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Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got a cancer (癌症). He must have felt hopeless when the doctor said his right leg would have to be cut off 6 inches above the knee.

But to everyone’s surprise, Terry Fox made up his mind to become a long-distance runner and do something about the cancer. What a dream!

Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country. He hoped to raise one million dollars for cancer research. Few believed he would make it. Anyway, on April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope. For the first days of his marathon, Terry Fox was alone. He started running at 4:30 am. Day by day, people began to realize that something big was happening on the lonely road. As people saw Terry, they stopped and donated (捐赠) money for cancer research.

However, his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22. In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland.

Since his death, the yearly Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to be the world’s largest one-day fundraiser (筹资活动) for cancer research.

4. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. The dream was very strange.                B. It was such a silly dream.

C. The dream was easy to achieve.             D. It was almost an impossible dream.

5. Terry gave up his marathon in 1980 because _________.

A. he found it too tiring                     B. nobody supported him

C. he was too sick to continue                D. he raised enough money

6. When did Terry Fox get a cancer?

A. In 1975.            B. In 1980.            C. In 1981.            D. In 1958.

7. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To tell us when Terry Fox Run was first held.

B. To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties.

C. To advise us to donate money for cancer research.

D. To call on us to take part in Marathon of Hope.

【回答】

4. D    5. C    6. A    7. B

【解析】

短文大意：本文讲述了特里•福克斯坚守梦想故事。尽管特里罹患癌症面临截肢，但他坚持做马拉松运动员的梦想，最终为癌症研究筹集了2400万美元。特里的故事说明了坚持梦想的重要*

4.题意：第2段加下划线的句子是什么意思?加下划线句句意：好一个梦!考查句意理解。根据Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country.可知对于右腿需要截肢的特里来说参加马拉松根本就是不可能的，因此作者发出感叹表示怀疑，It was almost an impossible dream.符合句意，故选D。

5.题意：特里在1980年放弃了他的马拉松比赛，因为他病得太厉害，不能继续下去了。考查细节理解。根据However, his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980.可知，迅速恶化的健康状况导致特里·福克斯不得不放弃马拉松。too…to表示“太……而不能……”，he was too sick to continue（他病得太重，不能再继续了）符合文意，故选C。

6.题意：特里·福克斯什么时候得了癌症?考查细节计算。根据Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got a cancer.和He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22.可知1980—5=1975，故选A。

7.题意：作者写这篇文章的目的是什么?考查细节理解。根据短文内容可知，尽管特里•福克斯罹患癌症面临截肢，但他坚持做马拉松运动员的梦想，最终为癌症研究筹集了2400万美元。特里的故事说明了坚持梦想的重要*；To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties.符合文意，故选B。

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