Erik Weihenmayer wants to climb Mount Everest. He loves to climb, and there is no place greater for climbers than the Himalayan peak of 29, 035 feet, the world’s highest mountain.
Weihenmayer is blind. He has been blind since age 13, when an eye disease robbed him of his sight. His new book, Touch the Top of the World, A blind Man’s Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye can See, describes his blindness and climbing. He is the first blind man to attempt Everest. The team reached base camp at 17, 800 feet last Wednesday and begins its climb Saturday. If all goes well, Weihenmayer will reach the top on or about May 15.
“I’m not just some token blind guy, ”Weihrnmayer, aged 32, said hours before he left Los Angeles on Friday for Katmandu, Nepal. “I put my life in my fellow climbers’ hands, and they put their lives in my hands. It’s an honor to reach that state. ”
“I want to experience the sense of adventure. Blindness has nothing to do with that. But a message of the climb is that a blind person can join a team and climb the highest mountain in the world. ”
Weihenmayer has climbed the highest peaks on four continents: North America’s Mount McKinley, South America’s Aconcagua, Africa’s Kilimanjaro and Antarctica’s Vinson Massif. He is an expert rock and ice climber, having scaled EL Capitan in Yosemite National Park. When he was 16, he attended a school that taught blind people to be independent. One day, a group went rock climbing. “I really liked it,” Weihenmayer said. “You can problem-solve. It is pretty sense in your inner mind. People didn’t think blind people could go out and become expert rock climbers. ”
1．Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A．Weibenmayer has been blind for almost 19 years.
B．Weihenmayer is the first man to climb Everest.
C．Mountain climbers think it great to conquer the Himalayan peak.
D．Weihenmayer might have begun his dream when he was in his teens.
2．The distance between the top of Mount Everest and the team camp was probably ________.
A．29, 035 feet
B．11, 235 feet
C．17, 800 feet
D．not told in the passage
3．Weihenmayer ________.
A．likes the sense of being dependent on other people now that he is blind
B．will have climbed the highest mountains on four continents after climbing Mount Everest
C．loves climbing because he wants to enjoy the sense of adventure of problem-solving
D．and his teammates will reach the top of Mount Everest exactly on May 15
科目：高中英語 來源：浙江省金華一中2010-2011學年高一下學期期中英語試題 題型：050
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Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life.
Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and skiing. His favorite sport, thought, is mountaineering.
As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at 13,000 feet above sea level－in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America. And then , on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.
Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on top of the world.”
When was Erik born?
A. In 1968. B. In 1995. C. In 1967. D. In 1969.
What was unusual about his wedding?
A. He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.
B. He got married when climbing Mount Everest.
C. .His wedding was held after he prepared a lot.
D. His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level.
What is Erik’s special method for climbing a mountain?
A. He takes his girlfriend with him. B. He does his share of the jobs.
C. He uses two long poles to help himself. D. He keeps a good team around him.
Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?
a. He topped Mount McKinley.
b. He became blind.
c. He challenged Mount Everest.
d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.
e. He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.
A. b, e, d, c, a B. b, a, e, d, c C. a, b, e, d, c D. b, d, a, c, d
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Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and skiing. His favorite sport, thought, is mountaineering. As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at 13,000 feet above sea level－in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America. And then , on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls. Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on the top of the world.
When was Erik born?
A. In 1967. B. In 1995. C. In 1968.. D. In 1969.
What was unusual about his wedding?
A. He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.
B. He got married when climbing Mount Everest.
C. His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level
D. His wedding was held after he prepared a lot.
What is Erik’s special method for climbing a mountain?
A. He takes his girlfriend with him. B. He uses two long poles to help himself
C. He does his share of the jobs. D. He keeps a good team around him.
Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?
a. He topped Mount McKinley.
b. He became blind.
c. He challenged Mount Everest.
d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.
e. He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.
A. b a e d c B. b e d c a C. a b e d c D. b a c d e
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Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and skiing. His favorite sport, thought, is mountaineering. As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at 13,000 feet above sea level－in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America. And then , on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls. Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on the top of the world.
1.When was Erik born?
A. In 1967. B. In 1995. C. In 1968.. D. In 1969.
2.What was unusual about his wedding?
A. He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.
B. He got married when climbing Mount Everest.
C. His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level
D. His wedding was held after he prepared a lot.
3.What is Erik’s special method for climbing a mountain?
A. He takes his girlfriend with him. B. He uses two long poles to help himself
C. He does his share of the jobs. D. He keeps a good team around him.
4. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?
a. He topped Mount McKinley.
b. He became blind.
c. He challenged Mount Everest.
d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.
e. He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.
A. b a e d c B. b e d c a C. a b e d c D. b a c d e
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
On Christmas Eve, I gave each of the children three pieces of stationery(文具) with envelopes. At the 1 of each page were the 2 , “What I love about my sister Mia”, “What I love about my brother Kris”, “What I love about my sister Lisa” and“ What I love about my brother Erik”. The 3 were 16, 14, 10 and 8, and it 4 some time to make it clear to them that they could find just one thing they 5 about each other. As they wrote in privacy, I went to my bedroom and wrapped their few store-bought 6 .
When I returned to the kitchen, the children had finished their 7 to one another. Each name was written on the outside of the envelope. We 8 hugs and goodnight kisses and they hurried off to bed. Lisa was given special 9 to sleep in my bed, with the promise not to steal a 10 at the gifts until Christmas morning.
Early in the 11 , we all got up and sat around the tree and opened the few wrapped presents. 12 the children were given their 13 envelopes. We read the words with 14 eyes and red noses. Erik, at 8, wasn’t expecting to hear anything 15 . His brother had written:“ What I love about my brother Erik is that he’s not 16 of anything. ”Mia had written, “What I love about my brother Erik is that he can talk to 17 !” Lisa had written, “What I love about my brother Erik is that he can 18 trees higher than anyone!”
I felt a gentle pull at my sleeve, and then a small hand cupped around my ear and Erik 19 , “Gee, Mom, I didn’t 20 know they like me!”
1. A. top B. end C. middle D. side
2. A. phrases B. sentences C. words D. demands
3. A. boys B. girls C. daughters D. kids
4. A. spent B. took C. cost D. paid
5. A. liked B. talked C. hated D. learned
6. A. products B. clothes C. gifts D. flowers
7. A. homework B. thanks C. tasks D. letters
8. A. exchanged B. spared C. enjoyed D. attempted
9. A. order B. permission C. request D. duty
10. A. notice B. watch C. look D. note
11. A. evening B. noon C. afternoon D. morning
12. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Fortunately
13. A. two B. three C. four D. many
14. A.sad B. bright C. teary D. happy
15. A. strange B. funny C. nice D. terrible
16. A. sure B. certain C. kind D. afraid
17. A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody D. teachers
18. A. feel B. climb C. reach D. touch
19. A. shouted B. cried C. whispered D. screamed
20. A. ever B. yet C. never D. even
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