【CrowdcontrolscouldsoonbecomeanimportantskillforclimbersonMountEverestasimportantasphysicalstrengthorwatchingtheweather.Inasingledaylastweeknearly40peoplereachedthetopoftheworld---arecord.Reportsfrom】
CrowdcontrolscouldsoonbecomeanimportantskillforclimbersonMountEverestasimportantasphysicalstrengthorwatchingtheweather.Inasingledaylastweeknearly40peoplereachedthetopoftheworld---arecord.Reportsfrombasecampspokeofqueuesatdangerousridgesandcrowdsaspeoplepassedeachotherinthefinaldashforthe8848meterstop.
MoretraditionalmountaineersteaseaboutthecircusatmospheresurroundingEverestinrecentyearsandtherearewarningsthatthecrowdsaremakingthemountainmoredangerous.In199614diedonthemountainwhenthemembersofseveralgroupsweretrappedathighaltitudesbysuddensnowstorms.BadweatherinearlyMayledtothisyear’sjamonthesummitridgebutthelossluckilywaslight.JustfourclimbersdiedincludingaNepaliSherpawhohadmade11previoussuccessfulclimbing.
Traditionalistsarealsoworriedaboutthegrowingtendencyofclimberstosetrecordsandachieve“firsts”ratherthansimplyclimbthemountain.Thisyear’scropofmountaineersincludedtheoldestman64-year-oldShermanBullfromConnecticutandtheyoungest16-year-oldTembaTsheriSherpaofNepal.AnAmericanwithonlyonearmwasonthemountainthisyear;anIndianwithnolegsalsotriedbutfailed.ErikWeihennieyeranAmericanbecamethefirstblindpersontoreachthetopoftheworld.Hisfellowclimbersstayedinfrontofhimonthewayupdescribingthetypeoflandandringingbells.
Nepal（尼泊尔）viewsMountEverestassomethingofacashcow.Thegovernmentchargesjourneysaminimumof$70000.ThatisprobablywhyofficialsinKatmanduareignoringconcernsaboutovercrowdingandtalkingaboutevenmoreclimberscomingnextyear.Butacelebrationofthe48thanniversaryofthefirstconquestofEverestbySirEdmundHillaryandSherpaTenzingNorgaywascancelledafterviolentstrikes.Tumultuous（动乱的）Nepalipoliticsitseemscouldbejustthecrowd-controlmeasurethatEverestneeds.
小题1:Whatistheproblemthattheclimbershavetofaceinrecentyears?A．BadWeather.B．Technology.C．Overcrowding.D．Physicalstrength.小题2:Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Therisksofmountainclimbing.
