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Developingideas

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Attheageofeight,GlennCunninghamwasseverelyinjuredinafire.Hehadmajorburnsoverthelowerhalfofhisbodyandwastakentoanearbycountyhospital.

Fromhisbed,thesemi-conscious(半昏迷的)littleboyheardthedoctortalkingtohismother.Thedoctortoldhismotherthathersonwouldsurelydie—whichwasforthebest,really—fortheterriblefirehaddestroyedthelowerhalfofhisbody.

Butsomehow,totheamazementofthephysician,hedidsurvive.Themotherwastoldthathersonwasboundtospendalifetimeinawheelchair.

Butthisbravelittleboywasdeterminedthathewouldwalkandevenrun.Butunfortunately,fromthewaistdown,Glennhadnomotorability.Histhin,scarredlegsjusthungthere,allbutlifeless.Yethiscouragethathewouldwalkwasasstrongasever.

Onesunnydayhismotherwheeledhimoutintotheyardtogetsomefreshair.Thisday,insteadofsittingthere,hethrewhimselffromthechair.Glennworkedhiswaytothefence,dragginghislegsbehindhim.Then,stepbystep,hebegandragginghimselfalongthefence,determinedthathewouldwalk.HestartedtodothiseverydayuntileventuallyGlenndiddeveloptheabilityfirsttostandup,thentowalkwithhelp,thentowalkbyhimself—andthenamazingly—torun.Glennbegantoruntoschool.Heraneverywhereasfastashecould.Laterincollege,Glennjoinedthetrackteamwherehereceivedthenickname(外号)the“KansasFlyer”．

1938witnessedthisyoungmansanotheramazingachievement.Thisyoungman,whowasnotexpectedtosurvive,whowouldsurelyneverwalk,whocouldneverhopetorun,ranthemilein4minutesand4.4seconds,theworldsfastestindoormile!Hispersistencepaidoff.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲解并描述了葛林·康宁汉八岁时双腿严峻烧伤，医生断定他无法走路，但是靠着坚韧的毅力他不但重新站起来了，而且成为世界闻名的长跑运动员和世界纪录的创立者。

1．WhatdidthedoctorthinkofGlennsinjury?

A．Itwouldtakealongtimeforhimtofullyrecover.

B．Itwouldcostlotsofmoneytocurehim.

C．H