《2020年高考英语外刊时事命题阅读理解：三条腿的狗扶我走过人生The Three-Legged Dog Who Carried Me》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2020年高考英语外刊时事命题阅读理解：三条腿的狗扶我走过人生The Three-Legged Dog Who Carried Me（4页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、The Three-Legged Dog Who Carried Me三条腿的狗扶我走过人生The vet knelt over my three-legged Australian shepherd (牧羊犬), Patou, in my living room. She had just completed a procedure to end Patous life. The first injection (注射) was to relax her; my husband and I, holding her, felt her taut (紧张的) back muscles melt
2、 into a softness we hadnt known for years. The second shot sent her off. “Now shell be whole again, reunited with her other leg,” the vet said.I knew what she meant about wholeness. Born with four legs yet living the last years of her life with three, Patou must have seemed incomplete to some. But a
3、t that moment, I had to question that idea.When Patou came into my life, I had lived with multiple sclerosis (MS, 多发性硬化症) for nearly nine years, which caused periods of weakness on my left side that impaired my ability to get around.2 I had collected three canes (拐杖) by then. Aware that a flare-up (
4、复发) could come at any time without notice, I taught the young, four-legged Patou to help me upstairs.Many MS flare-ups have come and gone since then, leaving their after-effects along the way. Just as I considered getting a larger dog to help me navigate the world, Patou was diagnosed with bone canc
5、er. After the amputation (截肢), her body remolded itself to suit her movement. Her left front paw angled (倾斜) inward, forming a strong center paw. It grew to nearly twice its original size, eventually capable of holding large bones upright as she chewed. Her back hunched (弓背) more, neck thicker and s
6、tronger. She still jumped to catch toys in midair and ran faster than other dogs.Nearly four years later, the same cancer returned in Patous remaining front leg. She began to fall. Through my own experience, I wondered if physical therapy could help her as it had helped me strengthen my leg and rele
7、arn, for a while, to walk. The vet supplied us with a set of wheels.Patou started using them at the jogging track of a local park. One day, we spotted a man using a wheelchair heading toward us. Patou rushed straight for him, nearly pulling the leash (狗绳) out of my hand. The man broke into a broad s
8、mile and laughed, “No shame in the game.” The beauty of this moment, which I have yet to understand fully, was not lost on me: _.（选自The NewYork Times）1. According to the article, Patou lost one of her front paws _. A. before she was adopted by the authorB. before she learned how to help the author u
9、pstairsC. after the author thought of finding a substitute dogD. after the author recovered from her illness2. According to the article, after losing one of her front paws, Patou _. A. became nearly twice its original sizeB. had no trouble chewing large bonesC. became too weak to jump into the airD.
10、 was still able to help the author upstairs3. What can we learn from the article? A. Patou died a natural death.B. Patou was almost abandoned by the author after being diagnosed with cancer.C. The author eventually relearned to walk with the help of Patou.D. Patou lived cancer-free for nearly four y
11、ears after the amputation.4. Which of the following best completes the sentence in the last paragraph?A. All bodies change over time.B. These are signs of lifes impermanence.C. The other leg just got in the way.D. All creatures that persist are whole.译文：兽医在我的客厅里跪在我三腿的澳大利亚牧羊犬Patou上。她刚刚完成了结束Patou生命。第一
12、次注射是为了放松她。我和我的丈夫抱着她，感觉到她的绷紧的背部肌肉融化成了我们多年未曾知道的柔软感。第二枪把她送走了。兽医说：“现在，她又恢复了健康，与另一只腿团聚了。”我知道她对完整性的含义。帕图出生时只有四只脚，而她的生命却只有三只脚，这在某些人看来一定是残缺不全的。但是那一刻，我不得不质疑这个想法。当Patou进入我的生活时，我患有多发性硬化症已有近9年的时间，这导致我的左侧无力期缩短，从而影响了我的出行能力。意识到突然可能随时发生意外，我教了年轻的四脚Patou帮助我上楼。从那以后，许多MS爆发都来了又去，留下了其后遗症。正如我考虑让一只大狗帮助我环游世界一样，帕图被诊断出患有骨癌。截肢
13、后，她的身体重塑以适应自己的运动。她的左前爪向内倾斜，形成一个坚固的中央爪。它长到原来的两倍，最终在咀嚼时能够将大骨头直立。她的弓背更加弯曲，脖子更粗壮。她仍然跳到空中捕捉玩具，跑得比其他狗快。大约四年后，帕图剩下的前腿又复发了同样的癌症。她开始跌倒。通过我自己的经验，我想知道物理疗法是否可以帮助她，因为它可以帮助我巩固腿部并重新学习走路。兽医给我们提供了一套轮子。Patou在当地公园的慢跑道上开始使用它们。一天，我们发现一名男子坐在轮椅上向我们走去。帕图直奔他，几乎把狗绳从我手中拉了出来。该名男子大笑起来，笑道：“比赛中不要丢脸。”我还没有完全理解的这一刻的美好，那便是：所有顽强存在的生物都是完整的。单词：1. impair v. to damage sth. or make it not as good as it should be 损害，损伤（某物）e.g. Loud noise can impair your hearing. 答案：1.B 2.B 3.D 4.D
