河北省卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载（9）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APhilipwasanine-year-oldboyinaSundayschoolclassof8-year-oldgirlsandboys.Sometimesthethirdgradersdidn’twelcomePhilipintotheirgroupandusuallytrickedhim.Thiswasnotbecausehewasolder,butbecausehewas“different”.Yousee,PhilipsufferedfromaconditioncalledDowns’sSyndrome.Thismadehim“different”,withhisfacialcharacteristics,slowresponsesandmentalproblems.OneSundayafterEaster,theSundayschoolteachergatheredsomeplasticeggsthatpulledapartinthemiddle.Theteachergaveonetoeachchild.Onthatbeautifulspringday,thechildrenweretogooutanddiscoverforthemselvessomesymbolof“newlife”andplaceitinsidetheplasticeggs.Afterthechildrenreturnedtotheclassroom,theteacheropenedtheireggsonebyone,askingeachchildtoexplainthatsymbolof“newlife”.Thefirstopenedeggcontainedaflower.Everyonecheered.Inanotherwasabutterfly….Whentheteacheropenedthelastegg,itwasempty.“That’sstupid,”saidsomeone.Theteacherfeltapullathisshirt.ItwasPhilip.Lookingup,Philipsaid,“It’smine.Ididit.It’sempty.Ihavenewlife,becausethetombisempty.”Notasoundwasheardinclassatall.Fromthatdayon,Philipbecamearealpartofthegroup.Theywelcomedhim,andwhatevermadehimdifferentwasnevermentionedagain.Philip’sfamilyknewhewouldn’tlivealonglife,forthereweretoomanythingswrongwithhim.1.Theunderlinedword“condition”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________.A.gradeB.statusC.healthD.disease2.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.The8-year-oldsweresometimescruelB.The8-year-oldswerefriendlytoPhilipC.PhilipwasreallydifferentinschoolD.Philipwasolderandmoresensitive3.Theteachergaveeachchildoneplasticeggtoletthem________.A.playaroundonthatbeautifulspringdayB.putsomesymbolof“newlife”intoitC.trytopullitapartinthemiddleD.gooutanddiscoverthemselves4.AfterPhilipexplainedhisnewlife,________.A.Theclassthoughthewasclever.B.Theclassfellsilent.C.Hebegantostudyintheclass.D.Hefeltdying.5.Welearnfromthepassagethat________.A.TheteacherusedtohaveclassesoutdoorsB.ThePhilip’snewlifewishwasemptyC.PhilipwashealthyasawholeD.Philipwasacceptedbyhisclassmatesintheend【参考答案】DABBD阅读理解--------DItisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworld,thereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.Payhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrent,aspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjob.Forsomeindustrialscientists,however,theattractionsofacademia(学术界)outweighanyfinancialconsiderations.HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridge.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiamid-careerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.Someareasofinquiryhavefewprospectsofacommercialreturn,andLee’sisoneofthem.Theimpactofasalarycutisprobablylesssevereforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrant,nowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridge,spenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceutical(制药的)companybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoralresearcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualopportunities.Higheruptheladder,whereapaycutisusuallymoresignificant,thedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforci...
