- 1、本文档共9页,可阅读全部内容。
- 2、原创力文档(book118)网站文档一经付费(服务费),不意味着购买了该文档的版权,仅供个人/单位学习、研究之用,不得用于商业用途,未经授权,严禁复制、发行、汇编、翻译或者网络传播等,侵权必究。
- 3、本站所有内容均由合作方或网友上传,本站不对文档的完整性、权威性及其观点立场正确性做任何保证或承诺!文档内容仅供研究参考,付费前请自行鉴别。如您付费,意味着您自己接受本站规则且自行承担风险,本站不退款、不进行额外附加服务;查看《如何避免下载的几个坑》。如果您已付费下载过本站文档,您可以点击 这里二次下载。
- 4、如文档侵犯商业秘密、侵犯著作权、侵犯人身权等,请点击“版权申诉”(推荐),也可以打举报电话:400-050-0827(电话支持时间:9:00-18:30)。
选择性必修第三册UNIT4ADVERSITYANDCOURAGE
Ⅰ.阅读理解
ManyofushaveheardofAlexHonnold,whomadehistoryin2018whenhebecame
thefirstmantoclimbElCaptainwithoutropesorsafetyequipment.Buthismother,
DierdreWolownick,justbecametheoldestwomantoconquerthefamouspeak.She
reachedthetoponSeptember23—themorningofher70thbirthday.
Dierdre,thewriterandlanguageteacher,decidedtotakeupclimbingasameansof
connectingmorewithherson.In2008,accompaniedbyhersonAlex,shevisiteda
climbinggymandcompleted12routesthatfirstdaywithhishelp,butitwasmonths
beforesheworkedupthecouragetoreturnandpracticeonherown.
Dierdrebecamecommittedtothesport,andbegantomeetfriendsandsharpenher
skills.Shescaled(攀登)partsofHalfDomeTrailandCathedralPeakatatimewhen
manypeopleatheragearethinkingaboutretirementandslowingdown.Thewriter
wouldgoontopublishabookaboutherclimbingexperienceswithAlexcalledThe
SharpEndofLife:AMother’sStory.
“Asamother,Iamimpressedbythisroleexchangeprocess.Parentsandchildren
oftenwindupchangingrolesinlifeastheygetolder,”shewritesinherbook.“But
never,Ithought,isthattransformationasobviousaswhentheyclimbtogether.”
OnSeptember23,Dierdreandherfriendssetoutinthedark,at6am.Therouteis
steep(陡峭的)enoughtorequireallfours,grabbingrocksandtreesandwhateverelse
willholdtheweight.Yetdespitealldifficulties,theteammadeittothetop.“Itwas
reallyinspiringtowatchherandthentohaveherontopwithallofus,”saidoneof
Dierdre’sfriends.“Therewasaspeciallookoneveryone’sface.Weknewwherewe
were.Weknewhowamazingthemomenttrulywas.”
1.WhydidDierdrestartclimbingmountains?
A.Toknowhersonbetter.
B.Tocelebrateherbirthday.
C.Toseekwritinginspiration.
D.Tosetanexamplefortheold.
2.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDierdr
文档评论(0)