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2014年高考英语 必考点精选题系列 03（解析版） 第I卷 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 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。 （2013广东揭阳一中高一下期中）APhilip was a nine-year-old boy in a Sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. Sometimes the third graders didn’t welcome Philip into their group and usually tricked him. This was not because he was older, but because he was 揹ifferent? You see, Philip suffered from a condition called Downsr-’s Syndrome. This made him 揹ifferent? with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems.牋 One Sunday after Easter, the Sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. The teacher gave one to each child. On that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of 搉ew life?and place it inside the plastic eggs.牋 After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of 搉ew life? The first opened egg contained a flower. Everyone cheered. In another was a butterfly? When the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. 揟hat抯 stupid,?said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, 揑t抯 mine. I did it. It抯 empty. I have new life, because the tomb is empty.?Not a sound was heard in class at all. From that day on, Philip became a real part of the group. They welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again.牋 Philip’s family knew he wouldn’t live a long life, for there were too many things wrong with him.21. The underlined word 揷ondition?in the first paragraph probably means ________.牋 A. grade牋? B. disease牋牋 C.?status? D. health22. The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to child let them ________.牋 A. play around on that beautiful spring day B. go out and discover themselves牋 C. try to pull it apart in the middle牋牋?牋 D. put some symbol of 搉ew life?into it23. After Philip explained h