Yuichiro Miura lives by the saying that nothing is impossible. For him, that means climbingQomolangma, the world's highest mountain, at the age of $0. He 21__________ to climb it for the 22__________ time next month. He reached its top at ages 70 and 75. If he succeeds this time, he will 23__________ therecord for the oldest person to climb the 8.844-meter-high mountain.
The record, 24__________ ,is not what pushes him on. Instead, he wants to know how a person of hisage will 25__________ and deal with the terrible cold, 26__________ air and low oxygen (氧气)levels on such ahigh mountain. He believes those 27__________ will add 70 years to the age of his body once he 28__________ tothe top. His daughter,Emili Miura, 29__________ others that he will feel like someone 150 years old.
"Nobody ever lived that long, and he' s so 30 __________to know how it would be like, "she said. "Hewould like to know what is the 31__________ of humans. "Emili Miura said her father thinks that one shouldalways set a higher 32 __________for oneself and try to achieve it.
Yuichiro Miura faces more dangers 33 __________health problems. He has had three heart operations in 34__________ years, and he suffered two 35__________ bones in a sport accident in 2009. Nobody would sayit' s wise for an S0-year-old person to make the climb,but Mr. Miura believes that nothing is impossible.
词义辨析题。由上下文可知,Yuichiro Miura计划在80岁来临之际再登上珠穆朗玛峰。plgn to do something意为“计划做某事”。
推理判断题。由下文可知，YuichiroMiura已经分别在70岁和75岁时两次登上珠穆朗玛峰，所以这一次应该是第三次。
词语搭配题。整句话的意思是：如果他这次成功的话，他将打破世界纪录，成为成功登上这座8844米高山的年龄最大的人。break therecord意为“打破纪录”。
词义辨析题。anyhow总之，无论如何;therefore因此;however然而;meanwhile其间，同时。由下文可知，此处表示转折，故选C。
词义辨析题。Yuichiro Miura想知道像他这样年纪的人在那样高的山上面对可怕的寒冷、稀薄的空气和缺氧的情况会感受如何以及如何应对。feel意为“感受”。
词义辨析题。thin意为“瘦的，薄的”;clear意为“清楚的，明白的”：fresh意为“新鲜的”;cool意为“凉爽的”。高山上空气稀薄，故选A。
词义辨析题。desire意为“愿望”;condition意为“情况，条件”;0peration意为“操作，经营，手术”;advantage意为“有利条件，益处，优越(性)”。这里所说的是上文描述的恶劣的环境条件，故选B。
词语搭配题。get to意为“到达”;lead to意为“通向，导致”;turn to意为“转向，求助于”;stick to意为“遵守，忠于”。这里是指到达山顶，故选A。
词义辨析题。他的女儿Emili Miura告诉别人她的父亲会感觉像l50岁的老人。waFn警告;persuade劝说;tell告诉;promise承诺。根据句意可知，应选C。
词义辨析题。根据上半句可知没有人活那么久，所以父亲很好奇那时会怎样。sure确定的;afraid害怕的;proud自豪的;curious好奇的。故选D。
词义辨析题。根据上文可知，YuichiroMiura想知道人类的极限。end结尾;aim目标：limit限制;fact事实：故选C。
词义辨析题。Emili Miura说她的父亲认为一个人要经常为自己设立一个高一点的目标，然后努力去实现它。set a goal意为“设立一个目标”。
短语辨析题。根据下文可知YuichiroMiura的身体情况不太好，所以他由于健康原因而面临着更大的风险一because of意为“由于，因为”;instead of意为“代替”;in favor of意为“支持”;infront of意为“在……前面”。故选B。
词义辨析题。他最近几年做了三次心脏手术，而且在2009年的一次运动事故中两根骨头骨折。本句时态为现在完成时，所以用in re-cent years：recent意为“最近的”。
词义辨析题。burned意为“烧坏的”;broken意为“打碎的，(腿、臂等)已骨折的”;destroyed意为“被毁坏的”;grown意为“成年的，成熟的”。根据句意可知，应选B。