1 . Ask people to name the world's tallest peak and anybody with sound general knowledge will name Mount Qomolangma. But quiz them on its exact height and many will hesitate. Recently, a team of over 30 Chinese surveyors left the base camp at Mount Qomolangma for a higher spot on its journey to the peak on Wednesday as part of the country's mission to remeasure the height of the world's highest mountain.
The remeasurement of the peak's height is a part of China's latest large-scale scientific survey of Qomolangma. Preparation of the project was started in early March, with 53 surveyors from the First Geodetic Surveying Brigade (大地测量旅) getting stationed near Qomolangma to carry out adaptive climbing and training in other technical skills, and they are going to the survey on the top of the mountain.
To ensure the accuracy of the measurement, and to work it in a more scientific way, experts from the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, the Shaanxi Bureau of Surveying, and the China Geological Survey were invited to assist in the technical design and planning of the project from the beginning.
The technical innovation and breakthrough applied in the latest survey include the application of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System and advanced domestic surveying and mapping instruments.
The Chinese government has conducted six large-scale surveys and measurements on Qomolangma in the past few decades; it had successfully measured and announced the height of the mountain in 1975 and 2005. Chinese mountaineers and researchers climbed Mount Qomolangma in 1975 to determine its height and concluded that the rock height of the peak was about 8,848.13 meters; in 2005, the summit measured 8,844.43 meters. It is believed that this remeasurement will surely bring about surprise to the world, thus showing how powerful our country is!
1. Where does the text come from?| A．A story book. | B．A news report. |
| C．A science fiction. | D．A travel guidebook. |
| A．Applying adaptive climbing skills. | B．Planning the project in early March. |
| C．Inviting many experts to support. | D．Using the most advanced mapping instruments. |
| A．This is the 7th large-scale survey of Qomolangma |
| B．The height of Qomolangma must be shorter than before. |
| C．30 Surveyors were stationed near Qomolangma. |
| D．83 surveyors worked for the remeasurement. |
| A．The ways of remeasuring Qomolangma. |
| B．The results of measuring Qomolangma. |
| C．The technologies applied in remeasuring |
| D．China's remeasurement of Qomolangma. |
