Gary McKee, 53, from Cleator Moor in Cumbria, raised his arms and was cheered by a crowd of people as he completed his 365th marathon of the year on New Year’s Eve. As of 4pm on Saturday, he had raised more than £890,000 for the charities(慈善机构) Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospice at Home West Cumbria. The father-of-three has gone through 22 pairs of sports shoes and has run 9,563 miles in rain, snow and sunshine to raise money.

“The support has been amazing and it always is and the West Cumbrians get behind us, but cancer(癌症) is scary so it isn’t just a West Cumbrian thing, it’s a national thing,” said Gary. “I just hope that people do get behind us and we do raise that million pounds.” Gary has not only raised money for two fantastic charities, but he has also sprinkled magic on the local community and brought people together supporting him with the challenge. 

Chris Young, 29 — who ran 90 marathons with Mr McKee, said: “Gary set a good example to me this year when I began running often with him. He has given me both physical and mental(心理上的) resilience that I don’t know if I would have ever discovered in myself in a million years. I know I don’t just speak for myself on that front as he has inspired(鼓舞) not just me or the few, but the whole local community and beyond,” said Chris. “This challenge has raised a great amount of money for two fantastic charities, but the influence Gary has provided to the community and people around him is immeasurable(不可计量的).”

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A Gary runs marathons just for fun.

B Gary has raised £89,000 for the charities.

C Gary doesn’t have any kid.

D Bad weather didn’t stop Gary.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句的“The father-of-three has gone through 22 pairs of sports shoes and has run 9,563 miles in rain, snow and sunshine to raise money.”可知，不论刮风下雨还是下雪，53岁的加里·麦基从来没有停下过他跑马拉松的脚步。故选D。

2.What does the underlined part mean?

A Gary used to be a magician.

B Gary got a lot of help from others.

C Gary has also inspired others to join him.

D No one in Gary’s community knows him.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据划线部分后面的“brought people together supporting him with the challenge”以及后面提到的Chris Young的例子可知，有越来越多的人跟着加里·麦基加入到“清晨马拉松”的队伍之中。故选C。

3.What does Chris think of what Gary did?

A Meaningful.

B Embarrassing.

C Humorous.

D Dangerous.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“This challenge has raised a great amount of money for two fantastic charities, but the influence Gary has provided to the community and people around him is immeasurable.”可知，Chris Young认为加里有着很强的影响力。因此他觉得加里做的事情很有意义。故选A。

4.What kind of person is Gary?

A Creative.

B Shy.

C Strict.

D Kind.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。通读全文可知，加里跑马拉松筹集100万英镑用于帮助人们抗击癌症，因此他是善良的。故选D。

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A Running marathons can help people keep healthy.

B A man completes 365th marathon of the year.

C Two runners run for two fantastic charities.

D A man sets a goal of raising £890,000 for charity this year.

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲了英国一名53岁的男子一天跑一场马拉松，一年跑满365场，成功创造历史，筹款百万英镑的故事。故选B。