Almost 50 years have passed since one-time beekeeper, Sir Edmund Hillary, became
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Almost50 years have passed since one-time beekeeper, Sir Edmund Hillary, became thefirst man in the world to conquer the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest. In anextraordinarily
1 exposition （展览）Auckland Museum pays 2 to this great New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary:Everest and Beyond Exhibition at the museum until April 25.
Hillary reached Mt Everest’s 3 on May 29, 1953—just in time 4 the Queen’s Conation （加冕典礼）．
Now 83 and 5 byNew Zealand as its greatest 6 countryman, SirEdmund, a Knight of the Garter, prefers to be called just 7 Ed. He and his wife June were guests of honor atthe exhibition opening in February, coinciding（巧合）with the museum’s 150th birthday.
Visitors are 8 into his adventure—packed and charitable worldthrough a
9 treasure chest of his memorabilia（大事记），from a well-worn passport to theice
10 he used to climb that mountain.
A Nepalese schoolhouse, kitchen and Buddhisttemple have been 11 to show the place he has 12 40 years of his charitable soul and money to 13 the Himalayan Trust, building schools, hospitalsand all manner of infrastructure（基础设施）in the 14 stricken country.
The exhibition also 15 Ed’s climbs in the Southern Alps, a tractorjourney he
16 to the South Pole in 1967 and a trip up the River Ganges by jet boat. 17 the exhibition closes it will go to the UnitedStates, to 18 Sir Edmund’s jubilee （50年节）year,
19 a celebratory party in London and a 20 withhis Sherpa friends in Kathmandu.
1．A．simple B．large C．detailed D．great
2．A．attention B．respect C．admiration D．honor
3．A．top B．peak C．height D．level
4．A．at B．of C．for D．with
5．A．looked upon B．thought about C．looked up D．thought out
6．A．living B．live C．alive D．lively
7．A．short B．plain C．as D．for
8．A．put B．poured C．led D．drawn
9．A．clear B．dear C．real D．new
10．A．knife B．axe C．fork D．spear
11．A．recreated B．recycled C．recovered D．repaired
12．A．spent B．taken C．devoted D．used
13．A．by B．through C．for D．from
14．A．poverty B．storm C．disaster D．earthquakes
15．A．covers B．shows C．tells D．expresses
16．A．paid B．did C．made D．took
17．A．While B．If C．Since D．When
18．A．sign B．mark C．design D．continue
19．A．beginning with B．joining in C．ending up with D．adding up to
20．A．reunion B．repetition C．review D．recovery
试题答案
答案：C;D;B;C;A;A;B;D;C;B;C;C;B;A;A;C;D;B;C;A
解析：1．C detailed详细的，详尽的。本题可以从后面from a well-worn passport to ice…得出。 2．D honor光荣。 3．B peak顶峰。前面说成为世界上第一个登上世界最高峰的人可以判断。 4．C in time for 及时，赶得上。 5．A look upon sb．A s=regard sb．A s把某人看作是……。 6．A living活着的，可以作宾语和表语；live和alive虽然也有活着的意思，但只能作表语，不可放在名词前做修饰词；lively活泼的。 7．B plain直接的，而short只有call sb．sth．for short。 8．D be drawn into被……吸引。 9．C real真实的，实实在在的；clear清楚的；dear贵的；new新的。 10．B ice axe冰斧；knife刀；fork叉子；spear长矛，标枪。 11．C recreated再创，再造；recycle回收；recover给某物重换上新的覆盖物；repair修理，修补。 12．C devote（time／money）to sb．／sth．为某人（某物）付出（时间／金钱） 13．B through通过，这里作了方式状语。 14．A poverty贫穷。 15．A cover包括，涉及；show显示，展示，主语一般是人；tell告诉；express表达。 16．C make a journey to到……旅行。 17．D when当……的时候，while后面跟动词一般为进行时态。 18．B mark庆祝；sign签字，签名。 19．C end up with以……结束；begin with以……开始；join in参加，加入；add up to总计达。 20．A reunion重聚；repetition重复，反复；review复习；recovery找回，重新获得。
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