2013年高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天三二.docVIP

阅读理解 阅读下列短文。从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A 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 l2 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 November 1，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 its 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(萎缩)．With all her problems，we just thought，‘Lets get the Christmas tree up as soon as possible．’Were praying she lives to see Christmas Day．” 41．Paige’s parents got the Christmas tree up on November 1 to ． A．1et her enjoy the great time with visitors B．1et her enjoy Christmas early before her death C．1et her understand her parents’ love D．1et her receive more good wishes from others 42．Mrs. Badman described Paige as“being on death row” because ． A．Paige could die at any time with