6．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 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（預(yù)斷）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．
24．What is the writer？C
A．A sponsor．B．A doctor．C．A photographer．D．A director．
25．How did the writer feel after knowing Kathy's disease？A
A．Anxious．B．Innocent．C．Powerful．D．Optimistic．
26．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．
27．What can be inferred from the passage？D
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．
分析 本文講述了作者一直為工作而忙于四處奔走，但是當(dāng)查出患癌癥時，作者選擇花更多的時間和家人在一起．
解答 24-27 CABD
24．C 考查細節(jié)理解．根據(jù)"I've picked up my camera again"可知，本文的作者是個攝影師．故選C．
25．A 考查細節(jié)理解．根據(jù)"Cancer is a thief．It steals time．Our days are already short with worry"可知，知道了凱西的病后，對他的病情感到很擔(dān)憂．故選A．
26．B 考查細節(jié)理解．根據(jù)"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．"可知，癌癥讓作者花更多的時間和家人在一起．故選B．
27．D 考查細節(jié)理解．根據(jù)"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"可知，作者采用了一種和以前完全不同的生活方式．選擇花更多的時間和家人在一起．故選D．
點評 閱讀理解考察學(xué)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．
