【金版教程】2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 2 King Lear Section Ⅰ Warming up Reading-Prereading课时作业 新人教版选修10.docVIP

Unit 2　 Section Ⅰ　Warming up Reading—Pre-reading Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Some of the most painful moments I spend as a vet (兽医) are those spent with my customers assisting my animal patients from this world to the next.Making this final decision is not easy，and I have often felt powerless to comfort the sorrowful owners. That was before I met Shane. I had been called to examine a ten-year-old dog named Belker who had developed a serious health problem.The dog’s owners—Ron，his wife，Lisa，and their little boy，Shane—were hoping for a miracle (奇迹)．But I told the family there were no miracles left for Belker，and offered to perform the euthanasia (安乐死) for the old dog in their home.As we made the arrangements，Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for the four-year-old Shane to observe the euthanasia.They felt Shane could learn something from the experience. The next day，I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker’s family surrounded him.Shane seemed so calm，patting the old dog for the last time，that I wondered if he understood what was going on. A few minutes later，Belker slipped peacefully away.The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s death without any difficulty or confusion.We sat together for a little while after Belker’s death，wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane，who had been listening quietly，piped up：“I know why.” Shocked，we all turned to him.What came out of his mouth next astonished me.I’d never heard a more comforting explanation. He said，“Everybody can learn how to live a good life，like loving everybody and being nice，right？” The four-year-old continued，“Well，animals already know how to do that，so they don’t have to stay so long.” 语篇解读　作者对名叫Belker的狗进行了安乐死。此时，作者和狗的主人都很悲痛。然而一个四岁的孩子对生命的独特见解让作者感到吃惊并深感安慰。 1．Shane’s parents wanted Shane to witness the euthanasia mainly because________. A．they knew he hated to part with Belker B．they hoped he could gain something from it C．they wanted him to remember