Question

When Karen found out that another baby was on the way. Like any good mother, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael,     for it. They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night  Michael     to his sister in Mommy's tummy（肚子）

Finally, Michael's little sister was born. But she was in     condition. They kept the baby girl in the ICU(重症监护室). The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope." The little girl got     . Karen and her husband felt     . They planned to have a funeral for her.

Michael,     , kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. "I want to sing to her," he said. Kids were never      in ICU. Finally Karen decided to take Michael to his sister.

Michael looked at the    baby. And 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 grey." At once the little baby girl responded. Her pulse rate(脉搏) became     .

"Keep on singing, Michael," encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. "You never know, dear. how much I       you. Please don't take my sunshine away." The baby girl's breath became smooth.

The next day - the very next day - the little girl was well enough to go home! The doctors called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God's love!

1.A. look    B. ask    C. prepare  D. wait

2.A. talked    B. sang    C. danced    D. whispered

3.A. serious    B. normal   C. safe    D. important

4.A. better    B. thinner    C. worse    D. fatter

5.A. helpful    B. homeless C. harmful  D. helpless

6.A. otherwise  B. moreover C. still    D. however

7.A. allowed    B. avoided  C. treated    D. punished

8.A. friendly    B. lucky    C. shy    D. tiny

9.A. silent    B. calm    C. dangerousD. fast

10.A. know    B. believe    C. love    D. change

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了米舍尔为他妈妈肚子里小妹妹唱歌，孩子出生后，情况很糟，爸爸妈妈都觉得没有希望了，米舍尔为孩子唱歌，孩子身体好了，能回家了。

1.短语及语境的理解。和其他称职的母亲一样,她尽她所能去帮助自己三岁的儿子,米舍尔为她做准备。A. look for寻找；B. ask for要求；C. prepare for 为……做准备； D. wait for等候，因为孩子快出生了，故选.C

2.他为他妈妈肚子里小妹妹唱歌。A. talked交谈； B.sang唱歌； C. danced跳舞； D. whispered耳语。根据"Keep on singing, Michael可知，故选B。

3.但是他的妹妹情况很糟。.A. serious严重的；B. normal 平常的； C. safe安全的；D. important重要的；故选A。

4.这个小女孩变得更糟糕了。A. better较好的；B. thinner更瘦的； C. worse更糟的；D. fatter更胖的。根据They planned to have a funeral for her.可知情况更加糟糕，故选C。

5.凯文和她的丈夫感到没有希望了。A. helpful 有帮助的；B. homeless 无家可归的；C. harmful有害的；D. helpless没有希望的。故选D。

6.然而米舍尔一直祈求他的父母让他看看妹妹。A. otherwise另外的，别的；B. moreover此外；C. still仍然；D. however然而。根据句意，故选D。

7.在重症监护室里孩子是不允许进入的。A. allowed允许；B. avoided 避免；C. treated对待；D. punished惩罚。故选A

8.米舍尔看了看这个极小的孩子。A. friendly 有好的；B. lucky幸运的；C. shy 害羞的；D. tiny极小的。故选D。

9.他的脉搏开始平静下来。A. silent寂静， B. calm镇静的； C. dangerous为先导；D. fast快的故选B。

10.你不知道我有多爱你。A. know知道；B. believe相信；C. love喜爱；D. change改变。故选C。

考点：故事类短文