Question

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could do to help her 3-year-old son Michael prepare for it. She and her husband found out that the new baby was going to be a girl. Day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in his mom’s tummy (肚子).

Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in a very serious condition. The doctor told the parents there was very little hope. They kept the baby girl in the intensive care unit (ICU, 重癥監(jiān)護(hù)室). Karen was so sad. She decided to plan for her funeral (葬禮). Michael, however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he would say. Finally Karen decided to take Michael to his sister. This may be the last time he sees her alive.

Michael looked at his baby sister. After a moment, he began to sing. In the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.”

Instantly the baby girl seemed to respond. Her pulse rate (脈搏率) began to calm down.

“Keep on singing, Michael,” encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. “You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don’t take my sunshine away.” As Michael sang to his sister, the baby’s breath became smooth.

After a few days, the little girl was well enough to go home. The doctors called it a miracle (奇跡).

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Michael liked his little sister immediately.

B. Michael didn’t want to accept his new sister.

C. Karen wished that the baby had been a girl.

D. Karen helped Michael prepare for the change.

2.What do we know about the newborn baby?

A. She was in bad condition when she was born.

B. She liked singing songs with his brother.

C. She was treated badly by the doctors.

D. She looked more like her mother.

3.Why did Karen decide to take Michael to see the newborn baby?

A. The doctor asked her to let him in.

B. She thought he might be able to save the baby.

C. She thought it might be his last chance to see his sister.

D. She wanted to know what Michael would do for his sister.

4.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?

A. 跳動(dòng) B. 回應(yīng) C. 吟唱 D. 答復(fù)

5.What might have brought about the miracle according to the article?

A. The beautiful song.

B. The great power of love.

C. The kind doctors and nurses.

D. The brother’s pure-hearted voice.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了凱倫生了一個(gè)女兒，但是情況很糟糕，后來是兒子救了她的小妹妹的故事。當(dāng)她懷孕時(shí)，三歲的兒子每天為妹妹唱歌，后來是他發(fā)自內(nèi)心的歌聲救了妹妹。

1.小題1】主旨大意題。第一段說，根據(jù)Michael每天都給在媽媽肚子里的妹妹唱歌�？芍�邁克爾立刻喜歡上了他的小妹妹。故選A。

2.小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They kept the baby girl in the intensive care unit（醫(yī)生把她放在重癥監(jiān)護(hù)室里）可知，新生兒的狀況很不好。故選A。

3.小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)This may be the last time he sees her alive. 可知Karen 決定讓Michael去見妹妹是因?yàn)樗�認(rèn)為這可能是他最后一次看到活著的妹妹了。故選C。

4.小題4】詞意推測題。根據(jù)后一句說的小女孩的脈搏平穩(wěn)下來，可知，Michael給妹妹唱歌，妹妹有了反應(yīng)，所以respond的意思是回應(yīng)，故選B。

5.小題5】推理判斷題。全文講述了一個(gè)被醫(yī)生宣判了死刑的孩子，在哥哥挨愛的歌聲中死而復(fù)生的故事。所以是愛創(chuàng)造了人間奇跡。故選B。

考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀。