阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳答案.The view from the top was breathtaking. It was 2023 and I had just climbed the Hvannadals Peak in Iceland, almost seven years after becoming paralyzed from the chest down after a climbing fall. My two teammates and I were on our way to becoming the first all-disabled team to cross Europe's largest ice cap, the mighty Vatnajökull glacier, unsupported and unassisted.A year before, when Niall McCann first suggested making the 100–mile trip, I was excited by the prospect of returning to this lost world of crevasses(冰裂缝), mountains and ice, but upset and anxious about whether I'd struggle. Back then, I still would have given anything for my legs to work and to be able to walk again. But I was eager for adventure and signed on to do the trip with McCann, who had broken his back when paragliding, and EdJackson, a former professional rugby player who had broken his neck in 2017.This was going to be the toughest challenge of my life. And yet, with each drive of my poles into the snow, I pushed myself further from civilization—and closer to the man I'd once been.My mind drifted to the last time I was on a mountain before my accident, climbing Monte Rosa in the Italian Alps and feeling the addictive mixture of excitement and trepidation. Those same emotions returned as we battled through powerful storms and hidden crevasses before we reached the ice cap's highest point.I was at the top when I was hit by an unexpected wave of emotion. I realized that, despite all that I had been through—all the challenges and setbacks I had faced—if someone asked me if I wanted my legs back, I would have said no. That moment affected every aspect of my life and the way I perceived my disability. No longer did I consider myself disabled or injured, because, if I could reach the summit of a remote ice cap, I could overcome the frustrations and setbacks of day-to-day life with resilience and persistence. Yes, I do still have a life-changing injury—but, for me, it's been for the better.
(1)
What can you know about the team?
A . It got assistance from an organization.
B . Its members all had a form of disability.
C . It followed the steps of a similar previous team.
D . It consisted of people paralyzed down the chest.
(2)
What might have really caused the writer to hesitate about the trip?
A . His paralyzed legs.
B . Fear of potential danger.
C . The lost world of ice.
D . Lack of proper equipment.
(3)
What's does the underlined word "trepidation" in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A . Fear.
B . Bravery.
C . Happiness.
D . Disappointment.
(4)
What did the writer think of his injury after he made it to the top?
A . It left him nothing but all setbacks.
B . It caused his unexpected bad emotion.
C . He wouldn't know his potential otherwise.
D . He was tortured by the frustrations it caused.
答案: B
A
A
C