《2025年情景导学高中英语选择性必修第二册外研版》

Ⅰ. 完形填空
Every year a substantial number of people attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They ___1___ with them lots of waste. The crowds might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers (冰川) are disappearing, changing the ___2___ of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Hearing these stories, I'm ___3___ about the place — other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.
However, I soon ___4___ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of ___5___ among tons of rubbish. I find a clean mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are ___6___ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Parks Authority seem to be ___7___.
The best of a Mount Kilimanjaro ___8___, in my opinion, isn't reaching the top. Mountains are ___9___ as spiritual places by many cultures. This ___10___ is especially evident on Mount Kilimanjaro as climbers go through five ecosystems in the space of a few kilometres. At the base is a rain forest. It ends abruptly at 3,000 metres, ___11___ lands of low-growing vegetation. Further up, the weather ___12___ — low clouds envelop the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I ___13___ 12 shades of green from where I stand. Above 4,000 metres is the highland desert: gravel (砾石), stones and rocks. ___14___ you climb into an arctic-like zone with permanent snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.
Does Mount Kilimanjaro ___15___ its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace? I find the opposite to be true.
1. A. keep
B. mix
C. connect
D. bring
2. A. position
B. age
C. face
D. name
3. A. silent
B. sceptical
C. serious
D. crazy
4. A. discover
B. argue
C. emphasise
D. advocate
5. A. equipment
B. grass
C. camps
D. stones
6. A. new
B. special
C. significant
D. necessary
7. A. paying off
B. spreading out
C. blowing up
D. fading away
8. A. atmosphere
B. experience
C. experiment
D. sight
9. A. studied
B. observed
C. explored
D. regarded
10. A. view
B. quality
C. reason
D. purpose
11. A. holding on to
B. going back to
C. living up to
D. giving way to
12. A. changes
B. clears
C. improves
D. permits
13. A. match
B. imagine
C. count
D. add
14. A. Obviously
B. Easily
C. Consequently
D. Finally
15. A. enjoy
B. deserve
C. save
D. acquire

答案： Ⅰ. 1-5 DCBAC 6-10 CABDA 11-15 DACDB