Millions of people visit Machu Picchu each year. It is an ancient Inca city in the mountains of Peru. Steep(陡峭的) steps and rough paths make the trip a challenge. It used to be nearly impossible for people with a physical disability.

Wheel the World has changed that. The company offers wheel-chair- accessible(可以使用轮椅的) tours of Machu Picchu and other places around the world. “Normally people with disabilities would think that these kinds of places are not possible for them,” Camilo Navarro told reporters. He set up Wheel the World with his best friend, Alvaro Silberstein. Silberstein uses a wheel chair.

Navarro and Silberstein started Wheel the World after hiking Torres del Paine in 2016. It is a national park in Chile. Silberstein was the first person to travel the park in a wheelchair. “Our story went popular,” he says. “We started receiving hundreds of requests from people wanting to repeat this trip.”

Today, Wheel the World runs 40 wheelchair-accessible trips in 55 countries. The company offers cars and hotels with ramps(轮椅). It directs people to accessible(可进入的) bathrooms. It even teaches local guides to help wheelchair users get around.

Wheel the World uses a special wheelchair for the Machu Picchu trip. It can be pushed like a wheelbarrow(独轮车). It also folds up(折叠) and can be put into a car easily. “It's a super strong wheelchair. It allows you to get to every corner in all kinds of places,” Navarro says. “Wherever somebody with a disability want to go, we can get there with that wheelchair.”

Wheel the World hopes to give people with disabilities the same opportunities as everyone else. “The world hasn't been planned for people with a disability,” Navarro says. “It's important to build a fairer and better world.”

1.What is “Wheel the World” in the passage?

A.A company B.a country C.An Inca city D.A newspaper

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Silberstein first traveled Torres del Paine in a wheelchair.

B.Silberstein traveled Machu Picchu with his friends in 2016.

C.Camilo Navarro said that he set up Wheel the World alone.

D.Few people wanted to repeat this trip to Torres del Paine.

3.We mainly learn from Paragraph 4 that .

A.Wheel the World trains guides for other companies.

B.Wheel the World makes wheelchairs for people with disabilities.

C.Wheel the World runs trips in about fifteen countries.

D.Wheel the World runs trips for people with disabilities.

4.What does Navarro thinks of his wheelbarrow?

A.It’s expensive and special B.It’s helpful and strong

C.It’s common but strong D.It’s cheap but strong

5.The best title for the passage may be “ ”.

A.Camilo Navarro B.Alvaro Silberstein

C.Travelling in a wheelchair D.Great wheelbarrows

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