【CrowdcontrolscouldsoonbecomeanimportantskillforclimbersonMountEverestasimportantasphysicalstrengthorwatchingtheweather.Inasingledaylastweeknearly40peoplereachedthetopoftheworld---arecord.Reportsfrom】

　　CrowdcontrolscouldsoonbecomeanimportantskillforclimbersonMountEverestasimportantasphysicalstrengthorwatchingtheweather.Inasingledaylastweeknearly40peoplereachedthetopoftheworld---arecord.Reportsfrombasecampspokeofqueuesatdangerousridgesandcrowdsaspeoplepassedeachotherinthefinaldashforthe8848meterstop.

　　MoretraditionalmountaineersteaseaboutthecircusatmospheresurroundingEverestinre­centyearsandtherearewarningsthatthecrowdsaremakingthemountainmoredangerous.In199614diedonthemountainwhenthemembersofseveralgroupsweretrappedathighaltitudesbysuddensnowstorms.BadweatherinearlyMayledtothisyear’sjamonthesummitridgebutthelossluckilywaslight.Justfourclimbersdiedin­cludingaNepaliSherpawhohadmade11previoussuccessfulclimbing.

　　Traditionalistsarealsoworriedaboutthegrowingtendencyofclimberstosetrecordsandachieve“firsts”ratherthansimplyclimbthemountain.Thisyear’scropofmountaineersincludedtheoldestman64-year-oldShermanBullfromConnecticutandtheyoungest16-year-oldTembaTsheriSherpaofNepal.AnAmericanwithonlyonearmwasonthemountainthisyear;anIndianwithnolegsalsotriedbutfailed.ErikWeihennieyeranAmeri­canbecamethefirstblindpersontoreachthetopoftheworld.Hisfellowclimbersstayedinfrontofhimonthewayupdescribingthetypeoflandandringingbells.

　　Nepal（尼泊尔）viewsMountEverestassomethingofacashcow.Thegovernmentchargesjourneysaminimumof$70000.ThatisprobablywhyofficialsinKatmanduareignoringconcernsaboutovercrowdingandtalkingaboutevenmoreclimberscomingnextyear.Butacelebrationofthe48thanniversaryofthefirstconquestofEverestbySirEdmundHillaryandSherpaTenzingNorgaywascancelledafterviolentstrikes.Tumultuous（动乱的）Nepalipoliticsitseemscouldbejustthecrowd-controlmea­surethatEverestneeds.

　　【小题1】Whatistheproblemthattheclimbershavetofaceinrecentyears?

　　A．BadWeather.B．Technology.C．Overcrowding.D．Physicalstrength.【小题2】Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Therisksofmountainclimbi