Every country has its heroes. They may be soldiers, sports people, doctors or film stars. We admire them for their courage, their strength, or their devotion to duty .Their examples inspire us to live better and to work harder.

Terry Fox was a young student who loved life. He was a sports fan. When he was just 18 years old, a terrible event happened: his right leg had to be cut off because of cancer. Such an experience would have destroyed a weaker person—but Terry Fox was a fighter. He refused to give up. Instead, while he was recovering from the operation, an idea slowly formed in his mind. He decided he would run across Canada, in order to raise money for cancer research.

Slowly and carefully, he began to train. Every step was extremely painful, but he insisted on increasing the distance covered day by day. Sixteen months later, in the spring of 1980, he was ready for the long journey across Canada—his Marathon of Hope. His every step was extremely painful ,but he insisted on increasing the distance covered day by day. It was a time of inspiration and heart-breaking emotion. Through television, every home saw his particular way of running, a kind of half-hop and half-run. Thousands of people lined the route to encourage him and to wish him well. They also gave him money to fight cancer. Then, on Sep. 1st, 1980, after 143 days and more than 5,000 kilometers completed, everything came to an end. Terry had to stop. He lived on for another nine months and died on June 18 th, 1981. He was almost 23.

1. Terry decided to run across Canada ______.

 A. because he wanted to tell the public that he was a fighter

 B. to win people’s admiration

 C. to collect money for cancer research

 D. to earn some money for cure for his leg

2. Which of the following statement is wrong?

 A. The idea came to him when he was recovering from his operation.

 B. He increased the amount of training day by day.

 C. He covered over 5,000 kilometers in the journey.

 D. Terry practiced 9 months before he began his journey.

3. Which of the following can best describe Terry’s character?

 A. Devoted and discouraged      B. Brave and determined

 C. Attractive and romantic        D. Patient and careful

4. Terry’s journey began in ______.

     A. April; 1980      B. March; 1980       C. May; 1981       D. June; 1980

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閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A，B，C和D）中選出最佳選項。

　　Every country has its heroes. They may be soldiers or sports people, doctors or film stars. We admire them for their courage, their strength, their devotion to duty or their talent. Their example encourages us to live better, to work harder.

　　Terry Fox was a young student who loved life and who loved sports. When he was just 18 years old a terrible tragedy occurred: his right leg had to be cut off because of cancer. Such an experience would have destroyed a weaker person, but Terry Fox was a fighter. He refused to give up. Instead, while he was recovering from the operation, an idea slowly formed in his mind. He decided he would run across Canada, in order to raise money for cancer research.

　　Slowly and carefully, he began to train. Every step was extremely painful, but he insisted, increasing the distance covered day by day. Sixteen months later, in the spring of 1980, he was ready for the long journey across Canada—his Marathon of Hope. It was a time of courage and heart-breaking emotion. Through television, every home saw his particular way of running, a kind of half-hop and half-run. Thousands of people lined the route to encourage him and to wish him well. They also gave money for fighting cancer. Then, on September the first 1980, after 143 days and more than 5000 kilometres completed, everything came tragically to an end. Terry had to stop. He lived on for another nine months and died on June 18th, 1981. He was almost 23.

1．Having read the passage, you can learn that the author ________ Terry Fox.

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2．Terry Fox decided to run across Canada because ________.

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A．a(chǎn) terrible tragedy occurred to him at the age of 18

B．he had his courage, his strength, and his devotion to his country

C．he had his right leg cut off because of cancer

D．he wanted to help others who suffer from diseases similar to his

3．Difficult as it was, Terry Fox ran his journey ________

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A．with few people supporting him.

B．without receiving any money from people.

C．with few people watching him on TV.

D．without thinking of himself at all.

4．The underlined word“tragically”(in Paragraph 3) means ________.

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