Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer(癌癥). 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(律師). 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.”
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【小題1】Jeff’s right leg was cut off because he had_______.

A．TB（肺結核）B．a(chǎn)n accidentC．cancerD．a(chǎn) serious injury
【小題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
【小題3】It took Jeff _______ to run from Boston to Los Angeles.
A．a(chǎn)bout four and a half monthsB．over two hundred days
C．a(chǎn)lmost twenty-five weeksD．less than half a year
【小題4】The underlined word “disabled” means _______.
A．優(yōu)秀的B．勞累的C．殘疾的D．無能為力的
【小題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


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了 Jeff Keith12歲時因癌癥失去右腿而自強不息的故事。在其22歲時借助假肢和朋友跑遍全美，為美國癌癥機構籌集資金，同時努力學習法律，立志為人民服務。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer(癌癥). Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.的描述可知，他是因為癌癥而失去右腿的。故應選C。
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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，他從東到西跑遍美國，在波士頓起跑。故應選D。
【小題3】判斷推理題。根據(jù)短文第四段He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles的描述可知，他在波士頓起跑，七個月后在洛杉磯停止。七個月也就是超過200天，故應選B。
【小題4】詞義猜測題。聯(lián)系上下文的描述，雖然 Jeff Keith失去了他的右腿，但他可以做很多事情，他所做的一切都是為了證明：別人可以做到的，殘疾人同樣也可以做到。故應選C。
【小題5】段落大意題。根據(jù)最后一段的描述可知，象Jeff Keith一樣的殘疾人都可以跑步，可以當律師，可以做很多事情。由此可以歸納，人們可以做他想做的任何事情。故應選B。
考點：故事類短文閱讀。

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