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【題目】Edmund Percival Hillary was one of the greatest explorers of the twentieth century. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1919. He discovered an interest in mountain climbing while he was still in high school and began climbing New Zealand's Southern Alps.

Like his father, Hillary earned his living as a beekeeper. However, he continued to climb mountains. His goal was to climb Mt. Everest, which is the highest mountain in the world. By the early 1950s, several expeditions（探險隊）had attempted to reach the summit of Everest, but all had failed. Then, in 1953, Hillary and a Nepalese climber named Tenzing Norgay became the first two people to reach the top of the world.

Hillary's spirit of exploration was not satisfied. He joined an expedition to Antarctica and reached the South Pole in 1958. He also made an expedition up the Ganges River to its source in the Himalayas. Sir Edmund Hillary was a brave adventurer. He went where no man or woman had gone before.

Although Hillary was best known as the young man who climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest in the 1950s, he continued his journeys to far-off places into his senior years. For instance, in his mid-sixties Hillary flew to the North Pole with Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. Moreover, Hillary authored many books. However, his most lasting gift, perhaps, was the Sir Edmund Hillary Himalayan Trust（信托基金）. It raised millions of dollars and contributed to schools, hospitals and many other public improvements in the Sherpa villages of Nepal. In January 2008, Sir Edmund Hillary died at the age of 88.

Despite being a great adventurer and known for the treasure he left Sir Edmund Hillary always modestly referred to himself as a simple beekeeper from New Zealand.

【1】Hillary was interested in ________ when he was in high school.

A. mountain-climbing B. bee-keeping

C. money-raising D. story-writing

【2】Hillary became well-known because ________.

A. he reached both the South Pole and the North Pole

B. he was the first to reach the top of Mt. Everest

C. he lived in places where no humans had gone

D. he made a lot of money as a beekeeper

【3】We can learn from the passage that Hillary is ________.

A. outgoing and fearless

B. talented and honest

C. determined and caring

D. hardworking and careful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】本文主要講了登山愛好者Hillary生命中那些令人驚嘆的探險歷程。與此同時，他還是一名慈善家，為公益事業(yè)做出了重要貢獻。而在他本人看來，他是一名普通的養(yǎng)蜂人。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“He discovered an interest in mountain climbing while he was in high school”可知，Hillary在高中的時候對爬山感興趣。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Hillary and a Nepalese climber named Tenzing Norgay became the first two people to reach the top of the world” “Mt. Everest, which is the highest mountain in the world.”可知，Hillary是第一個登上 Mt. Everest 即世界上最高的山的人。第三段“Although Hillary was best known as the young man who climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest”可知，Hillary由此出名，故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。A. outgoing and fearless開朗而無畏；B. talented and honest有天分的和誠實的；C. determined and caring意志堅定的和有同情心的；D. hardworking and careful努力的和細心的。結合文中所講他登山的經(jīng)歷，如他在失敗后再次嘗試終于成功登上Mt. Everest，可以總結出他是一個意志堅定的人；下文寫他對慈善事業(yè)的貢獻反映出他也是一個很有同情心的人。故選C。