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 (儿禾斗的) 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词义猜测题。根据画线词上下文的内容可知，迈克尔的妹妹终于出生了，但她的情况很糟，救护车连夜把她

送到医院的新生儿重症监护室。因此，the infant指的就是迈克尔刚出牛的妹妹，BP the baby. 2. D细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，迈克尔的妹妹出生后情况很糟，被送到了新生儿重症监护室。一天天过去了，妹妹的情况却越来越糟糕。儿科专家甚至对她的父母下了病危通知。故D项正确。

3. C推理判断题。根据第五段内容，当护士长看到迈克尔进人ICU病房后，她大声说道："把那个小孩领出去！这里不让小孩进人！不要打扰这里的病人！"可推知，护士长并非粗鲁或无情，她只是在尽自己的职责。

4. A主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章讲述的是一个小男孩用自己的歌声挽救了病危中的妹妹的故事。