2020年高考英語外刊時事命題閱讀理解：三條腿的狗扶我走過人生

TheThree-LeggedDogWhoCarriedMe三條腿的狗扶我走過人生Thevetkneltovermythree-leggedAustralianshepherd(牧羊犬),Patou,mylivingroom.ShehadcompletedaproceduretoendPatou’slife.firstinjection注射)wastorelaxher;myhusbandandI,holdingher,felthertaut(緊張)backmusclesmeltintoasoftnesswehadn’tknownforyears.Thesecondshotsentheroff.“Nowshe’llbewholeagain,reunitedwithherotherleg,”thevetsaid.Iknewwhatshemeantaboutwholeness.Bornwithfourlegsyetlivingthelastyearsofherlifewiththree,Patoumusthaveseemedincompletetosome.Butatthatmoment,hadtoquestionthatidea.WhenPatoucameintomylife,hadlivedwithmultiplesclerosis(MS,多發(fā)性硬化癥)fornearlyninewhichcausedperiodsofweaknessonmyleftthatimpairedmyabilitytogetaround.{2}hadcollectedthreecanes杖)bythen.Awarethata)couldcomeattimewithoutnotice,Itaughttheyoung,four-leggedPatoutohelpmeupstairs.ManyMSflare-upscomeandgonesincethen,leavingtheirafter-effectsalongtheway.JustasIconsideredgettingalargerdogtohelpmenavigatetheworld,Patouwasdiagnosedwithbonecancer.Aftertheamputation(肢),herbodyremoldeditselfsuithermovement.leftfrontpawangled(傾斜)inward,formingastrongcenterpaw.Itgrewtonearlytwiceitsoriginalsize,eventuallycapableofholdinglargebonesuprightasshechewed.Herback(弓背)more,neckthickerandstronger.ShestilljumpedcatchinmidairandranfasterthanotherNearlyyearslater,thesamecancerreturnedinPatou’sremainingfrontleg.Shebegantofall.Throughmyownexperience,Iwonderedifphysicalcouldhelpashadhelpedstrengthenlegandrelearn,forawhile,towalk.Thevetsupplieduswithasetofwheels.Patoustartedusingthematjoggingtrackofalocalpark.Oneday,wespottedmanusingawheelchairheadingtowardus.Patourushedstraightforhim,nearlypullingtheleash狗繩)outofmyhand.Themanbrokeintoabroadsmileandlaughed,“Noshamethegame.”Thebeautyofthismoment,whichIhaveyettounderstandfully,wasnotlostonme:_________________________.（選自TheNewYork1.Accordingthearticle,Patouoneofherfrontpaws______.beforeshewasadoptedbytheauthorbeforeshelearnedhowtohelptheauthorupstairsaftertheauthoroffindingasubstitutedogaftertheauthorrecoveredfromherillness2.Accordingthearticle,afterlosingoneofherfrontpaws,Patou______.A.becamenearlytwiceitsoriginalsizehadnotroublechewinglargebonesbecameweaktojumpintotheairwasstillabletohelptheauthorupstairs3.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?Patoudiedanaturaldeath.Patouwasalmostabandonedbytheauthorafterbeingdiagnosedwithcancer.C.TheauthoreventuallyrelearnedtowalkwiththehelpofPatou.D.Patoulivedcancer-freefornearlyyearsaftertheamputation.4.Whichofthefollowingbestcompletesthesentencethelastparagraph?A.Allbodieschangetime.Thesearesignsoflife’simpermanence.Theotherlegjustgotintheway.Allcreaturesthatpersistarewhole.譯文：獸醫(yī)在我的客廳里跪在我三腿的澳大利亞牧羊犬Patou上。她剛剛完成了結(jié)束Patou生命。第一次注射是為了放松她。我和我的丈夫抱著她，感覺到她的繃緊的背部肌肉融化成了我們多年未曾知道的柔軟感。第二槍把她送走了。獸醫(yī)說她又恢復(fù)了健康，與另一只腿團聚了我知道她對完整性的含義。帕圖出生時只有四只腳，而她的生命卻只有三只腳，這在某些人看來一定是殘缺不全的。但是那一刻，我不得不質(zhì)疑這個想法。當(dāng)Patou進入我的生活時，我患有多發(fā)性硬化癥已有9年的時間，這導(dǎo)致我的左側(cè)無力期縮短，從而影響了我的出行能力。意識到突然可能隨時發(fā)生意外，我教了年輕的四腳Patou幫助我上樓。從那以后，許多MS爆發(fā)都來了又去，留下了其后遺癥。正如我考慮讓一只大狗幫助我環(huán)游世界一樣診斷出患有骨癌體重塑以適應(yīng)自己的運動。她的左前爪向內(nèi)傾斜，形成一個堅固的中央爪。它長到原來的兩倍，最終在咀嚼時能夠?qū)⒋蠊穷^直立。她的弓背更加彎曲，脖子更粗壯。她仍然跳到空中捕捉玩具，跑得比其他狗快。大約四年后，帕圖剩下的前腿又復(fù)發(fā)了同樣的癌癥。她開始跌倒。通過我自己的經(jīng)驗，我想知道物理療法是否可以幫助她，因為它可以幫助我鞏固腿部并重新學(xué)習(xí)走路。獸醫(yī)給我們提供了一套輪子。Patou在當(dāng)?shù)毓珗@的慢跑道上開始使用它們。一天，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)一名男子坐在輪椅上向我們走去。帕圖直奔他，幾乎把狗