2019年高考英语全国卷I完形填空题

2019年高考英语全国卷I完形填空题

Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They ______(41) with them lots of waste. The ______(42) might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers（冰川）are disappearing, changing the ______(43) of Kilimanjaro.

Hearing these stories, I’m ______(44) about the place—other destinations are described as ＂purer＂natural experiences.

However, I soon ______(45) that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of ______(46) among tons of rubbish. I find a ______(47) mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are ______(48) but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be ______(49).

The best of a Kilimanjaro ______(50), in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are ______(51) as spiritual places by many cultures. This ______(52) is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as ______(53) 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, ______(54) lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather ______(55)—low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I ______(56) twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland ______(57): gravel（砾石）, stones and rocks. ______(58) you climb into an arctic-like zone with ______(59) snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.

Does Kilimanjaro ______(60) its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true.

41.A. keep B. mix C. connect D. bring

42.A. stories B. buildings C. crowds D. reporters

43.A. position 44.A. silent 45.A. discover 46.A. equipment 47.A. remote 48.A. new 49.A.paying off away

50.A.atmosphere 51. A. studied B. age C. face D. name

B. skeptical C. serious D. crazy

B. argue C. decide D. advocate

B. grass C. camps D. stones

B. quiet C. all D. clean

B. special C. significant D. necessary

B. spreading out C. blowing up D. fading B. experience C. experiment D. sight

B. observed C. explored D. regarded

52. A. view B. quality C. reason D. purpose

53. A. scientists B. climbers C. locals D. officials

54. A. holding on to B. going back to C. living up to D. giving way to

55. A. changes 56. A. match 57. A. village 58. A. Obviously 59. A. permanent 60. A. enjoy B. clears B. imagine B. desert B. Easily B. little C. improves C. count C. road C. Consequently C. fresh C. save D. permits

D. add

D. lake

D. Finally

D. acquire

D. artificial B. deserve