201页悦读时代（主题热点阅读与训练）.pptxVIP

主题热点阅读与训练选择性必修③UNIT4（对接主题——道德品行）

WhenAlexacouldn’tcrawl,standorwalkasababy,hermothersensedthatsomethingwaswrong.Initially,doctorstoldhernottoworry—perhapsAlexawasjusta“lazybaby”.Afterseeingaspecialist,though,Alexawasdiagnosedwithararediseasecalledspinalmuscularatrophy(SMA),whichaffectsthecentralnervoussystemandthemusclesinthebody.ThroughoutAlexa’schildhoodandadolescence,therewerenoapprovedmedications(药物)totreatSMA.Itwasatoughrealitytofaceasakid.Hermusclescontinuedtoweakenovertime.Butasshegrew,she