Question

  Like any good mother,when Karen found out that another baby was on the way,she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son,Michael,prepare for a new baby. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl,and day after day,night after night,Michael sings to his sister in Mummy's stomach.

  Finally,Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With alarm in the night,the am?bulance rushes the infant to the neonatal (初生的) in?tensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital,Knoxville,Tennessee. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The paediatric (兒禾斗的) specialist tells the parents, "There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst."

  Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby,but now they plan a funeral. Michael keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister. "I want to sing to her," he says.

  Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not. If he doesn't see his sister now,he may never see her alive.

  She dresses him in an oversized suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket,but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts,"Get that kid out of here now!No children are allowed. Never disturb patients here. ” The mother ri?ses up strongly and says, " He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"

  Karen leads Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the purehearted voice of a 3-year-old boy,Michael sings, " You are my sunshine,my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey."" Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate be?comes calm and steady.

  The next day,the very next day,the little girl is well enough to go home!Woman's Day magazine calls it "the miracle of a brother's song". The medical staff just call it a miracle. Karen calls it a miracle of God's love ！

  Never give up on the people you love.

1. What may the underlined words "the infant" in Par?agraph 2 refer to?

   A. The baby. B. Karen.

   C. Mary. D. Michael.

2. What do we know about the little sister after she was born?

   A. She was driven to St. Mary's shop.

   B. A doctor came to see her in her house.

   C. She was very thin and couldn't speak.

   D. She was in great danger.

3. What do we know about the head nurse?

   A. The head nurse was careful.

   B. The head nurse was rude.

   C. The head nurse was responsible.

   D. The head nurse had no sympathy.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

   A. A boy's singing saved his sister's life.

   B. The little girl is well enough to go home.

   C. Michael's little sister is born with a serious disease.

   D. No children are allowed to enter the intensive care unit.

Answer 1

1. A詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫線詞上下文的內(nèi)容可知，邁克爾的妹妹終于出生了，但她的情況很糟，救護(hù)車連夜把她

送到醫(yī)院的新生兒重癥監(jiān)護(hù)室。因此，the infant指的就是邁克爾剛出牛的妹妹，BP the baby. 2. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，邁克爾的妹妹出生后情況很糟，被送到了新生兒重癥監(jiān)護(hù)室。一天天過去了，妹妹的情況卻越來越糟糕。兒科專家甚至對(duì)她的父母下了病危通知。故D項(xiàng)正確。

3. C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段內(nèi)容，當(dāng)護(hù)士長(zhǎng)看到邁克爾進(jìn)人ICU病房后，她大聲說道："把那個(gè)小孩領(lǐng)出去！這里不讓小孩進(jìn)人！不要打擾這里的病人！"可推知，護(hù)士長(zhǎng)并非粗魯或無情，她只是在盡自己的職責(zé)。

4. A主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，文章講述的是一個(gè)小男孩用自己的歌聲挽救了病危中的妹妹的故事。