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1、Theyarethesortoffriends Theyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosetheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefalls,theotheristheretocatchhim. TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinanrock-climbingaccident,andCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimber.Together,theyclimbedupHalfDome,thefamou
2、s2,000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalPark,throughoneofthemostdifficultroutes(路线). Duringtheclimb,Corbetttookthelead,hitinthemetalspikes(尖状物)thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.Then,afterWellmanpulledhimselfuptherope,Corbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandag
3、ain,inchbyinch,for13days. Wellman’sjobwasnoteasyeither.Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalone.Inall,Wellmanfiguredthathehaddonepull-upsuptheropeontheclimb. However,whenthetwomenfirstmet,theynevertalkedaboutclimbing.“HeknewthatwashowIgotinjured.”Wellmansaid.UntilonedayWellmandec
4、idedthatbewantedtoclimbagainandtheystartedtraining. TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.Atonepoint,piecesofrockgaveway,andCorbettdroppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplace,stoppingthefallat20feet.Hisquickactionprobablysavedhisfriend’slife. ”Yourpartnercansaveyourlife—youcansaveyourpa
5、rtner’slife,”Wellmansaidasthepairreceivedcongratulationsfromfriends,“therearerealcloseties.” 64.WhichofthefollowingwasachallengeforCorbettinclimbingHalfDome? A.Toclimbuptoremovethespikes. B.Toclimbittwice. C.Todo5,000pall-upsuptherope. D.Tolocktheropeinplace. 65.Whydidthetwomennevertal
6、kaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmet? A.Corbettwaspoorlytrained. B.Wellmanhadlostinterestinclimbing. C.Corbettdidn’twanttohurtWellman. D.Wellmanhadn’tdecidedwhethertoclimbagain. 66.WhatdoweknowaboutWellman? A.HeclimbedHalfDomebyhimself. B.Hewasdisabledinatrafficaccident. C.Hestoppedrock-cl
7、imbingforsometime. D.HewassavedbyCorbettduringtheclimb. 67.Themainideaofthetextisthat________. A.twoheadsarebetterthanone. B.friendshipispreciousinlife C.thedisabledshouldnevergiveup. D.amancanbedestroyedbutcannotbedefeated. 答案：BCCB
