Question

Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg. Everyday Jeff puts on an artificial leg. The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.

In the photo, Jeff is running with some young men. They have plastic legs, too. They are wearing special T-shirts. The T-shirts say, “Run, Jeff, Run. Jeff Keith Run Across America.”

When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United State, from the East Coast to the West Coast. He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 3,200 miles, that’s about 16 miles each day. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs.

Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff. It was for American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society used the money to learn about cancer.

On the way to Los Angeles Jeff talked to people about cancer. He also talked about being disabled. Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things: he skis, swims, plays soccer, and runs. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer. Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I am not only for disabled people. I ran for everyone!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.This passage tells us a story about a ____________ young man.

A. disabled      B. healthy

C. blind         D. sad

2.Jeff lost one of his right _____________ because of cancer.

A. arms        B. legs         C. eyes         D. ears

3.The underlined word “artificial” means ___________ in Chinese.

A. 天生的       B. 天然的       C. 伪造的       D. 人造的

4.Jeff ran across American ____________.

A. when he was twelve years old

B. when he was at college

C. at the age of twenty-two

D. at the age sixteen

5.Which of the followings is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Jeff is studying in a college now and he wants to be a lawyer.

B. The money people gave Jeff is used for learning about cancer.

C. What Jeff did tells us people can do anything they want to do.

D. In order to run across American, Jeff wore out five plastic legs.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：杰夫是个残疾人，但他并没有因为残疾放弃了对生活的向往，反而参加很多常人的活动如滑雪、游泳、踢足球、跑步等。

1.第一段第一句Jeff Keith has only one leg可知该选A。

2.第一段第二三句When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.可知该选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据该词所处句的下一句The leg is plastic可知该选D。

4.第三段开头When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United State, from the East Coast to the West Coast.可知该选C。

5.第五段中He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer.可知该选A。

考点：人物传记类阅读。