13.We all have our ways of marking time.My life is measured by taking pictures from one story to the next.My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about endangered animals.My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves.
It's the story in Alaska that I'll remember best,though.It was the story about the loss of wild land,during which my wife Kathy got cancer.That's the one that made time stand still.With anxiety,I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor (腫瘤).Cruelly,it was Thanksgiving Day.Early examination saves time.But ours was not early.By the time you can feel it yourself,it's often bigger than the doctor wants it to be.
Cancer is a thief.It steals time.Our days are already short with worry.Then comes this terrible disease,unfair as storm at harvest time.But cancer also has the power to change us,for good.We learn to simplify it,enjoying what we have instead of feeling sorry for what we don't.Cancer even makes me a better father.My work has made me a stranger to my three kids.But now I pay attention to what really matters.This is a new way of life and a new way of seeing,all from the cancer.
In the end each of us has so little time.We have less of it than we can possibly imagine.And even though it turns out that Kathy's cancer has not spread,and her prognosis (預斷) is good.We try to make it all count(重要) now,enjoying every part of every day.
I've picked up my camera again.I watch the sky,searching for beautiful light.When winter storms come,Kathy and I gather our children and take the time to catch snowflakes (雪花) on our tongues.After all,this is good.This is what we're living for.
32.What is the writer?B
A.A sponsor.B. A photographer.C.A doctor.D.A director.
33.How did the writer feel after knowing Kathy's disease?A
A.Anxious.B.Innocent.C.Powerful.D.Optimistic.
34.What effect has the cancer had on the author?B
A.He focuses much more on his work.B.He spends more time with his family.
C.He becomes a stranger to his children.D.He devotes much more to medical care.
35.What can be inferred from the passage?C
A.Cancer steals time.
B.Kathy's cancer has spread.
C.The author takes a different way of life.
D.Snowflakes make the family feel cool.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們介紹作者為了攝影忽略了家人,但是不幸的是他的妻子得了癌癥,為了多陪陪她,作者放棄了攝影,癌癥給作者帶來的最大的改變是他珍惜和家人在一起的點滴時間,學會享受生活.
解答 32.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段"With anxiety,I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor"感到十分焦慮,我在她發(fā)現(xiàn)患了癌癥的時候停下了拍照;可知作者是一個攝影師;故選B.
33.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段"With anxiety,I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor"感到十分焦慮,我在她發(fā)現(xiàn)患了癌癥的時候停下了拍照;知道凱茜的病后作者十分焦慮不安;故選A.
34.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第四段的句子:But cancer also has the power to change us,for good.We learn to simplify,enjoying what we have instead of feeling sorry for what we don't.Cancer even made me a better father.可知癌癥給作者帶來的最大的改變是他珍惜和家人在一起的點滴時間,故選B.
35.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章的最后一段的句子:After all,this is good.This is what we're living for.可知作者和家人一起用舌頭捕捉雪花,因為他們覺得這是一種享受生活的一種方式,可知作者采取不同的生活方式;故選C.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.