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Keeping fit often means sharing a busy pathway(小路) 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 vision and hearingimpaired(视觉和听觉受损的) athletes with a person who would like to guide them.
“When we go out, we’re always going out into an unknown course，” said Achilles Brisbane president Jane Britt, who is both vision and hearing impaired.“It’s much less frightening to have someone beside you that has full hearing to listen for you and tell you what’s there.”
Ms. Cullen and Ms. Britt meet up most Saturday mornings to take part in the free fivekilometre Southbank 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，”she said.“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.”
Isabella Allen and her seeingeye dog Tatum are two new additions to the Achilles programme.Ms. Allen kept active by 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 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.”
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。Achilles Brisbane组织为残障运动员匹配志愿者向导，使他们能继续进行训练。
24．What does Paragraph 1 try to show?
A．The exercise people do to keep fit.
B．The danger of walking on a busy road.
C．The difficulty the disabled athletes face.
D．The necessity of building roads for the blind.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“sharing a busy pathway(小路) with cyclists, runners and walkers和a challenge many disabled athletes face”可知，第一段主要讲述了残疾人面临的困难。
25．How does Jane Britt feel about going out alone?
A．Worried. B．Relaxed.
C．Excited. D．Bored.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“When we go out, we’re always going out into an unknown course和It’s much less frightening to have someone beside you that has full hearing to listen for you and tell you what’s there.”可知，Jane Britt很担心一个人出行。
26．What happened in the heavy rain according to Ms. Britt?
A．She fell down on the ground.
B．She led Ms. Cullen forward on the road.
C. She developed a strong sense of teamwork.
D．She began to rely on Ms. Cullen as her guide.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“I was going to have to completely trust her”可知，Britt在那场大雨中开始完全信赖她的伙伴。
27．What was the best thing Ms. Allen had done?
A．Asking Brisbane for help.
B．Working in Brisbane.
C．Exercising nonstop.
D．Meeting Tatum.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据末段中的“Ms. Allen said the fear of not finding anyone...‘But, they found people and matched me to them’”及倒数第二段中的she worked up the courage to ask Brisbane to find someone to share a boat with her可知，Allen认为自己做得最正确的事情是向Brisbane组织申请为她配对训练的人。
