We all have our ways of marking time. As a photographer, my life is measured from one stor

We all have our ways of marking time. As a photographer, my life is measured from one story to the next. My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about the Endangered Species Act. My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves.
Twenty stories later, though, it’s the story in Alaska that I’ll remember best. It was the story about the loss of wilderness — and the story during which my wife Kathy got cancer. That’s the one that made time stand still. I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor (肿瘤). Cruelly, it was Thanksgiving. By Christmas, she had bee very weak. Some days she was so sick she couldn’t watch TV.
Early examination saves time. But ours was not early. By the time you can feel it yourself, it’s often bigger than the doctor want it to be.
Cancer is a thief. It steals time. Our days are already short with worry. Then es this terrible disease, unfair as storm at harvest time. 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. My work had 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 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 (诊断) 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 e, 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.
【小题1】As a photographer, the author used to     .A．leave his daughter with a pack of gray wolvesB．express his love for his family in a special wayC．miss a great many important historical momentsD．devote much more to his career than his family【小题2】Why did the author decide to stop taking pictures?A．To cure his own disease.B．To spend more time with his wife.C．To seek a better position.D．To leave the wilderness alone.【小题3】What is the biggest change the cancer has brought to the author?A．He treasured every bit of time with his family.B．He has bee a stranger to his children.C．He takes his work more seriously.D．He focuses more on medical care.【小题4】The author and his family catch snowflakes on their tongues probably because     .A．the snowflakes taste very goodB．snowflakes are what they feed onC．they regard that as a way to enjoy lifeD．there is beautiful light in the snowflakesD