Question

Terry Fox was born on July 28th,1958 in Canada. When he was a kid, he took a great interest in sports. He was a good basketball player. However, Terry felt a sudden pain in his right　　 at the age of 18. His mother quickly took him to　　 and was told that Terry had got cancer and his right leg had to be cut off. In the hospital, Terry 　　　 many other cancer patients. When Terry left the hospital, he wished to live 　　 life in a way that could help other cancer patients find courage (勇气).

In 1980, Terry planned to raise money for cancer research 　　 running across his country. Running across Canada seemed impossible for Terry 　　 he had one leg. However, he started it. Some people made songs and CBC even made programs for him. Terry became　　 day by day. Unluckily, something bad happened to him in 1980. He had to　　 running because the cancer had spread to his lungs (肺). His hope of running across the country 　　 when he died on June 28th, 1981.

Terry totally ran 5,373 kilometers in 143 days, and raised over 24 million dollars. In honor of (为纪念) Terry, an activity called Terry Fox Run is held every year in many 　　 all over the world, including China.

1.A. arm    B. handC. leg            D. foot

2.A. home  B. museum   C. school         D. hospital

3.A. met   B. cured   C. beat           D. liked

4.A. his   B. her    C. your          D. my

5.A. in   B. by   C. for  D. with

6.A. andB. but   C. so   D. because

7.A. worried   B. ordinary C. famous   D. dangerous

8.A. put up  B. give up   C. get up   D. tidy up

9.A. ended   B. grew   C. rose   D. appeared

10.A. citiesB. villagesC. towns   D. countries

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了特里在患了癌症锯断了右腿后为了鼓励和唤起其他癌症患者生活的勇气，他决定跑遍整个国家来为癌症研究筹集钱，但是不幸的是他还没有完成他的愿望在1981年就去世了。为了纪念特里，在全世界许多国家包括中国在内每年都举行一个叫特里福克斯运动的活动。

1.名词及语境的理解。A. arm胳膊B. hand手C. leg 腿D. foot脚。然而，特里感到右腿突然的疼痛。根据后文Terry had got cancer and his right leg had to be cut off.可知可知是右腿，故选C。

2.名词及语境的理解。A. home家B. museum博物馆C. school学校D. hospital医院。他的妈妈很快带他去了医院，根据上文特里腿疼，故去医院，故选D。

3.动词及语境的理解。A. met见面B. cured满足C. beat 击败D. liked喜欢。在医院里特里见到了许多的其他癌症患者，根据句意及对比选项，故选A。

4.代词及语境的理解。A. his 他的B. her她的C. your你的D. my我的。当特里离开医院时，他希望用一种能帮助其他癌症患者找到生活勇气的方式过他的生活。根据句意，故选A。

5.介词及语境的理解。A. in在……里B. by通过C. for为了D. with和……，在1980年,特里计划通过跑遍他的国家为癌症研究筹集资金。通过某种方式，故选B。

6.A. and并且B. but但是C. so 所以D. because因为。跑遍整个加拿大似乎对于特里是不可能的，因为他只有一条腿，根据句意及前后句的关系，故选D。

7.形容词及语境的理解。A. worried 担心B. ordinary普通C. famous 著名的D. dangerous危险的。根据上文Some people made songs and CBC even made programs for him可知特里一天天变得越来越出名，故选C。

8.动词词组及语境的理解。A. put up举起，张贴B. give up放弃C. get up 起床D. tidy up清整。根据后句的原因癌症已经扩散到了肺，所以他不得不放弃跑步，故选B

9.A. ended 结束B. grew成长C. rose升起D. appeared出现。当他1981年六月二十八日死亡时他跑遍全国的希望就结束了，根据句意，故选A。

10.A. cities城市B. villages村庄C. towns城镇D. countries国家。为了纪念特里，在全世界许多国家包括中国在内每年都举行一个叫特里福克斯运动的活动。根据句意，故选D。

考点：故事类短文。