填空题 It takes a lot of courage to deal with the fact that you have cancer. It takes even more courage to deal with losing a leg because of that cancer. However, it takes a true hero to then attempt to run across the second largest country in the world with an artificial leg in order to raise money for cancer. A man named Terry Fox was just such a hero.
问答题 What happened to Terry Fox when he was 18?
【正确答案】He lost a leg because of cancer.
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第二段第一二句内容可知,Terry 18岁时,医生告诉他及他的家人说,Terry得了骨癌,需要切除腿。
问答题 Why did Terry want to run across Canada?
【正确答案】To raise money for cancer research
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第三段内容可知,Terry计划募集两千四百万美元用于癌症研究,所以决定穿越加拿大。
问答题 Where did Terry come up with the number 24 million?
【正确答案】It equaled the number of people in Canada. /Canada had a populalion of 24 million.
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第三段第三四句内容可知,Terry决定在加拿大为每人募集一美元,因为那时加拿大的人口为两千四百万。
问答题 What was the most amazing thing about Terry's Marathon of Hope?
【正确答案】He ran with an artificial leg.
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第四段第一句内容可知,1980年4月12日,Terry用假腿在纽芬兰岛海岸开始了他的马拉松希望之旅。
问答题 Why did Terry have to stop running?
【正确答案】Because his cancer came back.
【答案解析】[解析] 根据最后一段第二三句内容可知,Terry停止了跑步,去看医生,不幸的是,癌症又来了,这次是肺癌。