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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 (捐贈) 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 (籌資活動) 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：本文講述了特里•福克斯堅守夢想故事。儘管特里罹患癌症面臨截肢，但他堅持做馬拉松運動員的夢想，最終為癌症研究籌集了2400萬美元。特里的故事説明了堅持夢想的重要*

4.題意：第2段加下劃線的句子是什麼意思?加下劃線句句意：好一個夢!考查句意理解。根據Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country.可知對於右腿需要截肢的特里來説參加馬拉松根本就是不可能的，因此作者發出感歎表示懷疑，It was almost an impossible dream.符合句意，故選D。

5.題意：特里在1980年放棄了他的馬拉松比賽，因為他病得太厲害，不能繼續下去了。考查細節理解。根據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，迅速惡化的健康狀況導致特里·福克斯不得不放棄馬拉松。too…to表示“太……而不能……”，he was too sick to continue（他病得太重，不能再繼續了）符合文意，故選C。

6.題意：特里·福克斯什麼時候得了癌症?考查細節計算。根據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，故選A。

7.題意：作者寫這篇文章的目的是什麼?考查細節理解。根據短文內容可知，儘管特里•福克斯罹患癌症面臨截肢，但他堅持做馬拉松運動員的夢想，最終為癌症研究籌集了2400萬美元。特里的故事説明了堅持夢想的重要*；To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties.符合文意，故選B。

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