Unit 1 A land of diversity
Ⅰ.完形填空
Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro,the highest mountain in Africa.They __1__ with them lots of waste.The __2__ might damage the beauty of the place.The glaciers (冰川) are disappearing,changing the __3__ of Kilimanjaro.
Hearing these stories,I'm __4__ about the place—other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.
However,I soon __5__ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of __6__ among tons of rubbish.I find a __7__ mountain,with toilets at camps and along the paths.The environmental challenges are __8__ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be __9__.
The best of a Kilimanjaro __10__,in my opinion,isn't reaching the top.Mountains are __11__ as spiritual places by many cultures.This __12__ is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as __13__ 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, __14__ lands of low growing plants.Further up,the weather __15__—low clouds envelop the mountainsides,which are covered with thick grass.I __16__ twelve shades of green from where I stand.Above 4,000 meters is the highland __17__:gravel (砾石),stones and rocks. __18__ you climb into an arcticlike zone with __19__ snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.
Does Kilimanjaro __20__ its re