山东省济南外国语学校2013-2014学年高一英语下学(5)

You see, Philip suffered from a condition called Downs’s Syndrome. This made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems. 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 “new life” and place it inside the plastic eggs.

After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. The first opened egg contained a flower. Everyone cheered. In another one was a butterfly .When the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “That’s stupid,” said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, “It’s mine. I did it. It’s 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. Philip’s family knew he wouldn’t live a long life, for there were too many things wrong with him.

56. The underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A. grade B. status C. disease D. health

57. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.

A. The 8-year-olds were friendly to Philip

B. The 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel

C. Philip was really different in school

D. Philip was older and more sensitive

58. The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them ________.

A. put some symbol of “new life” into it

B. play around on that beautiful spring day

C. try to pull it apart in the middle

D. go out and discover themselves

59. After Philip explained his new life, ________.

A. The class thought he was clever. B. He began to study in the class.

C. The class fell silent. D. He felt dying.

60. We learn from the passage that ________.

A. The teacher used to have classes outdoors

B. Philip’s new life wish was empty

C. Philip was healthy as a whole

D. Philip was accepted by his classmates in the end

B

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