For Rachael and Leigh Badman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year__ that their sick daughter survives until December 25.

Fifteen –year-old Paige suffers from a rare brain condition. The disease affects as few as 12 people in the world, and can kill her any day without warning. And her condition has deteriorated in recent months. Each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up. Rachael and Leigh Badman are worried that she couldn’t live through Christmas. They filled their house with Christmas decorations on November1, so she could enjoy her favorite day of the year in advance.

Paige was diagnosed with the condition four years ago. Mrs. Badman described the condition as “being on death row” as she never knows if she will wake up and still have a daughter. She said, “ Paige always loves Christmas and it’s heartbreaking to see her suffering like this.”

In the last months, Paige has been unable to eat and has never walked or spoken. But she loves music, and enjoys watching pop stars’ DVDs. And in May she also went on holiday to Florida with her parents and little brother, Kefton. The family , who have already organized parts of Paige’s funeral, also saw the teenager swimming with dolphins during the trip. Since then, however, her condition has worsened.

Mrs Badman, who is separated from her husband and works as Paige’s full-time carer, said, “Now she can’t eat or drink anymore, and her brain is shrinking.(萎縮) With all her problems, we just thought, ‘Let’s get the Christmas tree up as soon as possible.’ We’re praying she lives to see Christmas Day.”

1.Paige’s parents got the Christmas tree up on November 1 to ____.

A．let her enjoy the great time with visitors

B．let her understand her parents’ love

C．let her enjoy Christmas early before her death

D．let her receive more good wishes from others

2.Mrs Badman described Paige as “ being on death row” because ______.

A．Paige could die at any time without warning

B．she found Paige struggling painfully

C．she had organized Paige’s funeral

D．Paige lost the abilities to walk and speak

3.The underlined word can be replaced by “_____”.

A．proved satisfying    B．grown stronger     C．got improved       D．become worse

4.What can be learned from the passage?

A．Christmas is Paige’s favorite festival.

B．12% of children in the world suffer from the disease.

C．Paige enjoyed watching pop stars’ DVDs on a trip.

D．Paige travelled with her family before suffering the disease.

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹Paige得了一種罕見的病，隨時(shí) 有可能死去，父母為了讓她享受圣誕節(jié)提前裝飾了圣誕樹。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題;從第二段的句子：They filled their house with Christmas decorations on November1, so she could enjoy her favorite day of the year in advance. 可知Paige’的父母是想在她死前提前過圣誕節(jié)。選C。

2.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：as she never knows if she will wake up and still have a daughter. 可知Mrs Badman知道Paige會(huì)沒有任何預(yù)警就死去。選 A

3.猜詞題;從第二段的句子：Each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up. 可知Paige的情況越來越糟糕。選D

4.細(xì)節(jié)題;從第二段的句子：They filled their house with Christmas decorations on November1, so she could enjoy her favorite day of the year in advance.可知圣誕節(jié)是Paige最喜歡的節(jié)日。選A 。

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