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。

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

A) 根据句意及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。
【小题1】 Going hiking is an ______▲______(very good) chance for students to learn team spirit.
【小题2】 I write to my mother every week, ___▲__(主要) on Sundays.
【小题3】We are very _____▲___ (自豪) that a pupil from our school has won the prize.
【小题4】They all hurried ____▲___ (往楼上) to see what was going on.
【小题5】Students should pay a____▲____ to what the teacher says in class.
【小题6】We all believe a friend in need is a friend ____▲_____(真正的).
【小题7】This car is so expensive that I can’t ____▲___(买得起) it.
B) 根据句意或句子的语法要求，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
【小题8】 A year ___▲________(group) into 12 months .
【小题9】His father died because of   ▲  (ill)
【小题10】Only the team’s finishing time will be __▲____( record).
【小题11】The doctors in the hospital are trying a new ____▲___ (treat) for cancer.
【小题12】 We will show the _______▲_____(visit)around our school.
【小题13】It is necessary for you _____▲_____(support) and help each other.
【小题14】I think it is _____▲____(mean) to help the poor live more happily.
【小题15】The _____▲____(interview) has prepared a list of questions.

A) 根据句意及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。

1. Going hiking is an ______▲______(very good) chance for students to learn team spirit.

2. I write to my mother every week, ___▲__(主要) on Sundays.

3.We are very _____▲___ (自豪) that a pupil from our school has won the prize.

4. They all hurried ____▲___ (往楼上) to see what was going on.

5.Students should pay a____▲____ to what the teacher says in class.

6. We all believe a friend in need is a friend ____▲_____(真正的).

7.This car is so expensive that I can’t ____▲___(买得起) it.

B) 根据句意或句子的语法要求，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

8. A year ___▲________(group) into 12 months .

9.His father died because of   ▲   (ill)

10. Only the team’s finishing time will be __▲____( record).

11. The doctors in the hospital are trying a new ____▲___ (treat) for cancer.

12. We will show the _______▲_____(visit)around our school.

13.It is necessary for you _____▲_____(support) and help each other.

14.I think it is _____▲____(mean) to help the poor live more happily.

15.The _____▲____(interview) has prepared a list of questions.

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer. The doctors had to cut off most of his right leg to save his life. Every day Jeff puts on a man-made leg. The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim and play soccer. He can also run.
When he was 22 years old, Jeff ran across the United States, from the East to the West. He ran 5,150 kilometers. That’s about 26 kilometers each day. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs.
On his way, in every city people gave Jeff money. The money which Jeff received was not for Jeff himself. It was for the American Cancer Society(协会). The society used the money to learn more about cancer. At the same time, Jeff talked to people about cancer. He also talked about being disabled.
Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things: skiing, swimming, playing soccer and running. He finished college and now 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 but also for everybody.”
【小题1】Why did the doctors cut off most of Jeff’s right leg?
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【小题2】How many plastic legs did Jeff wear out when he ran across the United States?
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【小题3】What did Jeff talk to people about on his way from the East to the West?
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【小题4】Did he only run for the disabled people?
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【小题5】What can we learn from this story?
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