Philip 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 “different”. 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 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.
小题1:The underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means ________.
A．grade
B．status
C．health
D．disease小题2:It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.
A．The 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel
B．The 8-year-olds were friendly to Philip
C．Philip was really different in school
D．Philip was older and more sensitive小题3:The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them ________.
A．play around on that beautiful spring day
B．put some symbol of “new life” into it
C．try to pull it apart in the middle
D．go out and discover themselves小题4:After Philip explained his new life, ________.
A．The class thought he was clever.
B．The class fell silent.
C．He began to study in the class.
D．He felt dying.小题5:We learn from the passage that ________.
A．The teacher used to have classes outdoors
B．The Philip’s new life wish was empty
C．Philip was healthy as a whole
D．Philip was accepted by his classmates in the end
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:D
题目分析：本文讲述了一个残疾儿童Philip在学习班上受到的粗鲁的待遇，最后是一个游戏让他的同学知道他将不久于人世，大家都接纳了他与他成了好朋友。
小题1:D 推理题。根据第一段最后一行This made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems.说明他患了一种疾病，故前面的该词是指疾病的意思。故D项正确。
小题2:A 推断题。根据第一段Sometimes the third graders didn’t welcome Philip into their group and usually tricked him.和第三段That’s stupid,” said someone. 都说明这些孩子里有人对他很粗鲁很残酷，故A正确。
小题3:B细节题。根据第二段2,3行the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic eggs.说明老师让孩子们把新生活的象征放在了蛋里面，故B正确。
小题4:B 细节题。根据第三段倒数2,3行Not a sound was heard in class at all.说明听了他的话，大家都不说话了，故B正确。
小题5:D 推理题。根据第三段最后两行Philip became a real part of the group. They welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again.说明他被他的同学所接受了，成为班级的一部分了，故D正确。
点评：本文讲述了一个残疾儿童Philip在学习班上受到的粗鲁的待遇，最后是一个游戏让他的同学知道他将不久于人世，大家都接纳了他与他成了好朋友。故事类短文要抓住故事的线索，按照故事发生的顺序进行仔细的推敲，同时在仔细审题和研读选项的基础之上，到文章中寻找对应的语群，合理推断，做出选择。