Love for rock climbing

甘肅 張 煜

主題語境：生活態度

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建議用時：6分鐘

1Myra Rodrigues's hands are how she sees the world.“My hands are my eyes.I rely on touch to do everything,really.”Diagnosed(診 斷)with infant glaucoma at the age of three,Rodrigues has been almost completely blind since she was a young child.

2Now 79,Rodrigues navigates her life,living alone in her Toronto home,with little vision.But Rodrigues's trust in her touch ability led her to the sport of rock climbing.The first climb at Metcalfe Rock,outside of Collingwood,Ontario,was an experience Rodrigues will never forget.

3“I was so excited because I found that climbing can be very tactile (有觸覺的),”she says.“You're feeling the rock with your hands,with your fingers.You're finding those little cracks where you can put your fingers in to hold on.”

4Rock climbing,for Rodrigues,opens up another way to experience nature.Her highly developed sense of touch,which she has strengthened over a lifetime of reading Braille(盲文)and navigating day-to-day life,helps her be in nature in a new way.

5Rodrigues is so mad about climbing,and she decided to start a club to encourage people with vision loss to take up the sport.In 2019,she started CCB Rocks.Their mission is to introduce members to climbing,regardless of experience or fitness levels.The club is indoor climbs and starts to plan outdoor climbs.

6“Rock climbing has really meant a lot to me,”Rodrigues says.Not only has it given her a new opportunity to enjoy the outdoors,but also it's helped build confidence and create a community.Many people like her have never tried it.And it's a thrill just to have a group there to have a try together.It might take them two or three times before they get up off the floor.And some of them reach the top.The success and enthusiasm of the people who have joined CCB Rocks are a great joy to Rodrigues.

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1.What encouraged Rodrigues to engage in rock climbing?

A.Her faith in her tactile ability.

B.Her passion for the extreme sports.

C.Her desire to experience the world.

D.Her challenge to her limited vision.

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2.How did Rodrigues build up her sense of touch?

A.By living alone.B.By reading Braille.

C.By exploring nature.D.By climbing frequently.

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3.Why did Rodrigues start CCB Rocks?

A.To make more friends.

B.To fulfil her dream.

C.To train more people.

D.To inspire people like her.

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4.What does Rodrigues think of rock climbing?

A.It has given her confidence in communities.

B.It has created a new chance for her to survive.

C.It has connected people in the same situation.

D.It has improved the living conditions of the blind.

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Ⅰ.Difficult sentences in the text

1.Diagnosed with infant glaucoma at the age of three,Rodrigues has been almost completely blind since she was a young child.羅德里格斯三歲時被診斷為嬰幼兒型青光眼，幼年時就幾乎完全失明。

【點石成金】該句的主干為Rodrigues has been almost completely blind；Diagnosed with infant glaucoma 為過去分詞短語作狀語；at the age of three 為時間狀語；since she was a young child為since引導的時間狀語從句。

2.Her highly developed sense of touch,which she has strengthened over a lifetime of reading Braille and navigating day-to-day life,helps her be in nature in a new way.她高度發達的觸覺，在她一生中閱讀盲文和駕馭日常生活的過程中得到了加強，幫助她以一種新的方式融入大自然。

【點石成金】該句的主干為Her...sense of touch helps her be in nature；highly developed 為過去分詞作定語修飾sense of touch；which 引導非限制性定語從句，修飾sense of touch；in a new way為方式狀語。

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rely on 依賴

take up 從事

regardless of 不顧；不管

reach the top 登頂

sense of touch 觸覺