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十年前,“我”收养了狗狗鲁迪,从那以后,“我”的生活变得不一样了。
1 Ten years ago, I adopted my dog Rudy from a shelter and we ve had a special bond ever since. As a single woman in her 50s, I found my life with Rudy was really meaningful. We have a lot of rituals together. For example, every night we have a little bedtime snack and then I get in my bed and he gets in his doggy bed right next to mine.
2 A year ago, Rudy didn t want to do the routine suddenly. Every night when I got in bed he d jump up on my bed and start licking(舔) my face, even though he knew he was not supposed to. I got mad and made him get off. But the next night he d do it again. Soon he was jumping on my lap to lick my face every time I sat down.
3 I was considering taking him to obedience(服從) school when he licked the same spot on my jaw over and over again. I touched my jaw and it seemed okay. I didn t have any pain. But it was so strange for my dog that I decided to just trust him.
4 I made an appointment with my doctor and felt silly telling her why I came in. But she agreed to do some tests. Well, it turned out that I had bone cancer—with a tumour in my jaw. It couldn t be felt from the outside, but somehow Rudy knew it was there. I just finished chemo (化疗) and radiation and I m doing much better now. The doctor said if I d waited until the tumour was big enough to be felt, it likely would have been deadly, adding that scientists had proved that dogs can smell cancer in its early stages.
5 I saved my dog s life, and now he s saved mine!
1. Where did the author get the dog?
A. From an obedience school. B. From an animal hospital.
C. From a protection organization. D. From a dustbin.
2. What can we know about Rudy?
A. It didn t like its owner at first. B. It could cure some diseases.
C. It was dirty in the author s view. D. It saved its owner s life.
3. What does the underlined word “rituals” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Habits. B. Shapes.
C. Sports. D. Tastes.
4. Where is the text probably from?
A. An advertisement. B. A medicine website.
C. A pet magazine. D. A travel journal.
Sentence for writing
I was considering taking him to obedience school when he licked the same spot on my jaw over and over again. 當他反复舔我下巴的同一个位置的时候,我正考虑送他去训犬学校。
【信息提取】此句中的be doing...when...意为“正在做……就在那时……”。
【句式仿写】我那时正在看电视,突然停电了。