限时练2 阅读理解+完形填空-【红对勾】2023版新高考英语二轮复习讲与练

　 　 　 　 讲与练 高三二轮·英语 限时练 2　 阅读理解+完形填空 (时间:30 分钟) Ⅰ、阅读理解 (2022·泉州模拟) At only 9 years old, Lesia Cartelli was badly burnt in a gas explosion at her grandparents􀆳 house. The burns were so severe that her own grandfather didn􀆳t recognize her. Lesia could have remained withdrawn for her whole life. But now, this woman uses her painful past to help other burn victims find healing (治愈) . “My life got better when I started to look at my life as a gift,” Lesia said. Lesia started Angel Faces, a national nonprofit organization offering week-long supportive retreats (休养所) for adolescent female burn victims. These retreats, for girls ranging from ages 11 - 19, provide seminars to help the girls heal emotionally (情感上) . “She􀆳s like a ball of sunshine,” said Casi Smith, a 17-year-old with burns on her face she received as a baby. “Looking at her, I can see everything she􀆳s been through. But here she is; instead of hiding, she􀆳s helping people. To me, that is amazing. I don􀆳t know if I could ever do that. ” As a woman burned in a gas explosion, Lesia is able to connect with these young ladies on a personal level, as someone who knows what they􀆳re going through. Her heart for helping others motivates fellow burn victims to take control of their circumstances. All of these women are miracles. They are blessed to have survived horrible accidents most of us can􀆳t even imagine. Yet, surviving the incident is just the beginning. Lesia describes the period following the actual event causing the burns as