Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa made history Saturday after summiting Mount Everest for the 26th time. He was already a world record holder, having broken the record for summiting Everest five times in four years. On Saturday, the 52-year-old mountain guide broke the previous world record of 25 ascents of the world’s tallest mountain, which he set last May.

Kami Rita has set and broken the world record for Everest ascents almost every spring for the past four years. With more than 35 years of mountaineering experience, Kami Rita is a world-famous climber. He first set the record for Everest summits at 22, after having shared the 21-summit record with two other climbers.

He broke that the following year when he conquered Everest a 23rd time, according to Guinness World Records. Kami Rita broke his own record six days later with his 24th summit. It’s possible that Kami Rita could have achieved an even higher summit count by now had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic. Nepal and China canceled the 2020 climbing season. When Everest reopened the following year, Kami Rita broke his record once again, with his 25th successful summit. Kami Rita didn’t make it to the top on his first attempt in 1992. He did, however, finish the climb two years later.

Kami Rita’s life has been tied to the mountain since he was a child. His father, Mingma Tshering Sherpa, was one of the first professional guides on Everest when Nepal began allowing international climbers in 1950. And Kami Rita had worked as a porter transporting gear to Everest’s base camp since he was 12.

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1.The underlined word “ascents” in the first paragraph may refer to ______.

A passions for climbing

B reaching the summit

C rolling mountain ranges

D record-breaking successes

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据第一段的“after summiting Mount Everest for the 26th time”以及划线单词所在句的“...which he set last May.”可知，他打破了的是他去年5月创下的“登顶珠峰”25次的世界纪录，即此处的ascents指的是“登顶珠峰”。故选B。

2.What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A Kami Rita is an experienced climber.

B Two other climbers are very strong.

C Spring is a very good time to climb.

D Kami Rita began climbing at a young age.

解析：选A。A段落大意题。根据第二段第二句的“With more than 35 years of mountaineering experience, Kami Rita is a world-famous climber.”可知，本段主要是讲凯米·瑞塔·夏尔巴是一个经验丰富的登山者。故选A。

3.Why didn’t Kami Rita climb in 2020?

A He suffered from the COVID-19 disease.

B He didn’t want to break his own record again.

C He wanted to finish the climb two years later.

D He was stopped from climbing the mountain.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段的“Nepal and China canceled the 2020 climbing season.”可知，由于新冠疫情的影响，登山季被取消了，所以凯米·瑞塔·夏尔巴不被允许登山。故选D。

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A Kami Rita lived on the Himalayan Mountain.

B Kami Rita climbed a lot when he was young.

C Kami Rita’s father never reached the summit.

D Kami Rita’s father had always worked as a porter.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句的“And Kami Rita had worked as a porter transporting gear to Everest’s base camp since he was 12.”可知，凯米·瑞塔·夏尔巴从12岁开始就做搬运工，向珠峰大本营运送装备，由此可知他从小就经常登山。故选B。