There are many challenges such as kayaking （划独木舟）the Colorado River Rapids, climbing to the summit （顶峰）of Qomolangma, mountain biking Colorado’s 100-mile Leadville Trail and skydiving solo. Adventurers take on these challenges all the time. One thing that makes an American named Erik Weihenmayer stand out is that he has done them all without the sense of sight.

He is the first blind person to have climbed the tallest peak in every continent. When he was 4 or 5 years old, he was diagnosed with an extremely rare disease called retinoschisis （视网膜劈裂症）and when he finally went blind, he felt it was an unbelievable relief as if the worst thing had happened, so there’s nothing else to lose.

He began rock climbing with the help of a recreational group taking blind kids rock climbing and fell in love with it immediately. He felt it was just for him. It was sort of the full package of adventure, all the things he wouldn’t have as a blind person. He has learned to do the things, which sighted people learn to do with their eyes, with his hands.

He stated “When people say they climb for the view, I think they’re misunderstanding why we do the things we do. Honestly, the summit is not the destination. The movement is for me the most exciting part.”

As a blind climber, it’s really hard, but he has to accept that suffering. Blindness is just a thing that happened to him. He thinks he likes all challenges and that people have got to use them as a drive to push them in new directions. It’s the idea of turning bad things into good things, and it’s something all could use.

【小题1】What is special about Erik Weihenmayer?

A．He skydived with other adventures.

B．He swam across the Colorado River Rapids.

C．He completed many adventures as a blind man.

D．He kayaked Colorado’s 100-mile Leadville Trail.

【小题2】How did Erik Weihenmayer feel when he eventually lost his sight?

A．Relaxed.

B．Shocked.

C．Annoyed.

D．Disappointed.

【小题3】What does Erik Weihenmayer value most in climbing Qomolangma?

A．The recognition of others.

B．The process of climbing.

C．The destination of climbing.

D．The feeling of standing on the summit.

【小题4】What is the purpose of the text?

A．To talk about some adventures.

B．To attract other blind persons.

C．To gain other blind climbers, support.

D．To introduce an adventurer without sight.