Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They with them lots of waste. The might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers(冰川) are disappearing, changing the of Kilimanjaro.
Hearing these stories, I’m about the place — other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.
However, I soon that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of among tons of rubbish. I find a mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be .
The best of a Kilimanjaro , in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are as spiritual places by many cultures. This is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as go through five ecosystems(生态系统) in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3, 000 meters, lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather — low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland : gravel(砾石), stones and rocks. you climb into an arctic-like zone with snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.
Does Kilimanjaro 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．payingoff B．spreadingout C．blowingup D．fadingaway
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．holdingonto B．goingbackto C．livingupto D．givingwayto
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