A (2020·天津5月卷·B)
One of the most stressful days of Susan McFrederick's life was watching her son get wheeled away for surgery hours after he was born in 2011.
But after the operation,Susan burst into tears for a different reason:across the cut on their newborn son's back was a sweet winter scene,handdrawn on his bandages(绷带).
“There were rolling hills of snow,a pine tree and a snowman with a hat and broom,” she recalled.“It was extremely touching and comforting to know that somebody had taken the time to do that for my family.It was a moment I'll never forget.”
Susan soon learned the artist was her son's surgeon,Robert Parry,who discovered another way to use his hands in the mid1980s during his internship (实习期) at a children's medical center,where he saw one of his colleagues cut out heart and shark shapes to decorate children's bandages.
“My first reaction was,‘What is he doing?Hey,that's kind of neat,’” Parry recalled.“I especially liked the reactions of the parents and the patients when they saw his artwork. The smiles took everyone's attention from the surgery. Then I decided to follow suit.”
Parry quickly graduated from his early hearts and sharks,and started to surprise families with drawings that captured young patients' personalities. From Snoopy to SpiderMan and bears to butterflies,there isn't much he hasn't drawn. Most kids want superheroes,sports team logos or princesses,while babies often receive scenes with flowers,trees and sea creatures. During the last 30 years,Parry estimates he has left examples of his handiwork over the stitches (伤口缝线) of more than 10,000 children.
“During a time of stress for families,it's nice to be able to help them smile and laugh,” Parry said.“This is something positive that I can do for them,which is what I like most about it.”
For Parry,the reward is knowing he hopefully made a difference in a child's life, and except for his drawings on bandages,“they can go on and live their lives and never know I was in it,” he said.
He's not ready to retire,but he's found a new hobby to keep his hands skillful in the years to come.
“I've taken up knitting (编织),” Parry said.“Hats,sweaters,gloves—I enjoy it all.But mostly,I enjoy giving everything away.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了医生Robert Parry在手术后帮助病人缓解压力的独特方法——在绷带上画画。
1.Susan burst into tears after her baby's operation because she was ________.
A.moved B.amused
C.stressed D.heartbroken
A [推理判断题。根据第二段中的“But after the operation,Susan burst into tears for a different reason:across the cut on their newborn son's back was a sweet winter scene,handdrawn on his bandages(绷带).”以及第三段中的“It was extremely touching and comforting to know that somebody had taken the time to do that for my family.”可推知,Susan突然大哭起来的原因是有人肯花时间为她的家庭做暖心的事,这让她很感动,故A项正确。]
2.How did Parry get the idea of decorating children's bandages?
A.He was motivated by his patients.
B.He was inspired by his colleague.
C.He was required to learn the skill during his internship.
D.He was encouraged by Susan to show his genius for art.
B [细节理解题。根据第四段中的“where he saw one of his colleagues cut out heart and shark shapes to decorate children's bandages”以及第五段最后一句“Then I decided to follow suit.”可知,Parry装饰孩子绷带的想法是从他的同事那里得到的启发,故B项正确。]
3.Parry's artworks during the last 30 years show that he ________.
A.devoted himself more to art than to medicine
B.knew more about his patients than their parents
C.took into consideration the tastes of individual patients
D.created a large number of works beyond his expectations
C [细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Parry quickly graduated from his early hearts and sharks,and started to surprise families with drawings that captured young patients' personalities.From Snoopy to SpiderMan and bears to butterflies,there isn't much he hasn't drawn.Most kids want superheroes,sports team logos or princesses,while babies often receive scenes with flowers,trees and sea creatures.”可知,Parry根据不同孩子的喜好来画画,例如史努比、蜘蛛侠,以及动植物、公主等,也就是说,Parry进行艺术创作时将病人的个人喜好考虑在内,故C项正确。]
4.What does Parry expect to achieve with his artworks?
A.To get a reward from the artistic circle.
B.To win the admiration of his colleagues.
C.To make a difference in his dull medical career.
D.To lift the spirits of his patients and their parents.
D [细节理解题。根据第七段中的“‘During a time of stress for families,it's nice to be able to help them smile and laugh,’Parry said.‘This is something positive that I can do for them,which is what I like most about it.’”可知,Parry希望他的作品能帮助减轻病人以及他们家人的压力并振奋他们的情绪,故D项正确。]
5.What can we learn about Parry from the last two paragraphs of the passage?
A.He is eager to show others his new skills.
B.He enjoys trying new ways to help others.
C.He is looking forward to life after retirement.
D.He is more interested in knitting than drawing.
B [推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“he's found a new hobby to keep his hands skillful in the years to come”及最后一段中的“I've taken up knitting (编织)”“But mostly,I enjoy giving everything away.”可知,Parry找到了新的爱好,他开始编织,并且喜欢把所有编织的东西送给别人,由此可推知,Parry喜欢尝试新方式来帮助别人,故B项正确。]