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1、Unit4MakingthenewsⅠ.阅读理解ARobertMichaelLipsyteisanAmericansportsjournalistandauthor.HewasbornonJanuary16,1938inNewYork.Lipsyte’sfatherwasaschoolheadteacher,hismotherateacher.Insteadofsharingagameofcatchwithhisfather,thetwooftenvisitedthelibraryandreadbooks.OneofLipsyte’schildren,SamLipsyte,isal
2、soanauthorandteacheratColumbiaUniversityinNewYork.InthefirstchapterofhisbookSportsWorld,LipsytepointsoutthathedidnotevenattendhisfirstMajorLeagueBaseballgameuntilhewasthirteenyearsold.Lipsytesayshewasverydisappointedwithhisexperienceatthegameandwenttoonlyonemoregame“asapayingcustomer”.Histhird
3、MajorLeagueBaseballgamewasasasportsreporterforTheNewYorkTimes.Asaboy,Lipsytedidplaysports,buthefeltacutepressuretodobetterthanothersatsportswhichdiscouragedhisinterest.ThisexperiencelaterdevelopedintoamajorthemeinsomeofLipsyte’snon-fictionworkssuchasSportsWorldandnovelslikeJockandJillandOneFat
4、Summer.ThemaincharacterofOneFatSummer,BobbyMarks,isanadolescentinthe1950s.Heisoverweightanddoessomethingaboutit.In1952,Lipsytetookasummerjobasalawn(草坪)boyandlostfortypounds,riddinghimselfoftheyouthfulreputationforbeingfat.In1978,RobertLipsytewasdiagnosed(诊断)withcancer.Hisexperiencewiththeillne
5、ssledtoanothernovelforyoungadults,TheChemoKid.FredBauer,themaincharacter,isanordinaryhighschooljunioranddiscovershehascancer.Amazingly,Fredacquiressuperpowers,apparentlyduetothetreatments,andbecomes“TheChemoKid”,fightingfortheenvironmentandagainstdrugdealers.LipsytewasgivenapositionintheNewJer
6、seyLiteraryHallofFame(名人堂)in1993.TheMargaretA.EdwardsAwardisanAmericanLibraryAssociationliteraryawardthatannuallyrecognizesanauthorandaspecificbodyofhisorherworkfor“significantandlastingcontributiontoyoungadultliterature”.Lipsytewontheawardin2001,citing(表彰)fourbookspublishedfrom1967to1993.Acco
7、rdingtothecitation,“Lipsyte’sbooksfocusonthesearchforself-definitionbyyoungadults.”1.WhatcanwelearnaboutLipsyte?A.Hedevotedhischildhoodtosports.B.HetaughtatColumbiaUniversity.C.Hecamefromaneducatedfamily.D.Hehasonlyonechildinhislife.2.W
