A man who was climbing a mountain thought he was alone. But suddenly, he was hit by a falling rock and then, a woman climber fell from above, landing right on him. They were both badly injured(受伤）. His leg was broken. He tried to stand but couldn’t. The woman’s arm was broken and couldn’t climb. What were they going to do?
It was very cold and night was coming. They both knew they wouldn’t live through the night if they didn’t go down the mountain before darkness came.
The woman had an idea. “Look,” she said. “I have two good legs, and you have two good arms. Together, that makes one healthy body.”
They tied themselves together so that he was on her back. Slowly, they climbed down, little by little. Every step was difficult. They had to stop every minute or so, but the man was counting on(指望) the woman’s strong legs and the woman was counting on the strength in the man’s arms to keep them from falling.
When they finally reached the foot of the mountain, they were found and sent to the hospital by the local people. In the end, they were fine.
They both learned a good lesson that day. A good team isn’t made up of people who can all do the same thing. It must be made up of people who can provide many different skills. By using their individual strengths, they went down the mountain safely.
Sometimes in life, we must depend on another person’s strengths to make up for our weakness.
Isn’t it good that we’re not all the same?
【小题1】This story took place ________.| A．in the morning | B．at noon | C．in the afternoon | D．at night |
| A．the man’s leg was broken | B．the woman’s arm was broken |
| C．they tried their best to climb down | D．they tried their best to climb up |
| A．who can all do the same thing | B．who can provide many different skills. |
| C．whose arms are broken | D．whose legs are broken |
| A．Never climb a mountain alone. |
| B．Be careful while climbing mountains. |
| C．We should use different people’s strengths in a team. |
| D．We should always help women in life. |
