Cleaning Mount Qomolangma: An adventurer's journey清潔珠穆朗瑪峰：一位冒險(xiǎn)者的征程

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1 Some people keep making us believe in the best of humankind with their kindness，effort， and desire to make the world a better place. One of those people is MarionChaygneaud?Dupuy，who helped clean up Mount Qomolangma from the tons and tons oftrash left behind by the people climbing it.

2 In the 3 years since founding the“ Clean Qomolangma” project， Marion and her teamhad cleared about 8.5 tons of waste and garbage—that amount of rubbish they clearedamounted to three?quarters of all the manmade waste on the mountain. Impressive？ Wecertainly think so. But that's nothing compared to Marion's future plans. Marion is on atough and ambitious mission： she aims to finish cleaning up Mount Qomolangma andthen she wants to move on to the entire Himalaya mountain range.

3 The then 39?year?old had already scaled Mount Qomolangma 3 times and saw first?hand what over 30 years of expeditions had done to the mountainside.“ Climbing MountQomolangma should offer one of the purest interactions between humans and thenatural world. But when I reached the top， I realized that the mountain had beendamaged by 30 years of expeditions. I estimated that nearly 10 tonnes of waste hadbeen discarded at the peaks alone！ I was utterly shocked. I've been passionate aboutnature since I was a little girl，” she said.

4 For Marion， nature is a vital part of her life that helps her feel alive. Thats why shewants to do her part in helping others get the best possible experience. Her connectionto nature started when she was a child. She would play in the woods and learn thenames of trees， plants and animals.

5 As a grown?up， she traveled to Xizang where she's been living and working as a moun?tain guide for over 17 years.

6 The pollution affecting the Himalayas has an effect on the drinking water used byaround 2 billion people living in the valleys， so the battle to clean up the mountainsisnt just about protecting nature. It's also about our quality of life.

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1. Three years before Marion started the project， how much was the total man?made waste on Mount Qomolangma？

A. About 8.5 tons.

B. About 10.5 tons.

C. About 11.3 tons.

D. About 12.6 tons.

2. What was Marion's original purpose of climbing Mount Qomolangma？

A. To clean up the waste there.

B. To see the beautiful scenery.

C. To connect with nature closely.

D. To raise money for a charity.

3. What does the author seem to indicate in the last paragraph？

A. Marion's work is meaningful and necessary.

B. The pollution on the Himalayas can't be stopped.

C. Marion has a long way to go before achieving her goal.

D. There's a shortage of drinking water in the Himalayas area.

4. Which words can best describe Marion？

A. Wealthy and powerful.

B. Responsible and ambitious.

C. Sociable and fortunate.

D. Friendly and determined.

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Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

The then 39?year?old had already scaled Mount Qomolangma 3 times and saw first?hand what over 30 years of expeditions had done to the mountainside. 那時(shí)39歲的馬里恩已經(jīng)登上珠穆朗瑪峰3次，親眼看見了30多年來人們的登山探險(xiǎn)活動(dòng)對(duì)珠峰的山坡造成的污染。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。句中的and連接并列謂語；what引導(dǎo)的名詞從句作謂語動(dòng)詞saw的賓語。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

clean up 清理；清除

amount to 總計(jì)為；相當(dāng)于

aim to 立志；力求

compare...to 把……與……相比

be passionate about 對(duì)……充滿熱情

have an effect on 對(duì)……有影響