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Former National Football League player and children’s author Tim Green has added another book to his list of accomplishments: Unstoppable.The book tells the story of a 12-year-old boy named Harrison,who survives life in a cruel foster-home before he finally finds a loving family.Once he settles in and realises his natural football ability,tragedy strikes again and he loses his leg due to a deadly bone cancer.Unstoppable follows Harrison’s incredible journey as he faces many challenges in his life.
Tim Green said he decided to write a novel about a kid facing cancer after watching how his wife fought to survive her own illness.“Her mental and physical toughness were more heroic to me than anything I’d ever seen in the national sports leagues,” Green told TFK Kid Reporter Zachary J.Lewis.
After watching his wife’s battle,Green said,he knew he needed to write about a person who struggled through a serious illness.But because the target age for his books is the teen,he needed to tell the story through the eyes of someone in that age.
When friends introduced Green to Jeffrey Keith,Green knew he had found the right person to help him “capture the heroism that it takes to fight cancer”.Cancer-survivor Jeffrey Keith lost his leg at the age of twelve,but went on to be the goalie (守门员) for the Boston College Division 1 Lacrosse (长曲棍球) Team and was also the first amputee to run 3,300 miles across the country.When Green heard Jeffrey Keith’s story,he knew it was the perfect narrative on which to base his next book.
TFK asked Keith what it felt like to read Unstoppable for the first time.“Tim captured what it felt like for me to go through this experience and battle back,” Keith said.“After I read the book,Tim asked me to describe it in one word,and I said ‘awesome’.Tim’s book sends a message to all the kids across the country that are facing obstacles that can have nothing to do with cancer: you are all unstoppable,as long as you believe it.”
21.What happened to Harrison after he was adopted by a loving family?
A.He became a goalie of a football team.
B.He lost one of his legs in an accident.
C.He was found to suffer from blood cancer.
D.He realised he had talent for playing football.
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句可知,哈里森被一家好心人收养后,发现了自己的足球天赋。D项正确。后来,他得了骨癌,失去一条腿,并不是因为事故,B项错误。
22.Who inspires Tim Green to write the novel Unstoppable?
A.A boy named Harrison. B.His wife.
C.Zachary J.Lewis. D.Jeffrey Keith.
答案:B
解析:推理判断题。根据第二、三段可知,蒂姆·格林目睹了妻子与疾病作斗争的过程,她所表现出来的精神给了蒂姆·格林创作的灵感。
23.The underlined word “amputee” in Paragraph 4 most probably means .
A.a person who has survived cancer
B.a person who has had a leg or an arm cut off
C.a person who looks different from others
D.a person who has no arms or legs
答案:B
解析:词义猜测题。根据第四段可知,杰弗里·吉斯因患癌症,在12岁时失去了一条腿。但是,他在一个长曲棍球队继续担任守门员,并成为第一个跑遍全国3300英里的截肢者。上文说他失去了一条腿,因此可推测画线词意为“被截肢的人”。
24.What do we know from the last paragraph?
A.Jeffrey Keith thinks highly of Unstoppable.
B.Jeffrey Keith has read Unstoppable many times.
C.Unstoppable will be one of the best-sellers this year.
D.Jeffrey Keith is fond of reading Tim Green’s novels.
答案:A
解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段尤其是awesome(了不起)可知,杰弗里·吉斯对蒂姆·格林的这部小说Unstoppable评价很高。
