题文
When Cathleen Gardiner’s twins were born 17 years ago, doctors told her that they were a pair in a million. One had Down syndrome(低能综合症), while the other did not. Here, Cathleen tells their touching story.Since Sean was born 17 years ago, I have always thought that he is just as wonderful as his brother and sister. Though he had a disability(残疾), we have never viewed him as a burden. He has always been a blessing. The doctors explained that though they were twins, they came from two different eggs. Lisa could walk at 11 months old, while Sean didn’t take his first steps till he was three. By two, Lisa was talking a lot, but Sean wasn’t able to speak until he was nearly four.
For the first five years of his life, Sean needed a great deal of care. Looking after him was my full-time job, though I also worked as a technical adviser in a computing company. We never treated them differently. We gave them the same toys and spoke to them in the same way. We encouraged Sean to keep up with Lisa, even though he never could, and we would help him develop his abilities. We sent them to the same primary school even after doctors advised us that Sean should go to a school for the disabled.
We had to explain to Lisa that he wouldn’t learn as quickly as she would. She told us that she’d help him with his school work. Having a non-disabled twin has really helped Sean develop. The love they share has given him a great deal of support. Now Sean and Lisa are both about to finish high school. I don’t think he would have done nearly as well today without Lisa’s help.
小题1:At least how many children does Mrs. Gardiner have?A．Two.B．Three. C．Four.D．One.小题2:Mrs. Gardiner and her husband regarded Sean as _______. A．a boy making others touchedB．a normal child without disabilitiesC．a special giftD．a burden of their family小题3:The third paragraph mainly tells us that _______. A．the couple treated the twins equally B．Cathleen did all she could to look after SeanC．the couple didn’t follow the doctor’s adviceD．the couple encouraged Sean to grow up小题4:This passage tells us that _________.A．love can do wondersB．nobody is foolish or cleverC．being stupid doesn’t matterD．all men are born equal 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
解析
本文叙述了Cathleen Gardiner家的一对双胞胎兄妹，弟弟Sean天生残疾，得了低能综合症，他都很晚才学会说话走路，但是他的家人没有把他看成残疾人，始终把他看成和其他的孩子一样，他在普通的学校上学而没有去残疾人的学校，在家人的帮助下他顺利读完了中学，创造了奇迹。
小题1:细节理解题。根据Since Sean was born 17 years ago, I have always thought that he is just as wonderful as his brother and sister. 至少有三个孩子，故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据I have always thought that he is just as wonderful as his brother and sister.故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据We never treated them differently. We gave them the same toys and spoke to them in the same way. We encouraged Sean to keep up with Lisa, even though he never could, and we would help him develop his abilities.故选A。
小题4:主旨大意题。根据第一段可以看出医生已经给出了Sean是低能儿，但在家人的帮助下，他奇迹般地在正常的学校完成了学业，故选A。
点评：主旨大意题是高考阅读理解中不可缺少的阅读题型之一，而且难度比较大。细分起来，主要考查学生对文章的中心思想、作者的态度以及写作意图等的理解能力。这类试题通常以概括文章中心大意、揭示主题、选择标题以及判断作者写作意图等形式出现。应该说，这种题型是属于能力型的题目。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“When Cathleen Gardin.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
