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(肿瘤).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 not a race.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(预断)is good.We try to make it all count 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.
1.What is the writer?
A. A sponsor. B. A doctor.
C. A photographer. D. A director.
2.How did the writer feel after knowing Kathy's disease?
A. Anxious. B. Innocent.
C. Powerful. D. Optimistic.
3.What effect has the cancer had on the author?
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.
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Cancer steals time.
B. Kathy's cancer has spread.
C. Snowflakes make the family feel cool.
D. The author takes a different way of life.
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2.Tired of the city life, her husband suggested ______ (settle) down in the country after they retired.
3.As one of the most famous tourist ______ (attract), the Great Wall is a symbol of our profound Chinese culture.
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7.So ______ (challenge) was the task that he had to apply himself to it.
8.______ (struggle) for months 10 find a job since graduation, he finally took a position in a local company.
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He responded, ‘That is still breaking the ______. The speed limit is 55.’’
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1.A. quick B. slow C. loose D. mistaken
2.A. reached out B. looked down C. showed up D. stayed up
3.A. back B. about C. behind D. across
4.A. hesitating B. recovering C. breaking D. beating
5.A. worrying B. cheerful C. distant D. wild
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7.A. anxious B. happy C. upset D. embarrassed
8.A. turned B. cut C. rolled D. jumped
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12.A. driving B. sailing C. hiking D. hunting
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2.A. subjects B. objects C. projects D. programms
3.A. first B. second C. final D. past
4.A. promise B. stress C. complaint D. press
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7.A. but B. or C. and D. so
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删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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注意:
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