One of the most stressful days of Susan McFrederick's life was watching her son get wheeled away for surgery hours after he was born in 2011.
But after the operation,Susan burst into tears for a different reason:across the cut on their newborn son's back was a sweet winter scene,hand-drawn on his bandages (繃帶).
"There were rolling hills of snow,a pine tree and a snowman with a hat and broom," she recalled. "It was extremely touching and comforting to know that somebody had taken the time to do that for my family.It was a moment I'll never forget. "
Susan soon learned the artist was her son's surgeon,Robert Parry,who discovered another way to use his hands in the mid-1980s during his internship (實習(xí)期) at a children's medical center,where he saw one of his colleagues cut out heart and shark shapes to decorate children's bandages.
"My first reaction was, 'What is he doing?Hey,that's kind of neat,'" Parry recalled. "I especially liked the reactions of the parents and the patients when they saw his artwork.The smiles took everyone's attention from the surgery.Then I decided to follow suit. "
Parry quickly graduated from his early hearts and sharks,and started to surprise families with drawings that captured young patients' personalities.From Snoopy to Spider-Man and bears to butterflies,there isn't much he hasn't drawn.Most kids want superheroes sports team logos or princesses,while babies often receive scenes with flowers,trees and sea creatures.During the last 30 years,Parry estimates he has left examples of his handiwork over the stitches (傷口縫線) of more than 10,000 children.
"During a time of stress for families,it's nice to be able to help them smile and laugh," Parry said. "This is something positive that I can do for them,which is what I like most about it."
For Parry,the reward is knowing he hopefully made a difference in a child's life,and except for his drawings on bandages, "they can go on and live their lives and never know I was in it," he said.
He's not ready to retire,but he's found a new hobby to keep his hands skillful in the years to come. "I've taken up knitting (編織)," Parry said. "Hats,sweaters,gloves — I enjoy it all.But mostly,I enjoy giving everything away."
(1)Susan burst into tears after her baby's operation because she was CC.
A.heartbroken
B.a(chǎn)mused
C.moved
D.stressed
(2)How did Parry get the idea of decorating children's bandages? CC
A.He was motivated by his patients.
B.He was required to learn the skill during his internship.
C.He was inspired by his colleague.
D.He was encouraged by Susan to show his genius for art.
(3)Parry's artworks during the last 30 years show that he CC.
A.created a large number of works beyond his expectations
B.devoted himself more to art than to medicine
C.took into consideration the tastes of individual patients
D.knew more about his patients than their parents
(4)What does Parry expect to achieve with his artworks? AA
A.To lift the spirits of his patients and their parents.
B.To win the admiration of his colleagues.
C.To make a difference in his dull medical career.
D.To get a reward from the artistic circle.
(5)What can we learn about Parry from the last two paragraphs of the passage? CC
A.He is more interested in knitting than drawing.
B.He is looking forward to life after retirement.
C.He enjoys trying new ways to help others.
D.He is eager to show others his new skills.
【考點】記敘文;品行與態(tài)度.
【答案】C;C;C;A;C
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