“人狗情未了”：为了狗，无家可归、放弃手术都甘愿

As the saying goes, a dog is man’s best friend. And that couldn’t be more true for Donald Dickerson. “Every day he looks at me, I know I am loved. I named him Duude because that’s my best friend,” Dickerson said. “We have a close, close relationship.”

Dickerson and Duude spend their days and nights in the woods at a campsite(营地). “I could have already had a place to live, but they wanted me to foster(寄养) my dog. I’m not doing that,” Dickerson said.

He also needs a knee replacement(膝盖置换手术), but while everything was well prepared months ago, doctors said they couldn’t operate yet. “When the doctors found out I was homeless, they said they have to postpone it, which means they decide to put it off until I find a place to live because someone has to come out and take care of me,” Dickerson said.

He has not been able to find a place to stay that will take both him and Duude. “I cannot give him up. If I have to be homeless and go without my operation and continue to go through the pain, I will, because I will not leave him,” he said.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to raise money for Dickerson and Duude. You can donate here.

1.From Paragraph 1, we know that ________.

A Dickerson is an animal lover

B Dickerson’s dog needs his care

C Dickerson is close to his dog

D Dickerson begins to have a dog

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Every day he looks at me, I know I am loved”“my best friend” “We have a close, close relationship.”等可知，迪克森和他的狗关系很亲密。故选C。

2.The underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably means “_________” in Chinese.

A 取消

B 推迟

C 变更

D 放弃

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。结合下文“...which means they decide to put it off”可知，这意味着他们决定推迟手术，由此猜测postpone意为“推迟”。故选B。

3.What was the doctors’ suggestion for Dickerson before the operation?

A Giving up his dog.

B Collecting enough money.

C Not worrying about the operation.

D Looking for somewhere to live.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段可知，医生们决定推迟手术，直到迪克森找到住处为止，由此推断当时他们建议迪克森先找个住处，故选D。

4.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A Dickerson decided to give up Duude.

B Dickerson cannot go through the pain.

C Dickerson loves his dog better than himself.

D Dickerson’s operation goes well in hospital.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第四段可知，迪克森不能放弃爱犬。他说就算他(因为养狗)一直无家可归，也不能做手术而继续忍受痛苦，他愿意承担这样的后果，由此说明迪克森爱他的狗胜过爱他自己。故选C。

5.According to the writer, which can be the way to help Dickerson?

A To send the dog to Dickerson’s friends.

B To ask someone to look after his dog.

C To donate money to him through GoFundMe.

D To care for Dickerson and Duude in the hospital.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，一个GoFundMe账户已经建立起来，作者建议大家为迪克森和杜德捐款。故选C。