Keeping fit often means sharing a busy pathway with cyclists, runners and walkers, but imagine facin

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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 free 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.”
4.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.
5.How does Jane Britt feel about going out alone?
A.Relaxed.              B.Excited.
C.Worried. D.Bored.
6.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.
7.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.
阅读理解B
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