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PAGE 1 / NUMPAGES 4 Unit2 单元主题素养阅读 A Pregnant woman finished the marathon 孕妇跑完马拉松 阅读提示：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在芝加哥马拉松赛上，Amber Miller已怀孕39周，但她坚持用6小时25分钟完成了马拉松赛并在当晚产下了小女儿June。 At 39 weeks pregnant most women would only be thinking of racing to hospital. But Amber Miller didnt, who set off to run the Chicago Marathon while expecting her second child any day. ② As she neared the final stage of the race, she began to feel pain in the stomach. But the determined athlete managed to cross the finish line in 6 hours and 25 minutes. Unbelievably the Chicago race was not even baby Junes first marathon-Miller ran the Wisconsin Marathon earlier this year, four months pregnant. She also ran another marathon when she was about four months pregnant with her son, Caleb. Although there was extra weight, the seasoned runners time was just 3 hours off her personal best. Miller began to feel pain near the end of the race, but she was not sure if it was labor（分娩），because she typically feels some pain when she runs while pregnant After her race her husband drove her to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield where she gave birth to the healthy baby. Miller decided to run because she and her husband had already signed up for the race. The athletic mother said she experienced an enthusiastic welcome from the crowd as she ran along. But the devoted runner, who had completed eight marathons, admitted that she did get a few strange looks along the course. “I know what I can handle. This is something Ive been doing for a long time, ” the experienced marathon runner said. June was born at 10:29 p. m. on Sunday night after seven hours labor. “Shes absolutely perfect, Miller said. “We are extremely happy, but very tired. ” After her surprising double achievement, Miler says she is planning to take some time off to concentrate on being a full-time mom. B Terrible violence in films 电影中可怕的暴力行为 阅读提示：本文讲的是好的儿童文学作品是孩子的文化宝库，丰富了孩子们的想象力和创造力。然而一些好莱坞的电影改编作品掺杂了太多暴力元素，对孩子的成长产生了不好的影响。 How to Train Your Drag