2020年中考真题英语分项汇编 专题17 任务型阅读 考点1还原句子 Passage 1(2020 •贵州省安顺市) Nirmal Purja has set several world records after climbing the world's 14 highest mountains in less than seven months. ___51___ Though he was born 1, 600 meters above sea level, he didn't climb any serious mountains until he was 29. But Mr. Purja, now 36, was trained to be strong. He used to be a soldier in the British army, where he had special training for fighting in very cold weather. ___52___ There are only14 mountains in the world that are higher than8,000 meters. Mr. Purja had already climbed several of them. ___53___ The old record for climbing the 14 mountains was seven years, ten months and six days. It was set by South Korean climber Kim Chang-ho in 2013. Mr. Purja named his challenge "Project Possible". ___54___ On October 29, just a little more than six months after he started, Nirmal Purja had finished climbing the 14th mountain. Though Mr. Purja completed his challenge unbelievably quickly, it wasn't easy. For example, during one day of climbing Shishapangma Mr. Purja and his team climbed for 15 hours nonstop.___55___ A. Mr. Purja was born in Nepal, in the Himalayas. B. He had completed five more climbs in Pakistan. C. He began on April 23, by climbing Annapurna in Nepal D. His goal was to climb all of them in less than seven months. E. They had to deal with winds as fast as 75 kilometers per hour. F. In 2018, he left there to follow his dream of mountain climbing. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了尼泊尔登山新星Nirmal Purja,他在不到七个月的时间里攀登了世界上14座最高的山脉,并创造了多项世界纪录。 51.A【解析】句意:Purja先生出生于尼泊尔喜马拉雅山脉。 根据空后“Though he was born 1, 600 meters above sea level”可知,空处是说他出生在海拔1600米的地方,结合选项可知,“Mr. Purja was born in Nepal, in the Himalayas”符合语境。故选A。 52.F【解析】句意:2018年,他离开那里追寻自己的登山梦想。 根据空前句“He used to be a soldier in the British army, where he had special training for fighting in very cold weather.”可知,他曾经是英国军队的一名士兵,在那里他接受过在非常寒冷的天气里战斗的特殊训练;结合后面一段讲的是Purja爬山的情况,所以“2018年,他离开那里追寻自己的登山梦想”承前启后,符合语境。故选F。 53.D【解析