Luke Grenfell-Shaw has a rare form of cancer. It started as a pain in his shoulder and the tumour spread to his lungs, making it stage four. The Oxford graduate was teaching English in Siberia when he suffered shoulder pain and saw the school nurse. It was her reaction to a lump on his back that sent him back home to Bristol. “I was 24 years old. I had done an ultra marathon,” Luke said. “48 hours later, I was back in hospital in the UK.” On the 19 June 2018, doctors told Luke that he had cancer.

“I had kind of worked out that it was cancer, but what kind of blew me away was the fact that it was stage four cancer,” says Luke. “That day, my life felt like it had disintegrated. My life had been comfortable and conventional. I worked hard and got rewards in terms of education, jobs, things like that. That was all taken away.” On the day of his diagnosis, Luke had one clear thought in his mind that he wanted to cycle around the world. It was something he had always hoped to do, but the cancer news made him realize that he couldn’t put it off.

“I realized that the future had to become now,” Luke explains. He decided to cycle from Bristol to Beijing — more than 5,000 miles — on a tandem bike, because he wants to bring people along to share the experience with him. Luke will not only be joined by family and friends for certain legs of his trip, but also by other young people who are living with cancer. “This trip is something I’m going to enjoy,” says Luke. “It’s going to be the richest and most fulfilling experience that I can have.”

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1.What made Luke realize the potential threat of the illness?

A A lump on his back.

B The pain on his shoulder.

C The school nurse’s reaction.

D The Oxford graduate’s warning.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段It was her reaction to a lump on his back that sent him back home to Bristol.可知， 正是护士对他背上一个肿块的反应，把他送回了布里斯托尔，说明Luke当时意识到了疾病对他的潜在威胁，故选C。

2.The underlined word “disintegrated” in Paragraph 2 means _______.

A disputed

B broken

C disappointed

D confused

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第二段My life had been comfortable and conventional. I worked hard and got rewards in terms of education, jobs, things like that. That was all taken away.可知Luke原本舒适和常规的生活因癌症的出现被打破，所有的一切都被剥夺，由此猜测Luke感到生活“崩溃，破碎”，与B项broken意思相近，故选B。

3.Why did Luke decide to cycle around the world?

A To enjoy the rest of his life peacefully.

B To seek the best doctor treating his cancer.

C To conquer the cancer in his own way.

D To make his dream come true.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第二段On the day of his diagnosis, Luke had one clear thought in his mind that he wanted to cycle around the world. It was something he had always hoped to do...可知，在他确诊那天，Luke有一个明确的想法，骑自行车环游世界各地，这是他一直希望做的事，故选D。

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A Luke intended to change his future life by cycling.

B Luke planned to challenge the cancer with young men.

C Luke wanted to end his life during the cycling trip.

D Luke expected to challenge the tough journey.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第三段“This trip is something I’m going to enjoy,” says Luke. “It’s going to be the richest and most fulfilling experience that I can have.”可知，Luke认为他将享受这次旅行，这将是他能拥有的最丰富、最充实的经历，由此推测Luke期望挑战艰难旅程，故选D。