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.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
小题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

小题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

小题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

小题4:The underlined word “disabled” means _______.

A．优秀的

B．劳累的

C．残疾的

D．无能为力的

小题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

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:B

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了 Jeff Keith12岁时因癌症失去右腿而自强不息的故事。在其22岁时借助假肢和朋友跑遍全美，为美国癌症机构筹集资金，同时努力学习法律，立志为人民服务。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer(癌症). Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.的描述可知，他是因为癌症而失去右腿的。故应选C。
小题2:推理判断题。根据第三段Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west. He started running in Boston的描述可知，他从东到西跑遍美国，在波士顿起跑。故应选D。
小题3:判断推理题。根据短文第四段He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles的描述可知，他在波士顿起跑，七个月后在洛杉矶停止。七个月也就是超过200天，故应选B。
小题4:词义猜测题。联系上下文的描述，虽然 Jeff Keith失去了他的右腿，但他可以做很多事情，他所做的一切都是为了证明：别人可以做到的，残疾人同样也可以做到。故应选C。
小题5:段落大意题。根据最后一段的描述可知，象Jeff Keith一样的残疾人都可以跑步，可以当律师，可以做很多事情。由此可以归纳，人们可以做他想做的任何事情。故应选B。