Unit 3 Travel journal learning about language课时作业

一、阅读理解。

　　As my husband，Doug，stood on the busy New York city street trying to stop a cab, I angled the stroller(婴儿车)away from the cold December wind and rain.I knelt down and kissed my daughter on her cheek where veins crept up(静脉突出)the side of her tiny face.

　　Frustrated and wet，my husband gave up his attempt to flag down a cab.I knew the feeling.Just after her first birthday，our daughter Katie was diagnosed with a rare brain disorder.Since that moment，Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where the finish line kept disappearing.We knew Katie was running out of time.It had taken months before we finally had a name for the disorder，vein of Galen malformation，but we were told only a handful of specialists in the world were qualified to perform the precise surgeries.Now，as we finally found a brilliant doctor to save our girl，we were trapped in a strange city in the cold rain.

　　Just at the moment，a middle­aged woman pulled over and said，"Pardon me？May I offer you a ride？"

　　Before we could say anything，she continued，"It's really no trouble for me.Just get on."

　　It was then that I noticed her thick Irish tongue，an accent that warmed me like hot soup.

　　We could simply say，"Thanks！Roosevelt Hospital，please，" and settled in her car for the ride.

　　I don't know how she knew，maybe she noticed the veins and asked，"Are you going for the baby？"

　　I nodded my head，choking back a tiny sob.

　　At the hospital we thanked her a dozen times for the ride.The woman hugged me and I noticed her face was wet with tears in worry.She promised to pray for us before she left.

　　After three more visits to New York and two more brain surgeries，Katie is cured.But the voice of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant reminder of a tiny ray of light that appeared on our darkest days.

　　1．What were the family doing on the street?

　　A．Watching a marathon race.

　　B．Protecting their daughter from cold.

　　C．Trying to ride a taxi.

　　D．Playing with their daughter.

　　2．What was the trouble with Katie's illness?

　　A．It was a terrible brain cancer.

B．It was impossible to be cured.