5歲男孩的阿巴拉契亞小徑之旅

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阿巴拉契亞國家步道（the Appalachian Trail）亦稱阿巴拉契亞小徑，是阿巴拉契亞山脈上的一條小路，也是美國最長的徒步旅行步道之一，因而挑戰(zhàn)這條小徑并不簡單。然而，一名5歲男孩卻成功地征服了這條小徑，他是如何做到的？

At?5?years?old，?Harvey?is?one?of?the?youngest—and?the?latest?of?several?youngsters?in?recent?years—to?complete?the?trail，?along?with?his?parents?over?more?than?2，100?miles?in?209?days.?It?was?hard?work，?but?it?was?fun?checking?out?frogs?and?other?wildlife.?Skittles?（彩虹糖）?onto?peanut?butter?provided?fuel?for?the?walk.?“Climbing?the?rock?was?really?fun?but?hard.?We?were?not?bored，”?he?said?cheerfully?in?a?phone?interview?from?Virginia，?where?he?lives?with?his?parents，?Josh?and?Cassie?Sutton.?His?parents?were?so?busy?keeping?him?engaged?and?entertained?that?it?distracted?them?from?the?physical?pain?of?hiking?over?so?many?miles.?“It?gave?us?a?bond?and?a?strength?that?we?hadn?t?realized?before，”?Cassie?Sutton?said.

For?Harvey?s?hike，?his?parents?decided?to?take?a?“mini?retirement”?from?their?real?estate?jobs?in?Lynchburg，?Virginia.?They?d?been?hiking?with?Harvey?since?he?was?2，?so?the?Appalachian?Trail?made?sense?to?them.?The?family?got?used?to?sleeping?in?a?tent，?waking?at?5：30?am?and?hiking?all?day.?There?was?a?simplicity?of?the?routine?and?good？鄄fellowship?with?other?“thru?hikers”?that?kept?it?from?getting?boring，?Josh?Sutton?said.?The?parents?said?the?biggest?challenge?was?keeping?their?son?s?imagination?engaged.?Harvey?made?plans?to?build?homes，?construct?spaceships?and?host?a?lava?（火山巖）?party?in?discussions?over?miles?and?hours?of?hiking.?They?completed?the?hike?on?August?9th?atop?Mount?Katahdin.?Then?Harvey?was?back?to?kindergarten?and?his?parents?were?both?back?to?work.F07E3CE3-06E5-40A5-B448-432851180007

Harvey?s?journey?earned?accolades?from?another?hiking?legend，?Dale?“Greybeard”?Sanders，?the?oldest?person?to?hike?the?trail，?at?age?82?in?2017.?“It?s?going?to?change?his?life?forever，?and?his?parents??life，?too.?The?kid?went?through?some?hardships.?Hardships?make?us?stronger，”?said?Sanders，?now?86.?“That?kid?is?going?to?smile?through?life.”

1. Which of the following was the most difficult for Harvey s parents when hiking the trail？

A. The physical pain of hiking.

B. Keeping Harveys imagination engaged.

C. The simple routine and boring journey.

D. Sleeping in a tent and waking early.

2. What does the underlined word “accolades” in the third paragraph mean？

A. Support. B. Encouragement.

C. Gratitude. D. Praises.

3. What did the family get through the hike？

A. Top honor from the country.

B. Physical changes.

C. Power and closeness.

D. Encouragement from the public.

4. How long had Harvey s parents been hiking with him？

A. Nearly 1 year. B. Nearly 2 years.

C. Nearly 3 years. D. Nearly 4 years.

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There was a simplicity of the routine and good fellowship with other “thru hikers” that kept it from getting boring， Josh Sutton said. 喬?！に_頓說，日常路線非常簡單，而且與其他“全程徒步旅行者”的友誼讓旅途變得不再無聊。

【點石成金】此句包含一個定語從句that kept it from getting boring，修飾先行詞good fellowship。F07E3CE3-06E5-40A5-B448-432851180007