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【題目】Karen had a son，Michael，and she would have another baby son.Michael was happy to be a brother.Everyday he sang a song to the baby.

Later Michael's little sister was born.But she wasn't in a good condition.The days passed by.The little girl got worse.The doctor told the parents there was very little hope.

Then Michael kept asking his parents to let him see his sister.“I want to sing to her，” he said.But kids are never allowed in ICU(重癥監(jiān)護(hù)室)．

Finally，Karen decided to take Michael to see his little sister.The nurse refused Michael at first.But Karen said if he didn't see his sister，he would never see her alive.

Michael looked at his weak sister.After a moment，he began to sing，“You're my sunshine，my only sunshine.You make me happy when skies are grey.”

The baby girl seemed to respond(回應(yīng))．The pulse rate(脈搏) and breathing began to calm down.

“Keep on singing，Michael，” Karen encouraged his son.

“You never know，dear，how much I love you.Please don't take my sunshine away…”

Day by day，Michael kept singing.Several months later，the little girl was well enough to go home.

All the doctors and nurses called it a miracle(奇跡)—a miracle of brother's love.

【1】How did Michael feel about his sister's coming?

A. Nervous. B. Shocked.

C. Glad. D. Worried.

【2】The nurse didn't allow Michael to see his sister because ________.

A. Michael was too small to take care of himself

B. kids weren't allowed in ICU

C. his sister didn't want to see Michael at all

D. his sister was sleeping then

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Michael's sister got worse and worse at last.

B. Singing songs is a good way to save people's life.

C. The doctors didn't try their best.

D. Never give up hope for people you love.

【4】The best title for the passage is “________”．

A. Love of a Brother

B. The Power of Singing

C. A Beautiful Song

D. A Strong Baby

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 B

【3】 D

【4】 A

【解析】

這篇文章講的是邁克爾剛出生的小妹妹十分虛弱，但是邁克爾一直堅持給她唱歌，然后奇跡就發(fā)生了，小妹妹身體越來越好，最后出院回家了，歌頌了哥哥的愛，告訴讀者永遠(yuǎn)不要放棄對你所愛的人的希望。

【1】句意：關(guān)于他妹妹的到來，邁克爾感覺怎么樣？A.緊張的。B.震驚的。C.高興的。D.擔(dān)心的。原文“Michael was happy to be a brother.”（邁克爾很高興成為一名哥哥。）說明邁克爾對自己即將降臨的妹妹是很開心的，故選C。

【2】句意：護(hù)士不允許邁克爾見他的妹妹，因為孩子不被允許進(jìn)入ICU。A.邁克爾太小，無法照顧自己。B.孩子不被允許進(jìn)入ICU。C.他的妹妹根本不想見到邁克爾。D.他的妹妹當(dāng)時正在睡覺。原文“kids are never allowed in ICU”（孩子不被允許進(jìn)入ICU）說明了護(hù)士不讓邁克爾見他的妹妹的原因，故選B。

【3】句意：我們可以從這篇文章中學(xué)到什么？A.邁克爾的妹妹最后變得越來越糟。B.唱歌是拯救人們生命的好方法。C.醫(yī)生沒有盡力。D.永遠(yuǎn)不要放棄對你所愛的人的希望。原文“Day by day，Michael kept singing.Several months later，the little girl was well enough to go home.”（邁克爾日復(fù)一日地唱歌。幾個月后，這個小女孩已經(jīng)足夠回家了。）說明邁克爾一直沒有放棄對妹妹的希望，一直給她唱歌，最后出現(xiàn)了奇跡，說明遠(yuǎn)不要放棄對你所愛的人的希望，故選D。

【4】句意：這篇文章的最佳標(biāo)題是“哥哥的愛”。A.哥哥的愛；B.歌唱的力量；C.一首美麗的歌；D.一個堅強的嬰兒。這篇文章講的是邁克爾剛出生的小妹妹十分虛弱，但是邁克爾一直堅持給她唱歌，然后奇跡就發(fā)生了，小妹妹身體越來越好，最后出院回家了，歌頌了“哥哥的愛”，所以最佳的標(biāo)題可以是“哥哥的愛”，故選A。

這篇閱讀出現(xiàn)了推斷類題目，推斷題定義：在理解原文字面意思的基礎(chǔ)上，通過對語篇邏輯關(guān)系的分析和細(xì)節(jié)的暗示，做出一定的判斷和推理，從而得到文章的深層意義及隱含意義的過程。出現(xiàn)特征：在考題中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的詞有infer， imply， indicate， conclude， learn from， probably， most likely， prove /according to等。