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1、CulturalRelics A Everthoughtoftakingoffyourclothesatthetopoftheworld?Idon’tknowaboutyou,butalotofcrazypeoplewouldlikenothingbetter.Andthey’vebecomeamajorheadacheforthegovernmentofNepal. OfficialsinNepalsaytheyarefedupwithnudity1onMountEverest,andaretakingmeasurestoputanendto"disrespectf
2、ul"activitiesontheworld’shighestpeak. "We’retryingtostoppeoplefromtakingtheirclothesoffandsoon,"saidAngTseringSherpa,theheadofNepal’sofficialmountaineeringbody,whichgivesclimbingpermits2."Alawisinneed,"headds."Fineshavetobeincluded." Lastyearalocalclimbertookoffallhisclothesandstoodnaked
3、3forseveralminutesonthe8,848-metrepeak.Hecalledittheworld’shighestdisplayofnudity.Itcausedanger,andstartedabigdiscussion. Earlierthisyear,aDutchmanwantedtosetaspecialrecordbybeingthefirsttoclimbthemountainwearingonlyshorts. Nepalimountaineersjokethattheonlythinglefttodoonthemountainwould
4、betogivebirthonthepeak. "It’sdisrespectful—themountainsaresacred4;they’reapartofourreligion,"theNepalMountaineeringAssociationpresidentsaid."Soifpeoplewanttosetaworldrecord,theyhavetoinformusfirst." Theproblemisnotonlythenudity.Peopleshouldrememberthatwhentheyvisitanothercountrytheyshoul
5、drespectthecustomsandtraditionofthatcountry.Nuditymaybefineinwesterncountries,butnotinNepal.Moreover,theHimalayasareofgreatreligiousimportanceinNepal. Notes: 1.nudityn.赤裸 2.permitn.通行证,许可证 3.nakedadj.赤裸的 4.sacredadj.神圣的 Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion. 1.Whichwouldbet
6、hebesttitleforthepassage? A.NepaltoKeepNudityoffEverest B.AMajorHeadachefortheNepaliGovernment C.NudityonMountEverest D.ActivitiesontheWorld’sHighestPeak 2.Thepassageismeantto_______. A.discusswhetherit’spropertotakeoffone’sclothesatthetopoftheworld B.expresstheattitudeofmountaineeringau
7、thoritiesinNepal C.focusontheproblemofnudism D.warnpeoplethattheyshouldrespectlocalcustoms B Inthesixteenthcentury,EmperorJahangirruledIndia.PrinceKhurramwashisfifthson.Attheageoffifteen,theprincemetabeautifulgirl,andtheyfellinlovewitheachotheratfirstsight. Growingup,hewa
