While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy with my second child, we were preparing

While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a tripto Louisiana, where Marshall’s family live, to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday.Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going tolose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue withour trip.

Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattlefarm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when youare there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I toldMarshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there. Itold him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got thefirst one for me.

During that trip, I totally got lost in the book,which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forgetabout the sadness. In the book, I noticed the name “Seamus”. I vaguelyremembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that. Imentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too. Toward the end of the trip, I hadjust 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which Iwas pretty excited about.

Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had startedlabor (分娩), so I was unable to read. The laborlasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside meand reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter. I can never fullyexplain how much that helped me through the experience. And ever since then,Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books. We remember howthey helped us get through that time of our lives.

We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamusstarted our journey toward adoption. And we gave this name to our adopted son.Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits himperfectly.

1.Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?

A. Because the trip to Louisiana would take a longtime.

B. Because she didn’t want to think of losing herbaby.

C. Because she had nothing else to do except reading.

D. Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip.

2.According to the story, we can know that the HarryPotter books _________________.

A. made the family’s trip more exciting

B. include five books all together

C. have someone called Seamus in them

D. can help people deal with their problems

3.The writer named her son Seamus because___________________.

A. she wanted to keep her trip in memory

B. she loved this name very much

C. her son doesn’t have Irish blood

D. it is a perfect name for a boy

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the couple?

A. They planned their trip after getting the shockingnews.

B. They thought the cattle farm was too large to doanything on.

C. They felt excited when they almost finished thetrip.

D. They liked reading Harry Porter very much after thetrip.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Funny Stories Of MyFamily           B.Seamus And Harry Potter

C. How We Got ToLouisiana             D. How My Son Got His Name

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【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

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