ntEveresttobegintheexpeditiontocleanuptonsofrubbishthatwasleftonthemassivemountainbyitsclimbers.
MountEverestislocatedintheHimalayas,ontheborderofNepalandChina.At29,029feetabovesealevel,it’sthetallestpeakintheworld.Climbersfirstsuccessfullyreachedthepeakin1953.Sincethen,thousandsofpeoplehaveclimbedit,leavingtheirrubbishalongthepath.Thisincludesropes,tentsandemptyoxygenbottles,whichclimbersusetobreathemorecomfortablyatthemountain’shighaltitudes.Nepalrequiresclimberstobringdowneverythingtheytakeupthemountain,butrubbishfromclimbersbeforetheruletookeffectstilllitterstheslopes.
Themountaineersplantobringdown11,000poundsofgarbagefromMountEverestthisspring.Thisisthepeakclimbingtimebeforethesummermonsoonseasonbegins.Expeditionmemberswillreceive$1.40foreverykilogramofrubbishtheycarrydownthemountain.
EcoEverestExpeditionorganizedthecleaningexpedition.Thisisthefourthyearonehasbeenheld.LeadingtheteamisApa,anexperiencedNepaleseguidewhohasclimbedMountEverestarecord20timessince1989.
“Iwanttodothisformycountry,mypeopleandforMountEverest,”Apasays. ApasaysthatwhenhefirstbeganclimbingMountEverest,thepathtothesummitwascoverediniceandsnow.Butnowthepathcontainsrocksanddeepcracksfrommeltingice.Thismakesexpeditionsupthemountainmoredangerous.Apa,whogrewupinthefoothillsofMountEverestbutnowlivesintheUnitedStates,hascampaignedforsavingthemountainfromtheeffectsofglobalwarmingandotherpollutionissues.
56.WhathappenedtoMountEverest? A.Itwasindanger.
B.Itwaspopularwithclimbers. C.Itwascoverediniceandsnow.
D.Itsufferedfromrubbishpollution.
57.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatApa_______. A.isanexperiencedChineseguide B.firstreachedthepeakin1953
C.istheleaderofEcoEverestExpedition D.madealotofmoneybycarryingtherubbish 58.WhatkindofpersonisApa?
A.Warm-heartedandresponsible.B.Friendlyandambitious. C.Optimisticandstrong-willed.D.Hard-workingandserious.
B
Livinganddealingwithkidscanbeatoughjobthesedays，butlivinganddealingwithparentscanbeeventougher、
IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy16years，itisthatcommunicationisveryimportant，
bothwhenyoudisagreeandwhenyougetalong、Withanyrelationship，
youneedtoletotherpersonknowhowyouarefeeling、
Ifyouarenotabletocommunicate，youdriftapart(疏远)、
Whenyouaremadatyourparents，oranyoneelse，nottalkingtothemdoesn’tsolveanything、
Communicationbeginswiththeconcernsofanother、Itmeansthatyoucan’tjustcomehomefromschool，gouptoyourroomandignoreeveryonE、Evenifyoujustsay“Hi”，andseehowtheirdayisforfiveminutes，itisbetterthannothing、
Tohaveagoodrelationship，youmustkeepcommunicationstrong、Letpeopleknowhowyoufeel，evenifit’sjustbywritinganotE、
Whendealingwithparents，
youalwayshavetomakethemfeelgoodabouthowtheyaredoingasaparent、Ifyouaretryingtomakethemseesomethingasyouseeit，tellthemthatyou’lllistentowhattheyhavetosay，andaskthempolitelytolistentoyou、YellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworsE、
Thisisanexample:Onenight，Sophiewenttoastreetpartywithherfriends、Sheknewshehadtobehomebymidnightafterthefireworks，butshedidn’tfeelshecouldjustasktogohomE、ThatwouldberudE、Afterall，theyhadbeenniceenoughtotakeheralongwiththem、Needlesstosay，shewaslategettinghomE、Herparentsweremadatfirst，notwhenSophieexplainedwhyshewaslate，theyweren’tasmadandlettheincidentgo、CommunicationwasthekeyfactorherE、IfSophie’sparentshadnotbeenwillingtolisten，SophiewouldhavebeeninalotoftroublE、
Communicationisn'taone-waydeal:itgoesbothways.Justremember:ifyougetintoasituationlikeSophie's,telltheotherpersonhowyoufeel—listeningisthekeyfactortocommunication、
59、Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout_______. A、theimportanceoffriendship B、theimportanceofcommunication C、makingyourfeelingknowntoothers
D、thedisagreementbetweenparentsandchildren 60.Whoisthepassageintendedfor?
A.Parents.B.Teachers.C.Children.D.Reporters.
61、TheauthormentionedSophie’sexampleto_______、 A、makethepointpersuasive B、comparetheircondition C、showtheircommonpoints
D、tellusthedifficultyofcommunication 62.Theauthorwritesthepassageto_______. A. presentafactB.argueaclaim
C.introduceanapproachD.supportaresearch C
Vaudeville
Beforetheageofradio,movies,andtelevision,manypeopleenjoyedvariet
ytheatre.InAmericathisentertainmenttheatrewascalledvaudeville.ThetermvaudevillecomesfromtheFrench“voixdeville”.Itmeans“voiceofthecity”.Forjustfivecents,peoplecouldbeentertained.Popularactsincludedmusic,comics,magic,animalacts,acrobatics,andevenlectures. Aroutinevaudevilleshowusuallybeganwithasillyact,suchasacrobatsortrickbicyclists.Thisallowedaudiencememberstoarrivelateandfindtheirseats.Theshowpeakedinthemiddlewiththe
“headliner”.Thisactwasconsideredgoodenoughtofeaturebutdullenoughtomakeaudiencesleavethetheatre.
Betweentheyears1880and1920,vaudevilleenjoyedgreatpopularity.IndustrywasgrowingintheU.S..Peoplehadmoremoneytospendonentertainment.Manytheatrestriedveryhardtoappearpoliteandfamily-oriented.Theywantedtodrawinmiddle-classcustomers.Performerswerenotallowedtousebadlanguage.Theycouldnotevensaytheword
“hell”.Buttheperformersoftendisobeyedtherules,andthisdelightedtheaudiences.
Successfultheatreownersinsistedtheirtheatresappearrichandgrand.Thecurtainsandseatswerecoveredinthefinestredvelvet.Thebeautifulwoodworkwasgildedwithgoldtrim.Theymadethetheatreslooklikepalaces.Still,theyhousedsillyactssuchasjugglingdogs.Bythe1890s,vaudevillepeaked.Itbecameequaltochurchesandpublicschoolsinpopularity.Itwasagreatplaceforpeopletogather.
Therewasnoexactendtovaudeville.Butin1910,movietheatresopened.Theyofferedentertainingfilmsatalowerprice.Thisshrankvaudeville’saudiencecontinually.Ironically,movieswerefirstshowninvaudevilletheatres.Bythe1930s,theGreatDepressionhittheU.S..Vaudevilledisappeared.
ManyfamousAmericanfilmandtelevisionstarsbeganonthevaudevillestage.PerformerssuchastheThreeStooges,theMarxBrothers,BusterKeaton,andJudyGarlandallbegantheircareersinvaudeville.
63.AccordingtoParagraph2,whydidavaudevilleshowusuallystartoffwithasillyact?
A.Becausetheaudiencepreferredtobeginwithsillyacts. B.Becausesillyactsgottheaudiencereadyforseriousones. C.Becausetheaudienceneededtimetoarriveandfindtheirseats. D.Becausethatwastheonlytypeofactthetheatreownercouldfind. 64.Theunderlinedword“they”inPassage4refersto______. A.theatreownersB.theatresC.curtainsandseatsD.palaces 65.AccordingtoParagraph3&4,whichofthefollowingistrue? A.Theatreperformerstriedtoactpolitely.
B.Middle-classcustomersenjoyedvaudevillealot.
C.Successfultheatreownersrejectedsillyperformance.
D.Vaudevillewasonceaspopularaschurchesandpublicschools.
66、Accordingtothepassage,whatledtothedisappearanceofvaudeville? A.Politiciansandreligiousfigures
B.Thedeclineofthemiddleclass
C.Theinventionofradioandtelevision D.MovietheatresandtheGreatDepression
D
Doyoueverhearyourselfthink,“Itdoesn’
tmatter”?IhavecometounderstandthatIthinkthisway.ItmaybebecauseIthinkIshoulddosomething,andIcanalsoacceptthatitisunimportant.SometimesIseenegativethingsgoingonaroundmeandthinkitdoesn’
tmatter.AsIstartedworkingonchangingthisinmyself,Icameupwithsomethingthatreallyworksforme.
Noteverythingcanintenselymattertous,orwewilldriveourselvesmadwithconcernandworry.However,becauseprocrastination(拖
延)causessomanytroublesinourlives,wecanbenefitfromonesimplequestion. WhenIthinkIshoulddosomethingthatperhapsIdon’treallyfeellikedoing,Imaythinkitdoesn’
tmatterrightnow.Say,forexample,thatyouthinkthatyouneedtohaveyourroofrepaired.ThenyouthinkIshouldcallsomeoneandhaveitfixed.Theremaybemanyreasonsorexcusesandmixedemotionsbehindthethought.Whateveryoufeel,youcanconvinceyourselforacceptthatitdoesn’tmatter.Askyourselfthisquestion,“Whenwillitmatter?”
Afteryouanswerthisquestion,youmaybecomemotivatedtotakethenecessarysteps.Byaskingandanswering,thisquestioncanactuallymakeyouleastresistanttoaccomplishwhatyouwant.
Ithinkthateverythingmattersinlife,somethingsjustmatterlessthanotherthings.Saying“Itdoesn’tmatter”or“Idon’tcare”
isalie.Ifsomethingisbotheringyou,itisbecauseitmatterstoyou.Therefore,thenexttimeyouthinksomethingdoesn’
tmatter,trythefollow-upquestion.Perhapsthethingmatterstoyoubecauseyoucanseetheconsequenceofignoringit.Maybebyusingthefollow-upquestionyouwillseethatit“matters”
toyounow,andavoidingtheissueisunlikelytomakeitmatterless.
Takingactiontowardwhatmatterstoyouiswhatmakesthedifferenceinyourlife.Youhaveyourreasonsforsaying“Itdoesn’tmatter”
andaskingwhenitwillmattercanhelp.Ihopethissuggestionwillhelpyouasmuchasithashelpedme.
67.What’sthepurposeofthispassage? A.Toaskreadersanimportantquestion. B.Toanalyzewhatisimportantinlife. C.Toshowhowtoaskagoodquestion.
D.Tosharetipsonovercomingprocrastination.
68.Accordingtothepassage,onceinawhiletheauthor________.
A.ignorestheimportanceofdealingwithunpleasantthingsB.becomescrazywhenfacingdifficulties
C.believeseverythingmatterstohim
