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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 a artificial leg(man-made leg)．The leg is plastic(塑胶)．With the plastic leg Jeff can ski(滑雪)，ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer．He can also run． 　　When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States, from the East to the West．He started running in Boston on April 1．He stopped running in Los Angeles．He ran 5,150 kilometers; that’s about 26 kilometers 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 the American Cancer Society(美国癌症协会)．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(伤残)．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 ran not only for disabled people．I ran for everybody．” (1) The money Jeff got on the way to Los Angeles was used for ________． [　　] A． helping people who have cancer B． learning about cancer C． helping disabled people D． Jeff’s study to be a lawyer (2) The story tells us that ________． [　　] A． Jeff is a lucky person because everybody gives him money B． Jeff is so strong that he can run across America C． disabled people like Jeff always have a kind heart D． Jeff wants to show that disabled people can do anything they want to (3) How long did it take Jeff to run from Boston to Los Angeles? [　　] A． Six and half months more or less． B． More than two hundred days． C． Almost twenty-five weeks． D． Less than half a year．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;