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Keeping fit often means sharing a busy pathway with cyclists, runners and walkers, but imagine facing the task of doing it all without being able to see or hear. It is a challenge many disabled athletes face, unless someone agrees to be their eyes and ears.
Newly-formed group Achilles Brisbane pairs vision- and hearing-impaired (视觉和听觉受损的) athletes with people who would like to guide them.
Jane Britt, president of Achilles Brisbane, who is vision- and hearing-impaired, said, “When we go out, it’s much less frightening to have someone beside us that has full hearing to listen for us and tell us what’s there.”
Ms Cullen and Ms Britt meet up most Saturday mornings to take part in the free five-kilometer park run. Their partnership is built on trust，but Ms Britt said that it took time to develop.
Ms Britt said it took an unexpected storm for her to trust Ms Cullen completely. “There was violent rain, my glasses were broken and we were walking together. I suddenly had to tell her I couldn’t see anything, and I was going to have to completely trust her. From that time I knew it was going to work because she was so good about dealing with the special situation we both found ourselves in, ” she said.
Isabella Allen and her seeing eye dog Tatum are two new additions to the Achilles Brisbane. Ms Allen kept active by rowing, running and cycling but found it difficult to keep going as her vision became worse. After nearly giving up completely, she worked up the courage to ask Achilles Brisbane to find someone to share a boat with her.
Ms Allen said the fear of not finding anyone to row with almost stopped her from reaching out to Achilles Brisbane. “But, they found people and matched me to them, ” she said. “It’s the best thing I’ve ever done.”
1. What does Paragraph 1 try to show?
A. The danger of walking on a busy road. B. The difficulty the disabled athletes face.
C. The exercise people do to keep fit. D. The necessity of building roads for the blind.
2. How does Jane Britt feel about going out alone?
A. Relaxed. B. Excited.
C. Worried. D. Bored.
3. What happened in the heavy rain according to Ms Britt?
A. She developed a strong sense of teamwork. B. She led Ms Cullen forward on the road.
C. She began to rely on Ms Cullen as her guide. D. She fell down on the ground.
4. What was the best thing Ms Allen has done?
A. Asking Achilles Brisbane for help. B. Working in Achilles Brisbane.
C. Exercising non-stop. D. Meeting Tatum.
【答案】1. B2. C3. C4. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。Achilles Brisbane为视障和听障运动员配对志愿者，让他们能够安全地参与跑步等运动，建立了基于信任的关系，使运动员们能够克服障碍继续活跃在体育活动中。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Keeping fit often means sharing a busy pathway with cyclists, runners and walkers, but imagine facing the task of doing it all without being able to see or hear. It is a challenge many disabled athletes face, unless someone agrees to be their eyes and ears. (保持健康通常意味着与骑自行车的人、跑步者和步行者共享一条繁忙的道路，但想象一下，面对在看不见或听不见的情况下完成这一切的任务。这是许多残疾运动员面临的挑战，除非有人同意做他们的眼睛和耳朵)”可知，对于视觉和听觉受损的运动员来说，参加锻炼是一项挑战，除非有人做他们的眼睛和耳朵，由此可推知，第一段旨在说明残疾人运动员所面临的困难。故选B项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Jane Britt, president of Achilles Brisbane, who is vision- and hearing-impaired, said, “When we go out, it’s much less frightening to have someone beside us that has full hearing to listen for us and tell us what’s there.” (Achilles Brisbane公司总裁Jane Britt患有视力和听力障碍，她说：“当我们外出时，身边有一个听力正常的人来听我们说话，告诉我们那里有什么，这就不那么可怕了。”)”可知，Jane Britt对独自外出感到害怕担忧。故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段中
“There was violent rain, my glasses were broken and we were walking together. I suddenly had to tell her I couldn’t see anything, and I was going to have to completely trust her. (当时下着大雨，我的眼镜坏了，我们一起走。我突然不得不告诉她我什么都看不见，我必须完全信任她)”可知，Britt女士的眼镜在大雨中碎了，她看不到东西，完全依靠Cullen女士帮她指路。故选C项。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的““But, they found people and matched me to them, ” she said. “It’s the best thing I’ve ever done.” (“但是，他们找到了人，把我和他们配对，”她说。“这是我做过的最好的事。”)”可知，Allen女士认为她做的最好的事情是向Achilles Brisbane求助，故选A项。
