Everest clean-up campaign aims to airlift waste

江苏海安市实验中学 吉拥军

珠穆朗玛峰是世界第一高峰，雪山环绕、景色优美，每年吸引了大量游客和登山爱好者。越来越多的人登上了珠峰顶，然而美丽的珠峰却变成了世界上最高的垃圾场，面临着严重的环境问题。为了保护珠峰的环境，很多组织和个人都发起了珠峰的垃圾清理活动。

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难词扫障

1.dumpn.垃圾场

2.cylindern.圆筒；气缸

3.descentn.下降

4.coordinatev.调整；整合

5.fecesn.排泄物；粪便

Mount Everest is the world's highest peak.It was a mountain that countless climbers wanted toconquerall their lives.Many adventurers even paid the price of their lives.However，with the progress of technology，climbing Mount Everest becomes easier and easier，and even develops into an industrial chain.As long as you have good physical fitness or you pay money，there will be professionals to accompany you up.

But because of this， thepureland， which should be far away from the human world，has become a garbagedump.Every year，tourists who climb Mount Everest leave a lot of rubbish on the mountain， such as plastic bags， abandoned tents，all kinds of mountaineering equipment， exhausted oxygencylinders，and even the bodies of the victims and so on.Everest has become one of the highest garbage dumps in the world.

Therefore，a clean-up campaign has begun at Mount Everest，aiming to airlift 100 tonnes of rubbish left behind by tourists and climbers of the world's highest mountain.The Eco Everest Expedition has hit the mountain each year since 2008 totacklethe problem，and they've collected over 13 tons of waste so far.

Mountaineers are required to bring back whatever waste they generate on their climb.But every year，local guides still gather hundreds of kilograms of rubbish.Hence，the Nepalese government enforced a new rule starting in 2014 that each climber of Everest must bring down 8 kilograms of waste on theirdescent，otherwise they will lose their$4，000deposit.

This year's clean-up campaign is focused on the items that could be recycled in the capital city，with privately-owned Yeti airlines helping to transport.They will continue toshippiles of recyclable rubbish throughout the year.

Clean-up programmes have been run by local guides， known as Sherpas， for decades， but are nowcoordinatedby the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee （SPCC）， named after the Nepalese name of the mountain.

As well as managing the industrial waste，the SPCC and local guides have to deal with the biological waste left by so many visitors.In 2015，the country's mountaineering association warned that humanfeceswere becoming a health hazard.Since then，the SPCC has builtportabletoilets around the key mountain camps.

Reading Check

1.What makes the Mount Everest become a garbage dump？

A.The progress of technology.

B.Tourists'throwing too much rubbish.

C.An industrial chain of climbing Everest.

D.More professionals to accompany adventurers.

2.What's the purpose of the new rule in 2014？

A.To recycle the rubbish.

B.To get the$4，000 deposit.

C.To airlift 100 tonnes of rubbish.

D.To reduce waste through every climber.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.conquerv.战胜；征服

2.pureadj.纯洁的；纯粹的

3.tacklev.处理（问题）

4.depositn.定金；押金

5.shipv.运送；运输

6.portableadj.轻便的；便携式的

Ⅱ.Difficult sentences

1.但正因为如此，这片纯洁的土地，本应该远离人类，现在却变成了一个垃圾场。

But because of this， the pure land，________should be far away from the human world，has become a garbage dump.

2.一项清理行动已经在珠穆朗玛峰开展，目的是将这个世界最高峰的游客和登山者遗留下来的100吨垃圾空运走。

A clean-up campaign has begun at Mount Everest， ________to airlift 100 tonnes of rubbish left behind by tourists and climbers of the world's highest mountain.

3.登山者被要求带回攀登时所产生的任何废物。

Mountaineers _______to bring back whatever waste they generate on their climb.