AAaronRalstona27-year-oldsportsfanfromAmericafoundhimselfinaverydifficultsituationaloneinacanyoninthedesertwhenahugerockcamecrashingdownthecanyon
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AaronRalstona27-year-oldsportsfanfromAmericafoundhimselfinaverydifficultsituationaloneinacanyoninthedesertwhenahugerockcamecrashingdownthecanyonsmashed(重击)hisrighthandandtrappeditagainstthecanyonwall.What's worseRalstonhadfailedtotellanyonewherehewasgoing.Atthelastminutetheplansforatripwithhisclimbingpartnershadcometonothingandhehaddecidedtoheadoutonhisowntowalkdownthecanyon.
AfterthreedaysofnotseeingorhearinganysignoflifeRalstonrealisedhewoulddiethereifhedidn'tdosomethingspecial.Thecourseofactionwasterrifyingbuttherewasnootherway.Hewouldhavetocutoffhisrighthand.Fortunatelyhehadasmallknifeandsome.straps(带子)withhimthathecouldusetostophimselfbleedingtodeath.
Hefoundthecouragetousetheknifetocutthroughtheskinbutsoonherealisedthatitwasgoingtobeimpossibletousehissmallknifetocutthroughthebones.:Afteranother24hoursofpainanddespairtheideaand;thestrengthcametohiminaflashonthesixthday.Withafinalburstofenergyhebrokehisarmandfreedhimself.
Ralstonbelievesthathisstorywasnotsimplyabout:anisolatedindividualwhorosetoatoughchallengeFor;himtherewasanotheraspectoftheexperience.HesaidThesourceofthepowerIfelttosurvivewasmyfamily.Iappreciateallthattheydo.”
1.WhydidRalstondealwiththedifficultsituationalone?
A.Hispartnersgotlostinthedesert.
B.Hedidn'tliketravelingwithothers.
C.Hispartnersgaveuptravelingwithhim.
D.Hisfriendswerefrightenedawaybyhisaccident.
2.HowdidRalstonfreehisarmfromtherockonthelastday?
A.Bybreakingbonesinhisarm.
B.Bygraduallypushingtherock.
C.Bypullingtherockwithstraps.
D.Byreceivinghelpfromastranger.
3.Thetext mainlytellsusabout____.
A.howRalstonwalkeddownthecanyon
B.thereasonwhyRalstonwenttothetrip
C.howRalstonsurvivedfromatoughsituation
D.differentwaystodealwithRalston'sproblems
4.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefro