In Robert Zemeckis' film Forrest Gump, Forrest is supposed to have run a total of 15,248 miles coast-to-coast across America. It seems like an   41   challenge in real life, but someone actually managed to   42   Forrest’s record by running a total of 15,600 miles in 409 days.

Rob, Pope, a 39-year-old man from Liverpool, the UK, spent over a   43   of his life recreating Forrest Gunp’s coast-to-coast   44   across America. He quit his job in order to   45   this great challenge. As he finished it alone, in spite of getting some physical   46   throughout his run, and   47   damaging his mental health. Pope said   48   was never a choice.

Pope had always   49   running across America, but after seeing the 1994 film Forrest Gump, he   50   to realize how he was to do it too-by recreating Forrest Gump’s run. Pope began his   51   on the west coast, wearing Forrest Gump’s typical shirt. He did try to stay as true to the   52   he was attempting to “be”.

Over the last two years, Pope had been   53   his run in his diary and posting photos at various important landmarks where Forrest Gump arrived in the film. Fans who recognized him as the   54   Forrest Gump helped push him on by   55   as well as singing “run, Forrest, run” as he passed by them.

“So far I’ve surpassed (超过) the number of miles Forrest   56   -15,248, by about a hundred or so. By the end I’d have run nearly 15,600.” Pope said. “I think the film is a(n)   57   story about how we can face the life bravely and how we should   58   one another. Forrest didn’t   59   anyone on the color of their skin, background, wealth or anything else. If everyone could be a bit more like Forrest, the world would be a   60   place.”

41. A. unforgettable   B. irregular    C. impossible    D. incorrect

42. A. keep            B. break       C. approach        D. destroy

43. A. year        B. month                C. season                  D. week

44. A. journey      B. project               C. voyage                  D. run

45. A. deposit      B. complete          C. raise                     D. create

46. A. attacks       B. injures       C. examination           D. influence

47. A. boredom      B. dislike           C. regret                    D. loneliness

48. A. quitting      B. resting       C. waiting                  D. escaping

49. A. believed in    B. appealed to    C. prepared for         D. dreamed of

50. A. put            B. set         C. came                    D. made

51. A. research       B. experiment         C. challenge             D. task

52. A. actor     B. athlete        C. winner                  D. character

53. A. clarifying      B. recording          C. explaining        D. designing

54. A. hard-working     B. well-known        C. easy-going            D. real-life

55. A. weeping      B. whispering          C. cheering              D. swearing

56. A. achieved    B. stated       C. required                D. predicted

57. A. delightful     B. careful          C. encouraging        D. interesting

58. A. treat       B. educate        C. assist                    D. trust

59. A. abolish        B. judge      C. process                 D. inspect

60. A. better       B. bigger       C. lighter                   D. simpler

41-45 CBADB    46-50 BDADC    51-55 CDBDC    56-60 ACABA

In Robert Zemeckis' film Forrest Gump, Forrest is supposed to have run a total of 15,248 miles coast-to-coast across America. It seems like an impossible challenge in real life, but someone actually managed to break Forrest’s record by running a total of 15,600 miles in 409 days.

Rob, Pope, a 39-year-old man from Liverpool, the UK, spent over a year of his life recreating Forrest Gunp’s coast-to-coast   run across America. He quit his job in order to complete this great challenge. As he finished it alone, in spite of getting some physical injures throughout his run, and loneliness damaging his mental health. Pope said quitting was never a choice.

Pope had always dreamed of running across America, but after seeing the 1994 film Forrest Gump, he came to realize how he was to do it too-by recreating Forrest Gump’s run. Pope began his challengeon the west coast, wearing Forrest Gump’s typical shirt. He did try to stay as true to the characterhe was attempting to “be”.

Over the last two years, Pope had been recording his run in his diary and posting photos at various important landmarks where Forrest Gump arrived in the film. Fans who recognized him as the real-lifeForrest Gump helped push him on by cheering as well as singing “run, Forrest, run” as he passed by them.

“So far I’ve surpassed (超过) the number of miles Forrest achieved -15,248, by about a hundred or so. By the end I’d have run nearly 15,600.” Pope said. “I think the film is a(n) encouraging story about how we can face the life bravely and how we should treat one another. Forrest didn’t judge anyone on the color of their skin, background, wealth or anything else. If everyone could be a bit more like Forrest, the world would be a better place.”