阅读能力提升之中考真题综合讲解（二）•A•RandyKrauswasparalyzed（瘫痪）.Hisleftsidewasuseless.Buthisrighthandwasgoodenoughtoliftahandbagoverhishead.Once,hehadbeenapoliceofficerinFresno,California,andownedasmallshop.Once,hehadbeenstrongandable.Now,hefelthewasnothing.•HistroublestartedwithParkinson’sdisease（帕金森病）,butitdidn’tendthere.InJuly2002,the60-year-oldKraushadanoperation（手术）tostophimfromshaking（抖动）.Butaftertheoperationhewasparalyzed.Themancouldthinkbutcouldn’tmove.•“Youmayneverwalkagain,”thedoctortoldhim.“Maybeyouwon’tevenbeabletotalk.”Athome,hefoundhecouldn’tliftaforkortakeadrinkbyhimself.Whatdidhehavetolivefor?SonowKrausheldthegun（枪）againsthishead.Feelingthecoldmetalonhisskin,hebegantoconsidernothispain（疼痛）,butthepainhewouldcausetohiswife,daughtersandgrandchildren.Hedidn’tpullthetrigger（扳机）.•Andhisexerciseteacher,AndrewGarud,didn’tlethimdown.Theprogresswouldbeslow,butthepainwouldberead.“Aslongasyouarealive,youareabletogetbetter.”•Afterthreemonthsofwork,Krauswantedtoseeifhecouldstand.Hecould.Thenhetookthreesteps,satdownandcriedlikeababy.Onestep,astheysay,ledtoanother.Nexthemanagedashortwalkalongthesideofaboxingringinthehealthclubwheretheyworkedout.ItwasthehardestfightofKraus’life.•NowKrauscanbrushhisteeth,washhisfaceandgetaroundthehousewithawalker.Littlesuccessonlytheparalyzedcanfullyunderstand.（07朝阳一模B篇）•1.RandyKrausbecameparalyzedbecauseof_________.•A.hisworkB.hisillness•C.hisshakingD.hisage•2.WhostoppedKrausfromkillinghimself?•A.Hisfamilymembers.B.Thedoctor.•C.Theexerciseteacher.D.Hehimself.1•3.Whatdoestheunderlined（画线的）sentencemean?•A.AndrewGarudwaspraisingKraus.•B.AndrewGarudwantedtomakeKrausrelaxed.•C.AndrewGarudwasencouragingKraus.•D.AndrewGarudwantedtomakeKrauscalm.•4.HowKrausisnowtellsus________.•A.hehasachievedallhecan•B.hehasbecomealittlebetter•C.hehasbeenasslowasbefore•D.hehasgotasmuchaspossibleB•Whatdoesitmeanwhenparentsfight?•It’shardformostpeopletoheartheirparentsshouti...
