1992年高考英语全国卷 - 阅读理解A

Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten by snakes. “It was seeing people with snake bites that led me to this career,” he said. In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives. “I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart. Rushing home he shouted ‘Bring me the knife!’ Minutes later the man lost his arm forever.” “The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes,” Shu said.
舒普龙已经至少帮助了1000位被蛇咬伤的人。“看见人被蛇咬让我走上了这条道路，”他说。1963年，服完兵役后，舒进入了一所医学院，后来成为了一名中医。作为学习的一部分，他不得不在山里工作。在那里，他经常听说有人在被蛇咬后为了挽救自己的生命而砍掉胳膊和腿。“有一位老农民的故事让我非常难过。那是一个非常炎热的下午，老人在地里锄草，突然感到左手疼痛。他立刻意识到自己被毒蛇咬伤了。他马上用一块布紧紧地裹住了胳膊，以阻止毒药扩散到他的心脏。他快速跑回家喊着‘把刀给我！’几分钟后他永远失去手臂。”舒说，“这个悲伤的故事深深触动了我，我决定致力于帮助被蛇咬的人”。