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Last Saturday, Lai Chi-wai
used a rope system to pull himself up 250 meters along the side of a skyscraper
in Hong Kong. Mr. Lai, who can't move his legs, was strapped into his
wheelchair as he climbed.
Before 2011, Mr. Lai was a
world-famous rock climber. He also taught others how to climb. That ended 10
years ago, when Mr. Lai was involved in a car crash. The accident left him
paralyzed (瘫痪) from the waist down,
unable to move his legs. Since then, he's needed to use a wheelchair to get
around.
But Mr. Lai couldn't get
over his love of climbing. He figured out a way to attach his wheelchair to a
roping system that allowed him to climb again. In 2016, Mr. Lai climbed Lion
Rock in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It's a 495-meter climb that he had done many times
before. Climbing Lion Rock again made him realize that he could still climb
successfully, even if he couldn't do it in the same way he had in the past.
Last Saturday, Mr Lai
started to climb Hong Kong's Nina Tower. The morning started off well enough. But
by early afternoon, strong winds had come up. They blew Mr. Lai around and
tangled (使缠结) his ropes. Finally, after
he climbed for 10 hours and reached a height of 250 meters, the winds became
too rough, and Mr. Lai had to give up his goal of reaching the top. But along
the way, he set a new record. He also raised over $700, 000 for a charity that
is working to help others who have been paralyzed.
Mr. Lai said that often,
disabled people are viewed as weak. He hoped his climb would send a different
message. "If a disabled person can shine," he said, they can at the
same time bring about opportunity, hope and light; they don't have to be viewed
as weak."
(1)
What made Lai Chi-wai paralyzed?
A . A failed operation.
B . A car accident.
C . An improper climbing training.
D . A faulty rope system.
(2)
What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A . Mr. Lai is expert at climbing.
B . Mr. Lai has a gift for climbing.
C . Mr. Lai restarted climbing.
D . Mr. Lai climbed Lion Rock.
(3)
What do we know about Mr. Lai's last Saturday's climbing?
A . It was a real challenge.
B . It made him famous.
C . He was supported by charity.
D . He wasn't well prepared.
(4)
How does Mr. Lai regard the disabled people?
A . They are normal.
B . They are losers.
C . They are pitiful.
D . They are hopeful.
答案: B
C
A
D