Joe and David were both mountaineers．As Joe were experienced，he was always asking David to copy his example．“Want to stand on top of the world．David?” “Of course．It has already been my dream，” David answered．

On a sunny morning，the two men started for the top of Mount Qomolangma．After they climbed over one of the most dangerous slopes（斜坡），they found a man lying in the snow．“He’s going to die，” David looked at Joe and said，as if he would help the man．“Leave him alone and just follow me! But if you bring the burden（累赘）with you，I'm afraid that you'll lose your life．” Joe warned David．Then he turned around and walked forward alone．It was too cold．After thinking for a while，David made up his mind to help the man．He carried the man on his back and made his way forward．Little by little，David’s temperature made the man warm．The man came to himself! And soon he could move all by himself．Together they moved side by side．

About two hours later，they caught up with Joe．To their surprise，they found that Joe was lying in the snow，too．He had been frozen to death!

1．According to the passage，David          ．

A．was experienced                                         B．used to listen to Joe

C．died on the mountain                                   D．saved Joe

2．David and the man caught up with Joe          ．

A．as soon as the man came to himself

B．in the evening

C．about two hours later

D．after they reached the top of the mountain

3．After reading this passage，we know          

A．we must protect ourselves．

B．we can't climb Mount Qomolangma．

C．when we help others，we help ourselves．

D．we must wear warm in the snow．

Mount Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayan (喜玛拉雅) Mountains between Nepal(尼泊尔) and China, and it is 8900 meters high. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people ever to climb Mount Everest in 1953. Men from several different countries climbed it after that.

Junko Tabei, a Japanese was the first woman to make this difficult climb. A Japanese newspaper-television company chose the fifteen women from mountaineering clubs to climb Mount Qomolangma in 1975. The group climbed for several days. Then there was an accident. The heavy ice and snow hurt ten of the women. They had to stop climbing. The other five went on climbing.

Only Ms Tabei was able to climb the last 70 meters. She was standing on the top of the world. She was the first woman there. Ms Tabei was 35 years old at the time. She started climbing mountains in 1960. She still climbs mountains. She is not an ordinary Japanese housewife. Ms Tabei makes money for her trips by teaching English and piano to children. She climbs a mountain about every three years. She has climbed some of the highest mountains in six countries. Finally, she wants to climb the highest mountain in every country in the world. When she reaches the top of a mountain, she thinks, “I’m glad that I’m at the top.”

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61. Mount Qomolangma is ___________.

A. an ordinary mountain　　　　　 B. the highest mountain in the world

C. in China　　　　　　　　　　 D. closed to Nepal

62. Two men from _______ climbed Mount Qomolangma in 1953.

A. Japan　　　　 B. Nepal　　 　　　 C. New Zealand　　 D. B and C

63. What happened to ten of the women climbers on the way to the top of Mount Qomolangma?

A. They were too tired to climb to it. 　　　 B. There was no air for them.

C. The heavy snow stopped them. 　 D. They were hurt by heavy ice and snow.

64. How many women climbed up to Mount Qomolangma in 1975?
A. Ten.　　　 B. Five.　　　　　 C. One.　　　　 　　　　　 D. Fifteen.

65. What kind of person is Ms Tabei?

A. She is a Japanese housewife who has climbed many high mountains in the world.

B. She teaches children English and piano to make money.　

C. She’s a usual housewife.

D. She climbed the highest mountain in the world many times.

Mount Qomolangma（珠穆朗玛峰）is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayan Mountains（喜玛拉雅山）between Nepal（尼泊尔）and China, and it is 8900 meters high. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first persons ever to climb Mount Everest in 1953. Men from several different countries climbed it after that.

Junko Tabei, a Japanese was the first woman to make this difficult climb. A Japanese newspaper-television company chose the fifteen women from mountaineering clubs to climb Mount Qomolangma in 1975. The group climbed for several days. Then there was an accident. The heavy ice and snow hurt ten of the women. They had to stop climbing. The other five went on climbing.

Only Ms Tabei was able to climb the last 70 meters. She was standing on the top of the world. She was the first woman there. Ms Tabei was 35 years old at the time. She started climbing mountains in 1960. She still climbs mountains now. She is not an ordinary Japanese housewife. Ms Tabei makes money for her trips by teaching English and piano to children. She climbs a mountain about every three years. She has climbed some of the highest mountains in six countries. Finally, she wants to climb the highest mountain in every country in the world. When she reaches the top of a mountain, she thinks, “I’m glad that I’m at the top.”

81. Mount Qomolangma is ___________.

A. an ordinary mountain                  B. the highest mountain in the world

C. in China                              D. closed to Nepal

82. Two men from _______ climbed Mount Qomolangma in 1953.

A. Japan                 B. Nepal        C. New Zealand        D. B and C

83. What happened to ten of the women climbers on the way to the top of Mount Qomolangma?

A. They were too tired to climb to it.  B. There was no air for them.

C. The heavy snow stopped them.      D. They were hurt by heavy ice and snow.

84. How many women climbed up to Mount Qomolangma in 1975?

   A. One.          B. Five.          C. Ten.           D. Fifteen.

85. What kind of person is Ms Tabei?

A. She is a Japanese housewife who has climbed many high mountains in the world.

B. She teaches children English and piano to make money.

C. She’s a usual housewife.

D. She climbed the highest mountain in the world many times. 

The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest．It is about 8．9 kilometers above sea level．Many men have tried to climb this mountain but without success．High winds, cold and little oxygen have made this almost an impossible thing．It was not until 1953 that two men stood on the top．One of the men was Edmund Hillary from New Zealand．The other was Tenzing of Nepal．They were members of a British Expedition(探险队)．There were nearly twenty people in the whole team．They spent about sixty days to finish the whole climbing．The last day, May 29^th, was fine．Hillary and Tenzing started climbing as the sun rose． At half past eleven they were on top of Mount Everest．They were very glad．They wanted to stay there for some time, but they couldn’t．It was too cold and dangerous． They had climbed as high as anyone can climb----- they were on top of the world．

1．When did people first climb up to the top of the world?

A．Never．                                       B．On May 29^th, 1954．

C．One day in 1953．                               D．Nearly 60 days after May 29^th, 1953．

2．________can make climbing Mount Everest very difficult?

A．High clouds, cold and little oxygen             B．No cars and no planes

C．Few people                                D．Winds, cold and oxygen

3．Who climbed up to the top of the world first?

A．British people．                         B．A expedition．

C．A New Zealand person and a Nepal person．  D．None．

4．How high is the top of the world?

A．No one knows．                             B．9．8 kilometers．

C．8900 meters．                               D．Above the sea level．