3、e of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas.The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of allthe mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the mostfamous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is v
4、ery dangerous toclimb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.Even more serious difficulties include freezing weatherconditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.Qomolangma—the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?Careful-Reading
5、Facts&DangersWherearetheHimalayas?Canyoulistthedangers?HowhighisQomolangma?freezing（adj.冰冻的）include（v.包括）condition（n.条件，状况）thick（adj.厚的）3bThreeachievementssucceedv.实现目标；成功1.3.2.The first people to reach the top wereTenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team d
6、idso in 1960, while the first woman tosucceed was Junko Tabei from Japan in1975.1.Whydosomanypeopletrytoclimbthismountaineventhoughitisdangerous?spiritofclimbers2.Whatdoesthespiritoftheclimberstellus?=evenif即使,虽然forcen.力，力量naturen.自然界；大自然Whydosomanyclimbersrisktheirlives?Oneofthemainreaso
