Capturing rare pictures of Mount Qomolangma 中國(guó)攝影師拍攝珠峰美景

王保霞

為了紀(jì)念人類第一次挑戰(zhàn)攀登珠穆朗瑪峰100周年，兩名來自中國(guó)的年輕人前往珠穆朗瑪峰進(jìn)行攝影之旅。在日出時(shí)分，山峰變成了粉紅色，這樣的壯麗景色讓兩人在旅行中興奮不已。

1?To?commemorate?（紀(jì)念）?the?100th?anniversary?of?mankind?s?first?Mount?Qomolangma?expedition，?two?young?men?from?China?went?on?a?photography?trip?to?the?mountain.

2?The?two?photographers?arrived?at?the?mountain?by?following?the?same?path?taken?by?the?English?mountaineer?and?explorer?George?Mallory，?who?had?died?on?one?of?his?climbs?of?Mount?Qomolangma.?They?arrived?at?a?place?called?the?Kada?Valley?where?they?could?admire?the?mountain.?Seen?from?this?angle，?the?magnificent?mountain?appeared?like?a?massive?pyramid.

3?Ma?Chunlin?is?a?photographer?born?in?1995?in?Chengdu.?In?2019，?he?saw?the?Kada?Valley?on?the?map，?and?realized?that?it?would?be?a?good?platform?for?shooting?pictures?of?Mount?Qomolangma.?Dong?Shuchang，?born?in?1998?and?from?Yinchuan，?northwest?China?s?Ningxia?Hui?Autonomous?Region，?was?crowned?the?overall?winner?of?the?2021?Astronomy?Photographer?of?the?Year?competition.?With?a?similar?interest，?Dong?joined?Ma.

4?Because?the?route?had?not?been?taken?by?any?explorer?for?a?period?of?100?years?after?Mallory，?before?embarking?on?the?journey，?Ma?and?Dong?carefully?studied?400?pages?of?documents?recording?Mallory?s?trip?and?then?planned?their?own?route.?The?preparatory?work?lasted?three?months.

5?Setting?off?on?Sept.?23，?the?two?had?to?deal?with?bad?weather?and?road?conditions，?as?well?as?encountering?some?very?dangerous?animals?before?they?finally?arrived?at?the?Kada?Valley.746848BA-0871-4B2E-8C4C-6A4814BD1819

6?In?the?early?morning?of?Sept.?26，?the?clouds?began?to?fade?away，?finally?granting?a?view?of?the?giant?mountain?before?them.

7?“Words?couldn?t?express?my?feelings?at?that?moment.?The?mountain?peak?turned?pink?during?the?sunrise，?and?we?couldn?t?help?crying?out?loud?‘Mount?Qomolangma?glows！”?The?miraculous?view?lasted?for?two?hours，?during?which?the?two?photographers?were?able?to?clearly?spot?the?climbing?route?along?the?mountain?s?northern?slope.

8?The?photos?taken?by?the?two?photographers?during?their?journey?were?taken?up?by?the?Chinese?National?Geography?magazine.?The?two?photographers?declared?that?they?were?happy?about?this?opportunity?and?thought?that?their?trip?was?worth?all?the?effort?despite?all?the?difficulties?they?had?encountered.

Choose?the?best?answers?according?to?the?text

Detail?1.?Why?did?the?two?go?on?the?trip？

A.?To?admire?Mount?Qomolangma.

B.?To?win?a?competition?held?in?China.

C.?To?be?in?honor?of?one?of?mankind?s?expeditions.

D.?To?contribute?to?the?Chinese?National?Geography?magazine.

Detail?2.?What?can?we?know?about?the?two?young?men？

A.?They?are?of?the?same?age.

B.?They?have?the?same?hobby.

C.?They?are?from?the?same?place.

D.?They?are?the?first?explorers?to?take?the?route.

Detail?????3.?When?did?the?two?begin?to?make?their?preparations?for?the?trip？746848BA-0871-4B2E-8C4C-6A4814BD1819

A.?In?May.?B.?In?June.

C.?In?July.?D.?In?August.

Inference?4.?Which?of?the?following?words?can?best?describe?their?journey？

A.?Costly?but?worthwhile.

B.?Tiring?and?dangerous.

C.?Exciting?but?challenging.

D.?Thrilling?and?entertaining.

Ⅰ.?Analyze?the?difficult?sentence?in?the?text

Setting?off?on?Sept.?23，?the?two?had?to?deal?with?bad?weather?and?road?conditions，?as?well?as?encountering?some?very?dangerous?animals?before?they?finally?arriving?at?the?Kada?Valley.?兩人于9月23日出發(fā)，他們不得不應(yīng)對(duì)糟糕的天氣和路況，以及在最終抵達(dá)卡達(dá)山谷之前遇到的一些非常危險(xiǎn)的動(dòng)物。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句，Setting?off?on?Sept.?23是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作時(shí)間狀語，before引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。

Ⅱ.?Memorize?some?text?centered?chunks

go?on?a?trip?去旅行

arrive?at?到達(dá)

deal?with?處理

as?well?as?除……之外;也;還

fade?away?逐漸消失

at?that?moment?在那時(shí);就在那一刻;在那一瞬間

cry?out?喊叫;呼喊

take?up?開始從事;占據(jù);接受746848BA-0871-4B2E-8C4C-6A4814BD1819