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"Climbing Mount Qomolangma is a kind of discovery," said a reporter of CCTV. He was sent to join the
climbing team for broadcasting? (播放) this TV program. The climbers climbed Mount Qomolangma from
May 18 to 24. CCTV also sent a team to join in this most dangerous and exciting sport. They called it "Standing
at the World's Third Pole (极) in 2003".
It is just 50 years since the first climbers got to the top of Mount Qomolangma. In 2003, nearly 600 people
from all over the world tried to reach the highest mountain in the world.
As we know, Mount Qomolangma is famous for its height 8,848 metres in the world, so it has attracted
thousands of people to climb. On May 25th, 1953, Edmund Hillary from New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay
from Nepal finally reached the top of Mount Qomolangma. This most dangerous sport in the world brings the
greatest challenge and the most exciting and happiest moment to human beings because the climbers have to
face the terrible cold and avalanches (雪崩), and some other difficulties. The higher they climb, the more
difficulties they will meet. On the way to the top they may lose their lives at any time. It is reported that 175
climbers had to live there for ever. During the past 50 years, more than 10,000 men and women tried to get to
the top, but only 1,200 have made their dreams come true. We Chinese climbers first showed our national flag
to the world on the top of the mountain in 1960.
Once someone asked why the pioneers never stopped trying to reach the top. "I don't think climbing the
highest mountain only means danger or death. It is really a chance to challenge. You can really understand the
love of nature and the true meaning of life," a reporter of CCTV answered.
1. How many people succeeded in (成功) climbing up to the top of the mountain?
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2. What may the climbers meet when they climb Mount Qomolangrna?
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3. When did the Chinese climbing team first stand on the top of Mount Qomolangma?
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4. What does the sentence "It is reported that 175 climbers had to live there forever" mean?
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5. What can we learn from the climbers?
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