Question

Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer(癌症). Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.

Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假腿). With the plastic artificial leg Jeff can ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.

Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, too. They decided to run across America.  When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west. He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 3,200 miles. Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, but for the American Cancer Society.

Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”

1. Jeff‘s right leg was cut off because he had_______.

A. TB（肺结核）   B. an accident

C. cancer         D. a serious injury

2.From the passage we know that Boston is _______.

A. in the west         B. half between the east and west

C. near Los Angeles    D. in the east

3. It took Jeff _______ to run from Boston to Los Angeles.

A. about four and a half months

B. over two hundred days

C. almost twenty-five weeks

D. less than half a year

4.The underlined word “disabled” means _______.

A. 优秀的      B. 劳累的  C. 残疾的      D. 无能为力的

5.The fifth passage tells us that _______.

A. people should give him more money

B. people can do anything they want to do

C. some disabled men will become lawyers

D. disabled people also can run

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们介绍了Jeff的故事，Jeff 12岁的时候因为癌症失去了一条腿，成为了残疾人，但是他并没有因此消沉，而是积极的生活。他跑步横穿了美国，一路为美国癌症协会募捐，做了很多有用的事情。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer(癌症). Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.可知，当Jeff 12岁的时候，他得了癌症，失去了一条腿。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据短文第二段中When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west. He started running in Boston.可知，Jeff在22岁的时候，跑步从东向西横穿美国，他是从Boston开始的，由此我们可以看出，Boston是在美国的东部。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles.可知，Jeff从波士顿开始，7个月之后，到达了洛杉矶。由此可知，从波士顿跑到洛杉矶花费了Jeff 200多天的时间。故选B。

4.词义猜测题。根据短文的大意和划线单词所在的句子Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things.可知，Jeff因为癌症失去了一条腿，成为了残疾人，但是他并没有因此消沉，而是积极的生活。他还从波士顿跑步到洛杉矶，一路为美国癌症协会募捐，做了很多有用的事情。因此这里disabled的意思是残疾的。故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据短文的最后一段可知，Jeff虽然是一个残疾人，但是他可以做他想做的事情。他还说：人们都可以去做他们想去做的事情。故应该选B。

考点：人物类短文阅读。