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Trekking(跋涉)500milesacrossSpainisnoeasytaskforanyone,butforwheelchairuserJustinSkeesuck,achievingthedreamseemednearlyimpossible.However,Skeesuck’slifelongbestfriend,PatrickGray,simplydidn’tacceptthatidea.Hesaid,“We’vedoneeverythingtogethersofar.Whydon’twehaveonemoreadventure?
”
That’sexactlywhathedid—pushingSkeesuckacrossnorthernSpain'
sCaminodeSantiago.ThoughSkeesuckhasamusclediseasesimilartoALS(肌萎缩侧索硬化)andhighbloodpressure,hefirstgottheideatogoonthejourneyaifterhewatchedatravelshowaboutthetrail.Hesaid,“Iknewinstantlysincemyheartwasjusttellingme,‘Youneedtodothis.’’’
WithGrayonboardandtheblessingsoftheirfamilies,thetwobestfriendsfromIdahosetofftomakeSkeesuck’sdreamofgoingforthejourneyareality.However,neitherGraynorSkeesuckrealizedhowphysicallyandemotionallyarduousthetripwouldbe.Notonlydidtheyhaveastricttimelimit—aboutsixweekstogetfromstarttofinish,buttheyalsofacedincrediblydifficultobstacles(障碍).WithGraypushingSkeesuckinathree-wheelwheelchair,thepaircrossedmountains,riversandadesert.“I’veneverbeenthatexhaustedphysicallyinmyentirelife,”Graysaid.Thepaircameacrosscountlesskindpeopleduringtheirtripwhowereeagertohelpthemfinishtheirjourney,buttheyrefusedtheirhelpwithgentlewords.34dayslater,thetwobestfriendsfinishedtheirjourney,realizingaquestthathelpedthemlearnaboutthemselvesandothers."
Theadventurehastaughtmeforsurethatwhenyoudosomethingwithfaith,andnevergiveup,amazingthingscanreallyhappen,”Skeesucksaid.
Grayrecordedtheirincredibletripinabook—appropriatelytitled“I’llPushYou:
AJourneyof500Miles,TwoBestFriendsandOneWheelchair”,whichwouldbepublishedsoon.SkeesuckandGrayarealsoworkingonachildren’sbookthatwilltellthestoryoftheiradventure.Theyhopethatthebookwillgivekidsstrengthwhentheydealwithdifficulties.
4.WhatcanwelearnaboutPatrickGrayfromParagraph1?
A.Heisawheelchairuser.
B.HehadbeentoSpainseveraltimesbefore.
C.Hewantedtochallengewhatwasthoughtimpossible.
D.Hedidn’tthinktrekking500mileswasanadventure.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arduous”inParagraph3mean?
A.Relaxing.B.Disappointing.
C.Challenging.D.Satisfying.
5.Whatcanweinferaboutthepair’sjourneyfromParagraph3?
A.Theysetoffonfoot.
B.Theyfinisheditaheadoftime.
C.Theyreceivedalotofhelpfromkindpeople.
D.Theymetwithasmuchdifficultyasthey’dexpected.
6.Whydidthetwofriendswriteachildren’sbookonthatjourney?
A.Toencouragekidstofacedifficultiesbravely.
B.Toearnsomemoneybysellingthebook.
C.TopersuadekidstotakeatriptoSpain.
D.ToshowkidsthebeautifulnaturalsceneryofSpain.
C
Scientistshavefoundlivingorganisms(有机体)thatcouldbe50,000yearsoldrecently.Theorganismswerefoundinahot,butbeautifulcavesysteminNaica,Mexico.Theseancientlifeformscanbeseenonlywithamicroscope,whichprovestheyareprobablymicrobes(微生物).
PenelopeBostonleadstheAstrobiologyInstituteatNASA,thespaceagencyoftheUnitedStates.Theseancientorganismsareabletoexistbyeatingmineralssuchasironandmanganese.Ifthefindingsareconfirmed,theywillshowhowmicrobescansurviveinextremeconditions.
Researchershavebeenstudyingancientmicrobesfornineyears.Fortydifferentkindsofmicrobesandsomeviruseswerefoundintheundergroundareathistime.Thegenetic(基因的)structuresoftheseorganismsaredifferentfromthoseoftheirnearestrelatives—viruses.Thatissimilartothathumansaregeneticallydifferentfrommushroomsgrowingintheforest.ThecavesinNaicaare800kilometersdeep.Beforetheminersbeganworkinginthecaves,theareawasisolatedfromthesurfaceandtheoutsideworld.
SomeofthecavesareasbigasthelargereligiouscentersbuiltduringEurope’sMiddleAges.Therearecrystals(晶体)coveringthewalls.Scientistsmustwearspecialclothingtokeepcool.Andtheclothingkeepsthecrystalssafefromhumangermsorotherdamage.Theresearcherscouldonlyworkforabout20minutesatatimebeforetheyhavetogotoaroomthatis28degreesCelsiustocooldown.
NASAofficialswouldnotletBostonshareherfindingswithscientificexpertsuntilthelastweek’sannouncement.Soscientistscouldnotsaymuchaboutthefindings.ButNorineNoonan,abiologistattheUniversityofSouthFlorida,saidshebelievedthem.“Whyarewesurprised?
”Noonanasked,“Asabiologist,IwouldsaylifeonEarthisextremelytoughandversatile.”“What’smore,theseorganismsarenottheoldestlifeformsonEarth.Scientistspublishedstudiesaboutlivingmicrobesthatmaybe500,000yearsoldseveralyearsago,”sheadded.
8.Whatdotheseancientlifeformssurviveon?
A.Minerals.B.Organisms.
C.Viruses.D.Plants.
9.What’stheauthor’spurposeofmentioningtheexampleofhumansandmushrooms?
A.Toprovetheancientorganismsareclosetomushrooms.
B.Toshowtheareawasoncecutofffromtheoutsideworld.
C.Toexplaintheancientorganismsandvirusesaredifferentingenes.
D.Toshowtheancientorganismsfounddifferfromhumansingenes.
10.Whycouldtheresearchersonlystayforashorttimeinthecavesatatime?
A.Becausethecavesareveryhot.
B.Becausethecavesarefullofharmfulgases.
C.Becausetherearesomegermsinthecaves.
D.Becausecrystalsteedamagepeople’shealth.
11.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.AbeautifulcavesystemwasdiscovonedinNaica.
B.Theancientlifeformsaretoosmalltobeseen.
C.50,000-year-oldlivingorganismswerefoundinMexico.
D.Researchersfindnewwaystostudylivingorganisms.
D
It’sfieldtripseasonacrossAmerica.ThishasmethinkingofafieldtripItookmorethanfourdecadesago.I’mtalkingaboutthedaywhenIboardedabusandmet“AbrahamLincoln’’,the16thpresidentoftheUnitedStates.I’dbeenoutofschoolbecauseofsicknesstheweekbeforethefieldtrip,andIhadbeenabsentwhenthe$1travelfeewascollectedfrominterestedstudents.SisterAlbertine,myteacher,tookasinglebillfromherpurseandpaidmyfee.Shewassuretheoutingwouldbenefitme.
Duringthefieldtrip,therewasaplayaboutAbrahamLincoln.Irememberalmostnothingatall,expeptforashortsceneinwhichanactorpickedupasmallermanandthrewhimcasuallyabovehishead.ThesmilinggiantperformingthistrickhadbeenintroducedasAbrahamLincoln,althoughheworenobeardorhat.Thescenemightbealittleexaggerated(夸张的),butitletmefindoutalargertruth.
Lincolnwasmorethanafamousfigurewhomarchedthroughanothercenturysayinggrandandimportantthings,knownaswearingoddclothesandastrangebeard.Hehadalsobeenacommonpersonwithasenseofhumor,bigdreams,andagiftforvividphysicalgestures.Lincolnwasn’tonlyanicon(偶像),inotherwords,butalsoahuman,being.IfthisweretrueofLincoln,thenitmustalsobetrueofthoseothercharactersofthedistantpast—MarkTwainandThomasEdison.
Iteventuallyinspiredmetostudyhistoryincollege,andthenusewhatI’dlearnedinmycareerasajournalist.