2022年译林版高考英语总复习第二部分核心考点培优训练二十三 选择性必修第三册Unit 3Back to the past.docVIP

PAGE 11 - 　二十三　选择性必修 第三册　Unit 3　Back to the past (限时60分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2022·无锡模拟) 　　Having met only weeks before, climbers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shook hands before hugging each other in a moment that would put their names in history books forever. They were on top of the world literally. After five hours of continuous climbing, the two first climbed to the top of Mount Everest, the highest spot on the Earth. As the ultimate climbing goal for them both and the dream of most climbers, they had just 15 minutes to absorb the experience of being at 8,848 metres above sea level. Any longer and they may not have made it back to camp to tell the tale. 　　With this in mind, the pair spent some of their precious minutes searching the area for signs of those who had been before them. The bodies of two previous Everest hopefuls—Andrew Irvine and George Mallory of the 1924 attempt—were in the thoughts of Norgay and Hillary. However, they could find no sign of them having reached the top. 　　Everest has been responsible for claiming over 300 lives and endangering many others, as it poses huge and unpredictable challenges, with high altitudes(海拔)putting immense tension on human biology and with its icy land making each step a risk. When the climbers made it back to camp and the news spread, global admiration and fame poured in. 　　Norgay and Hillary were determined to be the first to conquer the world’s highest mountain. They had done it. Today hundreds of people choose to follow in their footsteps every year. In contrast to the total isolation(孤立) felt on the first successful journey, during times of ideal weather conditions, queues form up to the mountain’s summit. This creates dangerous standstills (停滞)in the mountain’s most deadly zones. 　　Whether you believe these adventurers to be brave, admirable or out of their minds, it is clear that Hillary and Norgay have provided knowledge and inspiration for many to find out how it feels to truly be on top of the world. 【文章大