Justine Galloway’s father was a crazy runner. He passed down his love of the sport to his daughter. When Justine was only seven years old, her father was told by doctors that he had Parkinson’s disease(帕金森病). The disease took away the thing he loved most. Justine then decided to never let anything keep her from running.

Her father passed away in 2010, and Justine kept running. She finished nine marathons(马拉松). But one time when running a marathon, something felt wrong in her body. She was in such pain that she had to give up the race without finishing. The pain got worse over the next few days. Soon, she couldn’t walk. She turned to the doctors. The doctors told her she has a disease similar to Parkinson’s. Like Parkinson’s, this disease is brought on by activity and often takes people away from their favorite activities. 

Justine started to treat her illness. She learned something unusual—she could still run backwards. Someone suggested she could get a world record for running marathons backwards, it was off to the races for Justine. Justine loves a challenge. She started running half marathons backwards. After finishing a few, she decided to go for the world record. Later, she got a Guinness World Record for the fastest backwards half marathon runner ever! She has since broken her own record and set the record twice.

Justine no longer feels sad about not being able to run forward. She hopes her story proves that there’s always a way to keep doing what we love if we’re brave and strong enough to find it. “Keep moving forward and keep moving,” she said. “Don’t let anything stop you, and nothing is impossible.”

1.Why did Justine decide to never let anything keep her from running?

A She learned something unusual after getting ill.

B Parkinson’s took away her father’s favorite thing.

C Her father passed down his love for the sport to her.

D She wanted to keep running in memory of her father.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“The disease took away the thing he loved most. Justine then decided to never let anything keep her from running.”可知，父亲患帕金森病，这种病夺走了他最爱的跑步，贾斯汀决定绝不让任何东西夺走自己最爱的跑步。故选B。

2.What made Justine give up the marathon?

A Her father’s death.

B Her bad health.

C Her weak will.

D Parkinson’s disease.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，在一次马拉松过程中，她身体剧痛，因此不得不放弃那次马拉松，后来医生告诉她，是因为她患了和帕金森病类似的病，即她的身体状况使得她不得不放弃那场马拉松。故选B。

3.What does the underlined part “it was off to the races for Justine” mean?

A Justine gave up treating her illness.

B Justine thought running backwards was fine.

C Justine said goodbye to her favorite marathons.

D Justine started running backwards to get a world record.

解析：选D。D句意理解题。根据划线部分前文“Someone suggested she could get a world record for running marathons backwards”和后文“Justine loves a challenge. She started running half marathons backwards.”可知，划线部分意思为“贾斯汀开始为破世界纪录进行倒着跑步的运动了”。故选D。

4.What can we learn from Justine’s story?

A Where there is a will, there is a way.

B A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C Two heads are better than one.

D Great minds think alike.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据最后一段的“there’s always a way to keep doing what we love if we’re brave and strong enough to find it”可知，贾斯汀的故事告诉我们，有志者事竟成。故选A。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A Backwards To The Finish Line.

B Daughter Runs For In Father’s Honor.

C Runner Sets World Records Running Forward.

D Person With Parkinson’s Broke the World Record.

解析：选A。A主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章围绕热爱马拉松的贾斯汀展开，讲述了她在生病之后开始倒着跑马拉松，从而继续自己热爱的事。故选A。