4.The author and his family catch snowflakes on their tongues probably because ________.
A.the snowflakes taste very good
B.snowflakes are what they feed on
C.they regard that as a way to enjoy life
D.there is beautiful light in the snowflakes
答案 C [推理判断题。从文章的最后一段的句子:After all,this is good.This is what were living for.可知作者和家人一起用舌头捕捉雪花,因为他们觉得这是享受生活的一种方式,选C。]
Passage 2 (关注人生百味类短文)
话题:ALD的治疗
词数:221
When a rare disease ALD threatened to kill the four-year-old boy Lorenzo,his parents refused to give up hope.Doctors explained that there was no cure for ALD,and that he would probably die within three years.But Lorenzo’s parents set out to prove the doctors wrong.
The parents devoted themselves to keeping their son alive and searching for a cure.But doctors and the families of other ALD patients often refused to take them seriously.They thought the efforts to find a cure were a waste of time,and drug companies weren’t interested in supporting research into such a rare disease.
However,the parents still refused to give up and spent every available hour in medical libraries and talking to anyone who would help.Through trial and error,they finally created a cure from ingredients (调料) commonly found in the kitchen.The cure,named “Lorenzos Oil”,saved the boys life.Despite the good results,scientists and doctors remained unconvinced.They said there was no real evidence that the oil worked and that the treatment was just a theory.As a result,some families with ALD children were reluctant to try it.
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