Love for rock climbing情系攀岩

张煜

三岁时罹患青光眼的罗德里格斯几乎什么都看不见，所以生活中，她主要通过手来感知周遭事物，后来她接触了攀岩这项运动并且爱上了它。

主题语境：生活态度 篇幅：323词 建议用时：6分钟

1 Myra Rodriguess hands are how she sees theworld.“My hands are my eyes. I rely on touch to doeverything， really.”Diagnosed （诊断） with infantglaucoma at the age of three， Rodrigues has beenalmost completely blind since she was a youngchild.

2 Now 79， Rodrigues navigates her life， livingalone in her Toronto home， with little vision. But Rodriguess trust in her touch ability ledher to the sport of rock climbing. The first climb at Metcalfe Rock， outside of Collingwood，Ontario， was an experience Rodrigues will never forget.

3“I was so excited because I found that climbing can be very tactile （有觸觉的），”shesays.“Youre feeling the rock with your hands， with your fingers. Youre finding those littlecracks where you can put your fingers in to hold on.”

4 Rock climbing， for Rodrigues， opens up another way to experience nature. Herhighly developed sense of touch， which she has strengthened over a lifetime of readingBraille （盲文） and navigating day?to?day life， helps her be in nature in a new way.

5 Rodrigues is so mad about climbing， and she decided to start a club to encourage people with vision loss to take up the sport. In 2019， she started CCB Rocks. Their missionis to introduce members to climbing， regardless of experience or fitness levels. The club isindoor climbs and starts to plan outdoor climbs.

6“Rock climbing has really meant a lot to me，”Rodrigues says. Not only has it givenher a new opportunity to enjoy the outdoors， but also its helped build confidence andcreate a community. Many people like her have never tried it. And its a thrill just to have agroup there to have a try together. It might take them two or three times before they get upoff the floor. And some of them reach the top. The success and enthusiasm of the peoplewho have joined CCB Rocks are a great joy to Rodrigues.

Reading Check

Detail

1. What encouraged Rodrigues to engage in rock climbing？

A. Her faith in her tactile ability.

B. Her passion for the extreme sports.

C. Her desire to experience the world.

D. Her challenge to her limited vision.

Detail

2. How did Rodrigues build up her sense of touch？

A. By living alone. B. By reading Braille.

C. By exploring nature. D. By climbing frequently.

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3. Why did Rodrigues start CCB Rocks？

A. To make more friends.

B. To fulfil her dream.

C. To train more people.

D. To inspire people like her.

Inference

4. What does Rodrigues think of rock climbing？

A. It has given her confidence in communities.

B. It has created a new chance for her to survive.

C. It has connected people in the same situation.

D. It has improved the living conditions of the blind.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentences in the text

1. Diagnosed with infant glaucoma at the age of three， Rodrigues has been almost com?pletely blind since she was a young child. 罗德里格斯三岁时被诊断为婴幼儿型青光眼，幼年时就几乎完全失明。

【点石成金】该句的主干为Rodrigues has been almost completely blind；Diagnosedwith infant glaucoma为过去分词短语作状语；at the age of three为时间状语；since shewas a young child为since引导的时间状语从句。

2. Her highly developed sense of touch， which she has strengthened over a lifetime ofreading Braille and navigating day?to?day life， helps her be in nature in a new way. 她高度发达的触觉，在她一生中阅读盲文和驾驭日常生活的过程中得到了加强，帮助她以一种新的方式融入大自然。

【点石成金】该句的主干为Her...sense of touch helps her be in nature；highly devel?oped为过去分词作定语修饰sense of touch；which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰senseof touch；in a new way为方式状语。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

rely on 依赖

take up 从事

regardless of 不顾；不管

reach the top 登顶

sense of touch 触觉