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A mother in Australia was told by a doctor that her new born son was “dead”，but she helped bring him back to life by holding the baby against her body.She used a method known as “kangaroo care”(袋鼠护理法)．The child，named Jamie，was born after only 27 weeks with his twin sister，Emily，at a hospital in Sydney.Her birth went well，but his was a different story.The doctor struggled for 20 minutes to save Jamie before declaring (宣布)him dead.

“His little arms and legs were just falling down away from his body，” Kate Ogg said，“I took my coat off and put him on my chest with his head over my arm.” She and her husband，David，spoke to the child as she continued to hold him for nearly two hours.During that time，the two?pound baby showed signs of life.She said，“I told my mom，who was there，that he was still alive.Then he held out his hand and grabbed (抓住)my finger.” Their tiny baby grew stronger and stronger in his mother’s arms，and their final goodbye turned into a hello.

The doctor at first ignored(忽视) the baby’s movements，but when he put the stethoscope (听诊器) to its chest，his mouth was wide open and he said，“it’s my fault.It’s a miracle(奇迹)．”

“The ‘kangaroo care’ helps the baby keep body warmth，” Dr Pinchi Srinivasan said，“It also regulates (调节) heartbeat and breathing rates and is believed to help weight gain and improve sleeping habits.Fathers can also use“kangaroo care”．The key to the method is skin?to?skin contact.

The practice began in less developed nations.It has become a recognized practice in helping premature(早产) babies.The techniques(技术) is good for babies，and is used in many baby care centres.

1.After hearing what the doctor said，the mother________.

A. chose to believe the doctor

B. didn’t give up and tried to bring her baby to life

C. became so sad that she almost became mad

2.When the baby first showed sighs of life，the doctor________.

A. didn’t notice the baby’s movements

B. was too shocked to do anything

C. was moved by what the mother did to the baby

3.From what Dr Pinchi Srinivasan said，we learn the baby came back to life mainly because of________.

A. the mother’s soft words

B. the doctor’s careful care

C. skin?to?skin contact with the mother

4.According to the passage，premature babies refer to babies that are born ________.

A. with diseases B. before their time C. dead

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. A baby was almost killed by a doctor’s wrong decision.

B. A doctor in Australia announced a baby was dead by mistake.

C. A mom in Australia saved her baby with “kangaroo care”.

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.C 【解析】文章主要介绍了一位澳大利亚妈妈用袋鼠护理法救了她儿子的故事。 1.根据文章内容可知，当医生宣布Jamie死亡后，他妈妈用袋鼠护理法让他起死回生，所以他的母亲并没有放弃而是努力拯救他的生命；故选B 2.根据The doctor at first ignored(忽视) the baby’s movements，...

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