15．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 l2people 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 it's 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（萎縮）．With all her problems，we just thought，‘Let's get the Christmas tree up as soon as possible．'We're praying she lives to see Christmas Day．"
41．Paige's parents got the Christmas tree up on November 1toB．
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"becauseA．
A．Paige could die at any time without warning
B．she found Paige struggling painfully
C．she had organized Paige's funeral
D．Paige lost the abilities to walk and speak
43．The underlined word can be replaced by"D"．
A．proved satisfying
B．grown stronger
C．got improved
D．become worse
44．What can be learned from the passage？A
A．Christmas is Paige's favorite festival．
B．12%of children in the world suffer from the disease．
C．Paige enjoyed watching pop stars'DVDs on a trip．
D．Paige travelled with her family before suffering the disease．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們介紹Paige得了一種罕見的病，隨時有可能死去，父母為了讓她享受圣誕節提前裝飾了圣誕樹的故事．
解答 41．B．細節理解題．根據文章第二段的句子：They filled their house with Christmas decorations on November1，so she could enjoy her favorite day of the year in advance．可知Paige'的父母是想在她死前提前過圣誕節．故選B．
42．A．細節理解題．根據文章第三段的句子：as she never knows if she will wake up and still have a daughter．可知Mrs Badman知道Paige會沒有任何預警就死去．故選A．
43．D．詞義推斷題．根據第二段的句子：Each time she closes her eyes，she may never wake up．可知Paige的情況越來越糟糕．故選D．
44．A．細節理解題．根據文章第二段的句子：They filled their house with Christmas decorations on November1，so she could enjoy her favorite day of the year in advance．可知圣誕節是Paige最喜歡的節日．故選A．
點評 本文考查細節題為主，細節題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關的信息?或是其變體．搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時使用的具體事實、數據、圖表等細節信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細節．做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關的詞語或句子，再對相關部分進行分析對比，找出答案．
