题型:完形填空 题类:模拟题 难易度:困难
江苏省南通市2019-2020学年高一下学期英语期末考试模拟试卷
A Colorado pair brings new meaning to the word "determination". When one couldn't walk and the other couldn't see, they 1 up to share their love of the great outdoors.
Melanie Knecht has to use a wheelchair to get around due to born spina bifida (脊柱裂). Trevor Hahn only recently became blind after he 2 an eye disease five years ago. Both living in Fort Collins, Colorado, the two met at an adaptive boxing class — and they soon ran into each other again at an adaptive rock-climbing class.
They immediately 3 over Knecht's lifelong hobby of camping and Hahn's passion for outdoor sports. When she told him about her recent trip to Easter Island, where she got the 4 to be carried on another person's back, an unusual idea occurred to her.
5 his lost sight, he'd been able to scale a Himalayan peak, using poles and 6 directions from his companions.
They started small, but next month — with her vision and his 7— they will trek to the top of a 14,000-foot mountain.
"It just seemed like common sense. He's the legs, I'm the eyes! 8, we're the dream team." said Knecht.
At the start of each hike, a friend lifts Knecht 9 a carrier on Hahn's back. From that point on, she gives him oral directions to lead the way.
Hahn said, "It made me so happy to help someone experience what I've been able to experience my whole life. The best part is being able to make her smile — that gives me10."
In addition to this sense of purpose, the two share an understanding of how11 it can be asking able-bodied or sighted people for assistance in everyday life. They get immeasurable12 from being able to do this on their own.
While the two accept that others13 what they've been able to do, they're not looking for14— they just want others to encourage solutions for their friends with disabilities. Don't15 them because you think they won't be able to do something.
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