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Task 1

（2019·全國乙卷）Every year about 40，000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro， the highest mountain in Africa. They? ? 1? ? with them lots of waste. The? ? 2? ? might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers （冰川） are disappearing， changing the? ? 3? ? of Kilimanjaro.

Hearing these stories， I？__________m? ? ?4? ? about the place—other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.

However， I soon? ? 5? ? that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of? ? 6? ? among tons of rubbish. I find a? ? 7? ? mountain， with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are? ? 8? ? but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be? ? 9? ? .

The best of a Kilimanjaro? ? 10? ? ， in my opinion， isn？__________t reaching the top. Mountains are? ? 11? ? as spiritual places by many cultures. This? ? 12? ? is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as? ? 13? ? go through five ecosystems （生態(tài)系統(tǒng)） in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3，000 meters，? ? ?14? ? lands of low growing plants. Further up， the weather? ? 15? ?—low clouds envelop the mountainsides， which are covered with thick grass. I? ? 16? ? twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4，000 meters is the highland? ? 17? ? ： gravel（礫石）， stones and rocks.? ? ?18? ? you climb into an arctic？鄄like zone with? ? 19? ? snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.

Does Kilimanjaro? ? 20? ? its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace？ I found the opposite to be true.

1. A. keep B. mix C. connect D. bring

2. A. stories B. buildings C. crowds D. reporters

3. A. position B. age C. face D. name

4. A. silent B. skeptical C. serious D. crazy

5. A. discover B. argue C. decide D. advocate

6. A. equipment B. grass C. camps D. stones

7. A. remote B. quiet C. tall D. clean

8. A. new B. special C. significant D. necessary

9. A. paying off B. spreading out C. blowing up D. fading away

10. A. atmosphere B. experience C. experiment D. sight

11. A. studied B. observed C. explored D. regarded

12. A. view B. quality C. reason D. purpose

13. A. scientists B. climbers C. locals D. officials

14. A. holding on to B. going back to C. living up to D. giving way to

15. A. changes B. clears C. improves D. permits

16. A. match B. imagine C. count D. add

17. A. village B. desert C. road D. lake

18. A. Obviously B. Easily C. Consequently D. Finally

19. A. permanent B. little C. fresh D. artificial

20. A. enjoy B. deserve C. save D. acquire