Run, Terry, Run

  Terry Fox had cancer(癌). It left him with only one leg. Yet he became famous for running. He ran with an artificial (人造的) leg to raise(集資) money to fight cancer. His plan was to run all the way across Canada, from St. John's to Vancouver. He would cross the water by boat. Terry started out in St. John's in April, 1981, and made it to the halfway point.

  Terry had to give up the run at Thunder Bay when doctors found cancer in his lungs. He died on June 28, when he was 22 years old. He raised more money for the Canadian Cancer Society than he dreamed possible-over $24 million.

  This map shows the route that Terry Fox planned to run and the part of the route he was able to cover.

  To follow Terry's run on a map, you must be able to find directions (方向) . The four main directions on a map are north, south, east, and west. Between the four main directions are four “halfway” directions. They are northeast (NE), northwest (NW), southeast (SE) , southwest (SW) . These directions appear on the map's compass rose. Find the compass rose at the bottom of the map .

  Some maps use only an arrow pointing north. When you know which direction is north, you can figure out that south is below. West is to the left. East is to the right.

1.Terry started his run in St. John's on Canada's ________ coast.

[  ]

A.north
B.south
C.east
D.west

2.Terry planned to run from ________ .

[  ]

A.north to south
B.east to west
C.south to north
D.west to east

3.Montreal is ________ of St. John's.

[  ]

A.NE
B.SE
C.NW
D.SW

4.The city that is west of Thunder Bay is ________ .

[  ]

A.St. John's
B.Winnipeg
C.Ottawa
D.Montreal

5.From Winnipeg, the direction to Toronto is ________ .

[  ]

A.NE
B.NW
C.SE
D.SW
答案:C;B;D;B;C
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When Terry Fox was eighteen。he got very sick.He had to go to a hospital in Winnipeg, Canada.His doctors said he had cancer.Cancer is a dangerous disease.The doctor told Terry they had to amputate(截肢) his right leg.This meant they had to cut off his leg.After the operation the doctors gave Terry a new leg made of metal and plastic.(3)Terry had to learn to walk again

Two years later, Terry wanted to help the hospital and other people with cancer.He wanted to make money for them.So he decided to run across Canada.Terry said he was going to run from Newfoundland in the east to Vancouver in the west.That’s 8,529 kilometers! He asked people to help by giving money.

Terry started running on April l2, 1980.Some days it was cold.Some days it was raining.Some days it was very hot.It was always difficult for Terry to run.But he rail 42 kilometers every day.(4)People all over Canada heard about Terry and started giving money

After four months, Terry had run 5,373 kilometers.But he was getting sick again.The cancer had come back.Terry had to stop running and go back to the hospital.

Terry Fox died on June 28, 1981.He was only twenty-two years old.He never finished his run across Canada, but he made $24 million to help people with cancer, and everyone in Canada remembers the brave young man with one leg.

任務(wù)1:根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題。

1.What was Terry’s new leg made of?

2.Why did Terry decide to run across Canada? (Please answer within lo words.)

任務(wù)2:將文中劃線的句子翻譯成漢語。

3.                                                       

4.                                                      

任務(wù)3:What is the main purpose of the passage?

5.                                                      

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