Question

1. the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b. part a based on schaffer’s arguments in “the value of a sherpa life,” choose the statement he is most likely to agree with. a. sherpas do work that is important because it teaches them new skills. b. sherpas do work that is much more meaningful than the work other climbers do. c. sherpas do work that their clients view as meaningless and not worth paying for. d. sherpas do work that their clients would otherwise have to do for themselves. 25. part b which quotation from the article most clearly supports the answer to part a? a. sherpas are everest’s workforce—the literal backbone of the climbing industry there. b. increasingly, the pinnacle of adventure tourism—the summit of everest—comes at too steep a cost. c. because right now... the industry clearly values life on a two - tiered basis: westerners at the top, sherpas at the bottom. d. readers should review... the amount of time sherpas spend... ferrying loads... so that clients can arrive fresh.... close read: analyze craft and structure. identify the choice that best answers the question. 26. read the following quotation from “the value of a sherpa life.” if, say, 1 percent of american college - aged raft guides or ski instructors were dying on the job—the mortality rate of everest sherpas—the guiding industry would vanish. which point in schaffer’s argument does this quotation most clearly support? a. the work done by sherpas is more dangerous than any other work. b. sherpas should carry more insurance to offset the risks they take. c. westerners’ lives are treated as more valuable than sherpa lives. d. westerners should do more than merely show sorrow when a sherpa dies.

Explanation:

• Part A: Dans l'article, il est souligné que le travail des Sherpas est important, notamment parce qu'il leur permet d'acquérir de nouvelles compétences.
• Part B: La citation qui soutient le fait que le travail des Sherpas est important est celle qui les décrit comme le squelette de l'industrie de l'escalade, montrant leur importance essentielle.
• Part 26: La comparaison entre le taux de mortalité des Sherpas et celui d'autres professions de guidage montre que les vies des Westerners sont considérées comme plus précieuses que celles des Sherpas.

Answer:

• Part A: a. Sherpas do work that is important because it teaches them new skills.
• Part B: a. Sherpas are Everest’s workforce—the literal backbone of the climbing industry there.
• Part 26: c. Westerners’ lives are treated as more valuable than Sherpa lives.