Dream on the wheels

四川双流中学 蒋建平（特级教师）

难词探意

1.tumour/΄tjuːmə(r)/n.瘤；肿瘤

2.diagnosis/ˌdaıəɡ΄nəʊsıs/n.诊断；（问题原因的）判断

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 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,” said 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 explained.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,” said 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.The Oxford graduated warning. B.The school nurse's reaction.

C.The pain in his shoulder. D.A lump on his back.

2.What does the underlined word “disintegrated” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Broken. B.Disputed.

C.Confused. D.Disappointed.

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

A.To seek the best doctor to treat for his cancer.

B.To conquer the cancer in his own way.

C.To enjoy the rest of his life peacefully.

D.To make his dream come true.

4.What can be inferred about Luke from the last two paragraphs?

A.Luke planned to challenge the cancer with young men.

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

C.Luke intended to change his future life by cycling.

D.Luke expected to challenge the tough journey.

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Difficult sentence

It was her reaction to a lump on his back that sent him back home to Bristol.

【翻译】_____________________________________________________________________________

【点石成金】这是一个强调句型，结构为“It be+被强调部分+that+其他部分”。此处被强调部分为主语her reaction to a lump on his back。