Gary McKee ran 365 marathons in as many days to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospice at Home West Cumbria.

Gary McKee, 53, from Cleator Moor in Cumbria, raised his arms in victory and was cheered by a crowd of supporters 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 Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospice at Home West Cumbria, just shy of his £1 million fundraising target. 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 for the charities.

“The support has been amazing and it always is and the West Cumbrians get behind us, but cancer affects everybody 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 frequently with him and has given me both physical and mental 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 not just me or the few, but the entire local community and beyond,” said Chris. “This challenge has raised a great amount of money for two fantastic charities, but the impact Gary has provided to the community and people around him is immeasurable. A lot of people’s lives will be much better off thanks to Gary’s efforts, myself included.”

1.What can we know from the second paragraph?

A Gary runs marathons just for fun.

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

C Gary is single and doesn’t have any kid.

D Bad weather didn’t stop Gary.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的“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 for the charities.”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 Few people in Gary’s community know 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 Romantic.

D Convenient.

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 … better off thanks to Gary’s efforts, myself included.”可知，Chris Young认为加里有着很强的影响力，因为Gary的努力，很多人的人生变得更好。因此他觉得加里做的事情很有意义。故选A。

4.What is the suitable title of the passage?

A Cancer has greatly affected the West Cumbrians.

B Charity fundraiser completes 365th marathon of the year.

C Two runners have raised £1 million for charities.

D Man sets a target of raising £1 million 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53岁男子每天跑一场马拉松，一年跑满365场，成功创造历史，筹集善款近一百万英镑的故事。故选B。