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1、高考英语阅读理解冲刺(4)及答案阅读理解"Mom,Ihavecancer."Thesefourwordscatapultedmysonandmeonajourneythatlastedtwoyears・OnthatdatIfeltawaveofparalyzingfear.Scottwastheoldestofmyfourchildren.Hewas33yearsoldandasuccessfulassistantprincipalatSamRayburnHifhtSchoolinPasadena,Texas・Heand
2、hiswifeCarolynwerebusyraisingfouractivechildren.Scottwas62:weighed200poundsandhadneverbeensickadayinhislife.Afewmonthearlieramole(痣)onhisneckhadchangedcolor.uDr.Warnercalled,MScottsaidthatspringmorning.ulfsmelanoma・(黑素瘤)”1triedtocomforthim,namingallthepeopleIknew
3、whohadsurvivedskincancer.Yet,Ifeltsmalltentaclesoffearbegintowraparoundmychest.OurnextstopwasMDAnderson,thefamouscancerhospitalinHouston.ScotthadsurgeryattheendofMayandwasscheduledforradiationtreatmentsoverthesummmerrecess・"Thereisan80percentchaneeitwon'treoccur,
4、”thedoctorssaid・Attheendofsummer,allhistestscamebacknegativeandScottwasbackatschoolinthefall.However,inDecember,Scottdiscoveredalumponhisneck.Itwasexaminedandtheresultcameback“malignant.(恶性的)MWenowrelizedthatScottfellintothe20percentcategory.Icouldfeelthetentaele
5、stighteningaroundmychest.Heenteredthehospitalforanaggressivetreatment,acombinationofinterferonandinterleukin.Afterfivemonthsoftreatment,hehadradicalsurgeryonhisneck.Thetestresultswereencourging,onlythreeofthe33lymphnodes(淋巴结)removedweremalignant.Wewereveryhopeful
6、l・Forthenextsixmonths,Scotfsfollow-upvisitswentwell・TheninOctober,X-rayrevealedaspotonhislung・Thespotwasremovedduringsurgeryandthedoctorstriedtobeoptimistic.Itwasadailybattletocontrolthefearandpaniceachsetbackbrought.InJanuary,hewasdiagnosedashavinghada“diseaseex
7、plosion.HThecancerhadspreadtohislungs,spineandliverandhewasgiventhreetosixmonthstolive.ThereweretimesduringthisperiodwhenIfeltlikeIwashavingaheartattack.Thebandsconstrictingmychestmadebreathingdifficult.Whenyouwatchyourchildbattlecancer,youexperieneearollercoaste
8、rofemotions.Therearemomentsofhopeandoptimismbutabadtestresultorevenanunusualpaincanbringondreadandpanic・Scottwasreadmittedtothehospitalforonelasttrywithchemoth