In the spring of 2016, I was diagnosed with cancer. I had been in Stage 3, which was not good. When I felt good enough, I would take Jessica out for walks. Jessica would also come to me in my dreams and help me fight the cancer time and time again.

　　Fast forward to November 2016, I went in for my last checkup. I was told that if the cancer was not all gone, my last choice was a stem cell transplant. I went in on Monday, and I was told all the cancer was gone!

　　The first thing I did was to take the big girl out for a walk. I hadn't said a word to Jessica, but somehow she knew. She stared into my eyes and wrapped me with her wings. We just stood there like that. That was a magic moment. We have been soul mates ever since she came in.

　　语篇导读　本文讲述作者救治一只受伤的老鹰，从老鹰身上学到了坚强和勇敢的品质，并最终激励自己战胜癌症的故事。

　　【熟词生义】put down常用义：记下；放下　生义：(无痛地)杀死(年老或患病的动物)

　　例句：We had to have the dog put down .我们不得不让这条狗安乐死。

　　4．What does the underlined phrase "put down" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

　　A．Set free． B．Killed painlessly.

　　C．Taken home． D．Buried underground.

　　解析　B　词义猜测题。根据第二段第二、三、四句可知，如果Jessica一个星期后站不起来，那个星期五她将被杀死。B项(无痛苦地被杀死)符合语境，故选B项。

　　5．How did the author feel when seeing the bird standing on her own?

　　A．Surprised． B．Excited.

　　C．Hopeful． D．Encouraged.

　　解析　B　推理判断题。根据第二段尾句可知，当看到Jessica能站起来时，"我"快要哭了。据此可以推断，看到她站起来时， 作者感到很激动，故选B项。

　　6．What happened after the author was diagnosed with cancer?

　　A．Jessica tried her best to cheer up the author.

　　B．The author was too weak to care about Jessica.

　　C．The author gained spiritual support from Jessica.

　　D．Jessica continued to do education programs for schools.

解析　C　推理判断题。根据第四段尾句可知，Jessica会出现在"我"的梦中，一次又一次地帮助"我"与癌症作斗争。据此可推知，当作者被诊断患有癌症后，从Jessica那