A 13­year­old American boy on Saturday became the youngest climber to conquer Mount Eve

A 13­year­old American boy on Saturday became the youngest climber to conquer Mount Everest，the world’s highest mountain.

Jordan Romero from Big  Bear，California，climbed up the 8,850 meter summit (峰顶) from the Tibetan side.On the same day，a Nepali (尼泊尔的)  man，Apa Sherpa，broke his own world record of climbing Everest when he reached the summit for the  twentieth time.Apa Sherpa’s team set off from Nepal’s  capital，Kathmandu，last month，heading for the base camp  (大本营) on the Chinese side of the mountain.

“The team has just called in and believe that they are standing on top of Mt.Everest，” Romero’s blog said.“Their  dreams have now come true.Everyone is happy.”

The climbing has put Romero one step closer to reaching his goal of climbing the highest mountains on all seven continents (大洲)．“It is just a goal，” Romero said.He had already climbed five peaks  (高峰)，and needs to climb only Vinson Massif，the highest peak in Antarctica，to hit his goal.

The youngest person before to climb Everest was 16­year­old Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal.Romero climbed together with a team including his father Paul and three local guides.He wanted to pick a small piece of rock from the top of the world and wear it in a necklace.

While Nepal insists that anyone planning to climb Mount Everest must be 16，China does not have any age restrictions  (限制)．Some mountain climbers haven’t agreed with the Romero family for letting him try it but his father said the climbing from the Chinese side is less dangerous.

58．Jordan Romero climbed up Mount Everest mainly to________.

A．meet Apa Sherpa                             B．build his body

C．break the world record                        D．realize part of his goal

59．To stand on the highest mountains on all seven continents，the next act of Jordan Romero is to climb the peak in________.

A．Asia                                                   B．Antarctica

C．Europe                                               D．Africa

60．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The great dream of picking rocks from top of Everest

B．California teen becomes youngest to climb Everest

C．The most number of successful Everest climbs

D．Mount Everest climbing becomes more popular

　本文是一篇新闻。一名13岁的美国男孩成功登上了珠穆朗玛峰的峰顶，轰动了世界。

58．D　细节理解题。根据第四段的The climbing...reaching his goal of climbing the highest mountains on all seven continents可知，Jordan攀登珠穆朗玛峰的主要目的是要实现他的梦想——登上世界七大洲的高峰。

59．B　细节理解题。根据第四段的最后一句可知，Jordan Romero目标中七个大洲的最高峰中，只剩下南极洲的Vinson Massif。故选B。

60．B　标题归纳题。本文是一篇新闻，报道了一名13岁的美国男孩登上了珠穆朗玛峰顶，成为世界上最年轻的成功登顶珠峰的人。故B项最能概括本文大意。