谁会这道题：TheyarethesortofTheyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosetheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefalls,theotheristheretocatchhim.TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoi

谁会这道题：Theyarethesortof

Theyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosetheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefalls,theother

istheretocatchhim.

TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarockclimbingaccident,

andCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimber.Together,theyclimbedupHalfDome,thefamous2,000foot

rockintheYosemiteNationalPark,throughoneofmostdifficultroutes(路线).

Duringtheclimb,Corbetttookthelead,hitinthemetalspikes(尖状物)thatguidedtheropesand

climbedup.Then,afterWellmanpulledhimselfuptherope,Corbettwentdowntoremovethespikes

andclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandagain,inchbyinch,for13days.

Wellman'sjobwasnoteasyeither.Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalone.In

all,Wellmanfiguredthathehaddone5,000pullupsuptheropeontheclimb.

However,whenthetwomenfirstmet,theynevertalkedaboutclimbing."HeknewthatwashowIgot

injured."Wellmansaid.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedtoclimbagainandtheystarted

training.

TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.Atonepoint,piecesofrockgaveway,andCorbett

droppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplace,stoppingthefallat20feet.Hisquickaction

probablysavedhisfriend'slife.

"Yourpartnercansaveyourlife-youcansaveyourpartner'slife."Wellmansaidasthepairreceived

congratulationsfromfriends."Therearerealcloseties."1.WhichofthefollowingwasachallengeforCorbettinclimbingHalfDome?A.Toclimbuptoremovethespikes.

B.Toclimbittwice.

C.Todo5,000pullupsuptherope.

D.Tolocktheropeinplace.2.Whydidthetwomennevertalkaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmet?A.Corbettwaspoorlytrained.

B.Wellmanhadlostinterestinclimbing.

C.Corbettdidn'twanttohurtWellman.

D.Wellmanhadn'tdecidedwhethertoclimbagain.3.WhatdoweknowaboutWellman?A.HeclimbedHalfDom