Love for rock climbing情系攀巖

張煜

三歲時罹患青光眼的羅德里格斯幾乎什么都看不見，所以生活中，她主要通過手來感知周遭事物，后來她接觸了攀巖這項運動并且愛上了它。

主題語境：生活態(tài)度 篇幅：323詞 建議用時：6分鐘

1 Myra Rodriguess hands are how she sees theworld.“My hands are my eyes. I rely on touch to doeverything， really.”Diagnosed （診斷） 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 （有觸覺的），”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

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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.

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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. 羅德里格斯三歲時被診斷為嬰幼兒型青光眼，幼年時就幾乎完全失明。

【點石成金】該句的主干為Rodrigues has been almost completely blind；Diagnosedwith infant glaucoma為過去分詞短語作狀語；at the age of three為時間狀語；since shewas a young child為since引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句。

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. 她高度發(fā)達的觸覺，在她一生中閱讀盲文和駕馭日常生活的過程中得到了加強，幫助她以一種新的方式融入大自然。

【點石成金】該句的主干為Her...sense of touch helps her be in nature；highly devel?oped為過去分詞作定語修飾sense of touch；which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，修飾senseof touch；in a new way為方式狀語。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

rely on 依賴

take up 從事

regardless of 不顧；不管

reach the top 登頂

sense of touch 觸覺