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四、阅读理解。
Jerome Johnstone is good at running. He always wins the races at Serpentine Primary School in Serpentine, Western Australia. However, after giving up winning a school running race, the boy has won the hearts of thousands of people. In the race, the kind boy ran back to walk with his good friend Seth and let him cross the finish line first.
Seth was born with cerebral palsy (大脑性瘫痪). Since he moved to the school, he has got a lot of problems. Luckily, Jerome was chosen to help him with things like going to the toilet and showing him around. The two boys soon became good friends. With Jerome's help, Seth is fitting in well with his new school now. Because of his illness, Seth has a big head and some students laughed at him and made fun of his look. Jerome had a talk with them one by one, asking them not to do that again. Together with Seth's younger sister, the kind-hearted boy takes good care of Seth at school.
Seth's father can't thank Jerome enough for Jerome's looking after his son and fighting off bullies (仗势欺人者) for him. “Jerome is just such a good kid, ” Seth's father said. The two boys' story has spread quickly since Jerome's mother Susan shared it on social media. “These boys are champions even though they didn't win, ” said the proud mother.
(B) 1. Why did Jerome give up winning the race?
A. Because he hurt his leg that day.
B. Because he wanted to help his friend.
C. Because Seth didn't want him to win.
D. Because he wanted to win people's hearts.
(D) 2. What did Jerome do when others laughed at Seth?
A. He beat all of them.
B. He asked Seth's father for help.
C. He kept silent and did nothing.
D. He asked others to stop doing that.
(C) 3. Who helped look after Seth at school?
A. His sister and his father.
B. His father and Jerome.
C. His sister and Jerome.
D. His sister and his teachers.
(A) 4. What can we know from the text?
A. Jerome's mother was proud of his son.
B. Seth's father fought off bullies for his son.
C. Seth still can't fit in well with his school.
D. Jerome and Seth were good friends a few years ago.
(D) 5. What is the text mainly about?
A. A strict father and his disabled son.
B. A brave boy born with cerebral palsy.
C. A running race in Serpentine Primary School.
D. A heart-warming story between two boys.

答案： 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D