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Terry Fox never thought he’d live a great life. He liked sports, but no one thought he was talented. However, Terry was 1 for one reason: he had determination.
Terry was too short for basketball, but he worked harder at it. He also practiced cross-country running 2 he didn’t like it. Finally he made the 3 team and even won the Athlete of the Year Award later.
During his first year at university, he had a pain 4 his right knee, which was so bad that he couldn’t stand up. He went to the doctor for 5 . They showed that he had cancer. He was going to lose one of his 6 and be given an artificial one.
Terry’s family and friends all gave him support. “Knowing that all those people cared really helped me, ” Terry said. He decided to face it with courage and 7 .
One night Terry was 8 through an article. It was about Dick Traum, who also had an artificial leg and had 9 the New York Marathon. “If he can do it, ” thought Terry, “I can, too. I’ll run across Canada and 10 money for cancer research. It will be a Marathon of Hope! ”
Terry did just that. He began to run a little every day. It is 5, 300 miles across Canada. Terry hoped to run thirty to forty miles a day so that it would 11 him six months. Most of all, he hoped to raise 1 million dollars for cancer research. Because Terry had an artificial leg, running wasn’t 12 . People supported Terry. As he ran, they 13 and cheered. However, he had to give up the Marathon after 3, 339 miles, with a sharp pain in his chest. He told the people before he left, “I won’t 14 . I just hope people will continue to donate money. ” And they did. Just under 25 million dollars was given.
Terry 15 a lot of awards all his life. He passed away on June 28, 1981, almost a year after his Marathon of Hope. He was considered a winner in all areas of his life.
【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是Terry Fox的故事。他从没想过他会过上好日子。他喜欢运动, 但没有人认为他有天赋。然而, Terry的特殊之处在于他有决心。上大学的第一年, 他的右膝盖疼得厉害, 以至于他不能站起来。后来, 他装上了一条假肢。他决定以勇气和决心面对困难。他要跑遍加拿大为癌症研究筹集资金。他被认为是他人生各个领域的赢家。
1. A. special B. energetic
C. powerful D. independent
【解析】选A。special特殊的; energetic精力充沛的; powerful强大的; independent独立的。Terry Fox从没想过他会过上好日子。他喜欢运动, 但没有人认为他有天赋。然而, Terry的特殊之处在于他有决心。故选A。
2. A. because B. so C. though D. if
【解析】选C。 because因为; so所以; though尽管; if如果。尽管他不喜欢越野跑, 但他也练习过。故选C。
3. A. football B. basketball
C. tennis D. volleyball
【解析】选B。 football足球; basketball篮球; tennis网球; volleyball排球。前文提到他太矮了不能打篮球, 但经过努力练习后, 他进了篮球队, 甚至获得了年度最佳运动员奖。故选B。
4. A. on B. at C. in D. to
【解析】选C。上大学的第一年, 他的右膝盖疼得厉害, 以至于他不能站起来。故选C。
5. A. tests B. goals C. answers D. methods
【解析】选A。 tests测试; goals目标; answers回答; methods方法。他去看医生做检查。故选A。
6. A. feet B. knees C. legs D. bones
【解析】选C。 feet脚; knees膝盖; legs腿; bones骨头。他将失去一条腿, 只能装一条假肢。故选C。
7. A. happiness B. patience
C. curiosity D. determination
【解析】选D。 happiness幸福; patience 耐心; curiosity好奇; determination决心。他决定以勇气和决心面对它。故选D。
8. A. seeing B. getting C. making D. looking
【解析】选D。see看见; get得到; make制造; look看。一天晚上, Terry正在看一篇文章。固定词组: look through“浏览”。故选D。
9. A. run B. participated
C. joined D. fled
【解析】选A。run跑; participate参加; join加入; flee逃走。这是关于迪克·特劳姆的故事, 他也装了一条假肢, 参加过纽约马拉松比赛。故选A。
10. A. give B. borrow C. raise D. provide
【解析】选C。 give给; borrow借入; raise提高, 筹募; provide提供。我要跑遍加拿大为癌症研究筹集资金。故选C。
11. A. spend B. cost C. need D. take
【解析】选D。 spend花费, 度过; cost花费; need需要; take耗费时间。Terry希望每天跑30到40英里, 这样他就需要6个月的时间。固定句式: It takes sb. some time to do sth. “做某事花费某人多长时间”。故选D。
12. A. difficult B. painful C. easy D. extra
【解析】选C。difficult 困难的; painful痛苦的; easy容易的; extra额外的。因为Terry有一条假肢, 所以跑步不容易。故选C。
13. A. performed B. waved
C. admired D. screamed
【解析】选B。perform执行, 表演; wave挥手; admire钦佩; scream尖叫。当他奔跑时, 他们挥手欢呼。故选B。
14. A. break down B. blow out
C. go away D. give up
【解析】选D。 break down毁掉; blow out爆裂; go away走开; give up放弃。我不会放弃的。我只是希望人们会继续捐钱。故选D。
15. A. received B. admitted C. benefited D. gave
【解析】选A。 receive收到; admit承认; benefit有利于; give给。Terry一生中获得了许多奖项。故选A。
