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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 visionand hearingimpaired (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 visionand hearingimpaired, 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 fivekilometer 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.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。残疾人参加体育锻炼与正常人是不同的，他们常常面临各种挑战，为此专门成立了一个锻炼帮扶组织。文章讲述了该组织帮扶的两个具体事例。
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.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第一段内容可推知，对于视觉和听觉受损的运动员来说，参加锻炼是一项挑战，除非有人作他们的耳朵和眼睛；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B项正确。
2．How does Jane Britt feel about going out alone?
A．Relaxed. B．Excited.
C．Worried. D．Bored.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第三段中Jane Britt说的话可推知，Jane Britt对独自外出感到担忧，故C项正确。
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.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第五段的内容，尤其是I suddenly had to tell her I couldn't see anything, and I was going to have to completely trust her.可知，Britt的眼镜在大雨中碎了，她看不到任何东西，完全依靠Cullen女士做她的向导，故C项正确。
4．What was the best thing Ms Allen has done?
A．Asking Achilles Brisbane for help.
B．Working in Achilles Brisbane.
C．Exercising nonstop.
D．Meeting Tatum.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容尤其是Allen女士说的话并结合前文Allen女士向Achilles Brisbane求助可知，Allen女士认为她做的最好的事情是向Achilles Brisbane求助，故A项正确。
