the National Ball Sport of China. 我知道你对乒乓球很感兴趣，它被视为中国的国球运动。
11. go through 经过；掠过
例： [2016浙江] Suddenly another thought went through Kate’s mind like an electric shock. 突然，另一个念头触电般地掠过凯特的脑海。
12. hold on to 守住；抓紧
例： In the long run, big fortunes are difficult to hold on to . 从长远来看，要想守住巨额财富非常困难。
13. go back to 回到，追溯到
例： [2016全国1] My connection with pandas goes back to my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s. 我和熊猫的渊源可以追溯到20世纪80年代中期我在一个电视节目中的日子。
14. live up to 不辜负，达到
例： I am sure that I can perfectly live up to your expectations. 我相信我完全能达到你的期望。
15. give way to 向…让步
例： I believe old farming methods should give way to improved modern ones. 我认为，旧的耕作方式应该给改良了的现代化耕作方式让路。
16. be covered with 被…覆盖
例： [2018全国3] The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warning. 通往道森的小径上覆盖着30英尺厚的湿雪，这些雪可能会毫无预兆地落下来。
I find a (47) clean mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are (48) significant but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be (49) paying off .
困惑： 易错题（48题、49题）
分析： 48题的易错选项是A项，属于“忽略上下文提示”的错误类型。同学们第一眼看到48题前的with toilets at camps and along the paths会认为此处的挑战是新出现的，所以误选A项。联系前文语境“很多登山者涌入乞力马扎罗山，带来大量垃圾；冰川可能会消失”判断，这从环境角度来说挑战是巨大的，故C项正确。49题的易错选项是D项，属于“词汇理解有误”的错误类型。同学们可能本来不清楚四个短语的确切含义，再根据前面的but the efforts判断，以为是“努力白费了”，即“努力逐渐消散”，所以误选了D项。其实由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，故A项符合题意。
每年约有4万人试图攀登非洲第一高峰乞力马扎罗山。他们 (41) 带来 了很多垃圾。 (42) 人群 可能会破坏这个地方的美丽。冰川正在消失，改变着乞力马扎罗山的 (43) 面貌 。
听到这些故事，我对这个地方产生了 (44) 怀疑 ——其他旅游目的地被描述为“更纯粹”的自然体验。
然而，我很快 (45) 发现 ，自从那些关于 (46) 营地 周围成吨垃圾的令人不安的报道出现以来，情况发生了很大的变化。我发现了一座 (47) 干净的 山，营地里和路边都有厕所。环境挑战是 (48) 巨大的 ，但坦桑尼亚国家公园管理局所做的努力似乎正在 (49) 得到 回报 。
在我看来，去乞力马扎罗山最好的 (50) 经历 并不是抵达顶峰。山被许多文化 (51) 视为 精神场所。在乞力马扎罗山，当 (53) 登山者 在几公里的空间内穿越五个生态系统时， (52) 景色 （差异）尤为明显。山脚下是一片热带雨林。热带雨林在海拔3,000米处突然到了尽头， (54) 让位于 大片的低矮植物。再往上看，天气会 (55) 变化 ——低云笼罩着被厚厚的草覆盖的山腰。从我站立的地方可以 (56) 数 出十二种不同色度的绿色。海拔4,000米以上是高山 (57) 荒漠 ：砾石、石头和岩石。 (58) 最终 ，你爬进一个类似北极的地带，那里有 (59) 永久性的 积雪和可能很快消失的冰川。
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 (60) 值得 这样的名声吗？我觉得恰恰相反。