Former National Football League player and children's author Tim Green has added another book to his list of accomplishments:Unstoppable.The book tells the story of a 12yearold boy named Harrison,who survives life in a cruel foster home before he finally finds a loving family.Once he settles in and realizes his natural football ability,tragedy strikes again and he loses his leg to a deadly bone cancer.Unstoppable follows Harrison's incredible journey as he faces many challenges in his life.
Tim Green says he decided to write a novel about a kid facing cancer after watching how his wife fought to survive her own illness.“Her mental and physical toughness were more heroic to me than anything I'd ever seen in the national sports leagues,”Green told TFK Kid Reporter Zachary J.Lewis.
After watching his wife's battle,Green said,he knew he needed to write about a person who struggled through a serious illness.But because the target age for his books is teen,he needed to tell the story through the eyes of someone that age.
When friends introduced Green to Jeffrey Keith,Green knew he had found the right person to help him“capture the heroism that it takes to fight cancer”.Cancersurvivor Jeffrey Keith lost his leg to disease at age twelve,but went on to be the goalie(守门员)for the Boston College Division 1 Lacrosse (长曲棍球)Team and was also the first amputee to run 3,300 miles across the country.When Green heard Jeffrey Keith's story,he knew it was the perfect narrative on which to base his next book.
TFK asked Keith what it felt like to read Unstoppable for the first time.“Tim captured what it felt like for me to go through this experience and battle back,”Keith said.“After I read the book,Tim asked me to describe it in one word,and I said‘awesome'.Tim's book sends a message to all the kids across the country that are facing obstacles that can have nothing to do with cancer:you are all unstoppable,as long as you believe it.”
66.What happened to Harrison after he was adopted by a loving family?
A.He became a goalie of a football team.
B.He lost one of his legs in an accident.
C.He was found to suffer from blood cancer.
D.He realized he had a talent for playing football.
67.Who inspires Tim Green to write the novel Unstoppable?
A.A boy named Harrison.
B.His wife.
C.Zachary J.Lewis.
D.Jeffrey Keith.
68.The underlined word“amputee”in Paragraph 4 most probably means________.
A.a person who has survived cancer
B.a person who has had a leg or an arm cut off
C.a person who looks different from others
D.a person who has no arms or legs
69.What do we know from the last paragraph?
A.Jeffrey Keith thinks highly of Unstoppable.
B.Jeffrey Keith has read Unstoppable many times.
C.Unstoppable will be one of the bestsellers this year.
D.Jeffrey Keith is fond of reading Tim Green's novels.
70.The novel Unstoppable intends to inspire kids that________.
A.they should fight against disease fearlessly
B.they should pursue their dreams
C.they can become a writer if they want
D.they can overcome any obstacles ahead