Erik wants to climb Mount Everest. He loves to climb， and there is no place greater for climbers than the top of 29,035 feet, the world's highest mountain.

    Erik is blind. He has been blind since age 13， when an eye disease robbed him of his sight. His new book， Touch the Top of the World: A blind Man‘s Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See， describes his blindness and climbing. He is the first blind man to attempt Everest. The team reached the base camp at 17,800 feet last Wednesday and began its climb Saturday. If all goes well, Erik will reach the top on about May 15.

"I'm not just some broken blind guy," Erik, aged 32，said for hours before he left Los Angeles on Friday for Katmandu, Nepal. "1 put my life in my fellow climbers’ hands， and they put their lives in my hands. It's an honor to reach that state. "

    "I want to experience the sense of adventure. Blindness has nothing to do with that. But a message of the climb is that a blind person can join a team and climb the highest mountain in the world. "

    Erik has climbed the highest tops on four continents: North America's Mount McKmley， South America's Aconcagua， Africa's Kilimanjaro and Antarctica's Vinson Massif. He is an expert rock and ice climber， having scaled El Captain in Yosemite National Park. When he was 16, he attended a school that taught blind people to be independent. One day, a group went rock-climbing. "1 really liked it," Erik said, "You can solve problems. It is sense in your inner mind. People didn't think blind people could go out and become expert rock climbers.

63 . Erik expected the climb of Mount Everest to be      .

A. adventurous      B. Pleasant       C. exciting   D. dull

64.  The distance between the top of Mount Everest and the base camp was  probably_____   .

A. 8,458 feet              B. 11,235 feet

C. 17,800 feet            D. 29,035 feet

65.  Erik's words in paragraph 3 mean that he      .

A. shared complete dependence with his friends

B. felt it glad to reach the state in America

C. and his friends controlled each other

D. was saved by his fellow climbers

66.  What can we learn from the passage?

A. Hard work Leads to success.

B. Practice makes perfect.

C. Every advantage has its disadvantage.

D. Nothing is impossible.

Erik Weihenmayer wants to climb Mount Everest. He loves to climb, and there is no place greater for climbers than the Himalayan peak of 29,035 feet, the world’s highest mountain.

Weihenmayer is blind. He has been blind since age 13, when an eye disease robbed him of his sight. His new book, Touch the Top of the  World, A blind Man’s Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See, describes his blindness and climbing. He is the first blind man to attempt Everest. The team reached base camp at 17,800 feet last Wednesday and begins its climb Saturday. If all goes well, Weihenmayer will reach the top on or about May 15.

“I’m not just some token blind guy, ” Weihrnmayer, aged 32, said hours before he left Los Angeles on Friday for Katmandu, Nepal. “I put my life in my fellow climbers’ hands, and they put their lives in my hands. It’s an honour to reach that state.”

“I want to experience the sense of adventure. Blindness has nothing to do with that. But a message of the climb is that a blind person can join a team and climb the highest mountain in the world.”

Weihenmayer has climbed the highest peaks on four continents: North America’s Mount McKinley, South America’s Aconcagua, Africa’s Kilimanjaro and Antarctica’s Vinson Massif. He is an expert rock and ice climber, having scaled EL Capitan in Yosemite National Park. When he was 16, he attended a school that taught blind people to be independent. One day, a group went rock climbing. “I really liked it,” Weihenmayer said. “You can problem solve. It is pretty sense in your inner mind. People didn’t think blind people could go out and become expert rock climbers.”

41．Which of the following sentences is NOT True?

       A．Weihenmayer has been blind for almost 19 years.

       B．Weihenmayer is the first man to climb Everest.

       C．Mountain climbers think it great to conquer the Himalayan peak.

       D．Weihenmayer might have begun his dream when he was in his teens.

42．The distance between the top of Mount Everest and the team camp was probably         .

       A．29,035 feet                                                B．11,235 feet

C．17,800 feet                                                D．not told in the passage

43．Weihenmayer         .

       A．likes the sense of being dependent on other people now that he is blind

       B．will have climbed the highest mountains on four continents after climbing Mount Everest

       C．loves climbing because he wants to enjoy the sense of adventure of problem solving.

       D．and his teammates will reach the top of Mount Everest exactly on May 15

Erik Weihenmayer wants to climb Mount Everest. He loves to climb, and there is no place greater for climbers than the Himalayan peak of 29,035 feet, the world’s highest mountain.

Weihenmayer is blind. He has been blind since age 13, when an eye disease robbed him of his sight. His new book, Touch the Top of the  World, A blind Man’s Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See, describes his blindness and climbing. He is the first blind man to attempt Everest. The team reached base camp at 17,800 feet last Wednesday and begins its climb Saturday. If all goes well, Weihenmayer will reach the top on or about May 15.

“I’m not just some token blind guy, ” Weihrnmayer, aged 32, said hours before he left Los Angeles on Friday for Katmandu, Nepal. “I put my life in my fellow climbers’ hands, and they put their lives in my hands. It’s an honour to reach that state.”

“I want to experience the sense of adventure. Blindness has nothing to do with that. But a message of the climb is that a blind person can join a team and climb the highest mountain in the world.”

Weihenmayer has climbed the highest peaks on four continents: North America’s Mount McKinley, South America’s Aconcagua, Africa’s Kilimanjaro and Antarctica’s Vinson Massif. He is an expert rock and ice climber, having scaled EL Capitan in Yosemite National Park. When he was 16, he attended a school that taught blind people to be independent. One day, a group went rock climbing. “I really liked it,” Weihenmayer said. “You can problem – solve. It is pretty sense in your inner mind. People didn’t think blind people could go out and become expert rock climbers.”

1．Which of the following sentences is NOT True?

       A．Weihenmayer has been blind for almost 19 years.

       B．Weihenmayer is the first man to climb Everest.

       C．Mountain climbers think it great to conquer the Himalayan peak.

       D．Weihenmayer might have begun his dream when he was in his teens.

2．The distance between the top of Mount Everest and the team camp was probably         .

       A．29,035 feet                                                B．11,235 feet

C．17,800 feet                                                D．not told in the passage

3．Weihenmayer         .

       A．likes the sense of being dependent on other people now that he is blind

       B．will have climbed the highest mountains on four continents after climbing Mount Everest

       C．loves climbing because he wants to enjoy the sense of adventure of problem – solving.

       D．and his teammates will reach the top of Mount Everest exactly on May 15.

　　Weihenmayer is blind. He has been blind since age 13, when an eye disease robbed him of his sight. His new book, Touch the Top of the World, A blind Man’s Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye can See, describes his blindness and climbing. He is the first blind man to attempt Everest. The team reached base camp at 17, 800 feet last Wednesday and begins its climb Saturday. If all goes well, Weihenmayer will reach the top on or about May 15.

　　“I’m not just some token blind guy, ”Weihrnmayer, aged 32, said hours before he left Los Angeles on Friday for Katmandu, Nepal. “I put my life in my fellow climbers’ hands, and they put their lives in my hands. It’s an honor to reach that state. ”

　　“I want to experience the sense of adventure. Blindness has nothing to do with that. But a message of the climb is that a blind person can join a team and climb the highest mountain in the world. ”

　　Weihenmayer has climbed the highest peaks on four continents: North America’s Mount McKinley, South America’s Aconcagua, Africa’s Kilimanjaro and Antarctica’s Vinson Massif. He is an expert rock and ice climber, having scaled EL Capitan in Yosemite National Park. When he was 16, he attended a school that taught blind people to be independent. One day, a group went rock climbing. “I really liked it,” Weihenmayer said. “You can problem-solve. It is pretty sense in your inner mind. People didn’t think blind people could go out and become expert rock climbers. ”

　　1．Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

　　A．Weibenmayer has been blind for almost 19 years.

　　B．Weihenmayer is the first man to climb Everest.

　　C．Mountain climbers think it great to conquer the Himalayan peak.

　　D．Weihenmayer might have begun his dream when he was in his teens.

　　2．The distance between the top of Mount Everest and the team camp was probably ________.

　　A．29, 035 feet

　　B．11, 235 feet

　　C．17, 800 feet

　　D．not told in the passage

　　3．Weihenmayer ________.

　　A．likes the sense of being dependent on other people now that he is blind

　　B．will have climbed the highest mountains on four continents after climbing Mount Everest

　　C．loves climbing because he wants to enjoy the sense of adventure of problem-solving

　　D．and his teammates will reach the top of Mount Everest exactly on May 15