Can you imagine being savagely attacked by a dog? What if the attack was so severe that your nose, lips and chin were completely destroyed? How would you feel about yourself? Would you be able to look at yourself in the mirror? And how do you think other people would treat you?
Isabelle Dinoire is someone who can answer all of these questions honestly and openly.
Last November Isabelle was attacked and mauled by her own dog. The attack was so severe that her lower face was damaged; it seemed, almost beyond repair. She was rushed to hospital and became the first person ever to have a face transplant.
With such severe injuries doctors offered Isabelle little hope that they would be able to repair the damage to her face using conventional surgery.
Shortly after being admitted, she came to the attention of Dr Bernard Devauchelle who, unlike other surgeons, believed there was an alternative: "We found ourselves saying, yes, it's clear this woman needs a transplant," he said.
Two days after the operation she saw her face in the mirror for the first time. She said "I was scared to look at myself, but when I did it was already marvelous and I couldn't believe it. I thought it would be blue and swollen but it was already beautiful."
Now, less than a year after her 15 hour operation, she’s trying to rebuild her life and there is no doubt how she feels about her new face: "I have been saved. Lots of people write saying that I need to go on, that it's wonderful. It's a miracle somehow."
Although there were ethical questions raised about their decision to carry out the procedure, the doctors who operated on Isabelle are quick to defend their decision.
One of them said "Was it possible for her to live without a face? It's easy to say we shouldn't have done the operation, but her life has changed, she goes shopping, goes on holiday, she lives again."
小題1: What would be the best title of the passage?
A.The first face transplantB.A successful face operation
C.The most severe damaged faceD.The breakthrough of surgery
小題2: The writer uses the five questions at the beginning of the passage to ___________________.
A.tell the story about Isabelle DinoireB.show a severe face damage event
C.draw the readers’ attention to the topicD.invite the readers to answer them
小題3: It can be concluded from Isabelle Dinoire’s remarks that___________________.
A.she was too shocked to see herself in the mirror
B.she was satisfied with the result of the operation
C.she thought her damaged face couldn’t be repaired
D.she looked more beautiful than before
小題4: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.It seemed that it was impossible to recover Isabelle’s face using face transplant
B.After operation Isabelle thought she looked beautiful and rebuilt her life again
C.Some doctors had no better idea to repair the damage to Isabelle’s face
D.It was Dr Bernard Devauchelle who came up with the idea of face transplant

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從全文及第三段最后一句可以推斷A才對。
小題2:寫作意圖題。短文開頭前五句用了設(shè)問形式引出談?wù)摰闹黝},所以是引起讀者注意的。
小題3:判斷推理題。從何Isabelle Donoire說話所用的主要詞匯“ marvelous 、beautiful”等可知,她對手術(shù)的結(jié)果感到非常滿意。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第四段可知傳統(tǒng)的治療方法治愈的希望很小,但面部移植的結(jié)果使Isabelle很滿意,故選A項。
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