Spanning entire country with one leg “獨腳潘”丈量祖國疆域

周艷霞

4天在中國東西南北跑4場馬拉松，右腿截肢的潘俊帆用一條腿丈量祖國疆域。對他來說，跑過這四個地方，就像把祖國母親裝進了心里，這是很有意思也很有意義的一件事情。

1Pan Junfan， 42， lost his right leg in a car accident in 2015. Before the accident， Pan worked in the convention and exhibition business and had never participated in any kind of outdoor sport. However， in a bid to motivate himself， Pan set himself the goal of hiking for 108 kilometers over four days in the Gobi Desert.

2One year later， when Pan became the first amputee （被截肢者） contestant to complete the 2016 2nd Silk Road Gobi Challenge within the scheduled time， his confidence was greatly boosted and he started to embrace various outdoor activities.

3On Sept. 9， 2020， Pan set out from northwest Chinas Qinghai Province， hiked through 534 km of uninhabited land within 228 hours and 9 minutes and arrived in northwest Chinas Gansu Province.

4“2021 would be different. I should gradually shift my focus from doing outdoor sports to giving speeches to teenagers， so as to motivate more young people with my own stories.”

5Pans plan was to finish marathons in four Chinese cities with vastly different landscapes and climate conditions. “My friend and I came up with the idea together， as we believe the ‘four poles’ on the map of China can be a wonderful concept for outdoor activities，” Pan explained.

6In order to adapt to running at high altitudes， Pan spent four days training in Lijiang， southwest Chinas Yunnan Province， which is 2，000?2，500 meters above sea level. He also went to Sanya， the southernmost city on Hainan Island， in advance to get used to the hot weather.

7From March 20 to 23， Pan used three to five modes of transportation for each leg of the trip and covered a total flight distance of nearly 15，000 kilometers. While trying to get into the best physical condition during the marathons， Pan suffered great pain. In the face of such difficulties， Pan said， “I just wanted to enjoy the trip.”

8“I think it is interesting to learn the different places of our country through this special method，” said Pan.

Choose the best answers according to the text

Detail 1. What do we know about Pan from the first paragraph？

A. He had a car accident when he was 34.

B. He had no experience of outdoor sports before the accident.

C. He hiked for 108 kilometers within four days.

D. He lost his right leg because of hiking too long.

Detail 2. What made Pan more confident in 2016？

A. He arrived in Gansu and Qinghai.

B. He focused more on doing outdoor sports.

C. He finished his running task as scheduled.

D. He gained more attention after the 2016 2nd Silk Road Gobi Challenge.

Detail 3. What was Pans main goal in 2021？

A. To motivate more teenagers.

B. To cover more distance.

C. To face more difficulties bravely.

D. To think of more ideas to enrich his running.

Inference 4. What can we learn from Pans stories？

A. He who laughs last laughs best.

B. The early bird catches the worm.

C. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

D. The longest journey begins with the first step.

Ⅰ. Analyze the difficult sentence in the text

One year later， when Pan became the first amputee contestant to complete the 2016 2nd Silk Road Gobi Challenge within the scheduled time， his confidence was greatly boosted and he started to embrace various outdoor activities. 一年后，當潘成為第一個在規定時間內完成2016年第二屆絲綢之路戈壁挑戰賽的截肢選手時，他信心大增，開始接受各種戶外活動。

【點石成金】本句是一個主從復合句，句中when引導時間狀語從句，and連接兩個并列分句。

Ⅱ. Memorize some text?centered chunks

participate in 參與

set out 出發

so as to 以便

come up with 想出

get used to 習慣于

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