Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could do to help her 3-year-old son Michael prepare for it. She and her husband found out that the new baby was going to be a girl. Day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in his mom’s tummy (肚子).
Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in a very serious condition. The doctor told the parents there was very little hope. They kept the baby girl in the intensive care unit (ICU, 重症监护室). Karen was so sad. She decided to plan for her funeral (葬礼). Michael, however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he would say. Finally Karen decided to take Michael to his sister. This may be the last time he sees her alive.
Michael looked at his baby sister. After a moment, 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 gray.”
Instantly the baby girl seemed to respond. Her pulse rate (脉搏率) began to calm down.
“Keep on singing, Michael,” encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. “You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don’t take my sunshine away.” As Michael sang to his sister, the baby’s breath became smooth.
After a few days, the little girl was well enough to go home. The doctors called it a miracle (奇迹).
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Michael liked his little sister immediately.
B. Michael didn’t want to accept his new sister.
C. Karen wished that the baby had been a girl.
D. Karen helped Michael prepare for the change.
2.What do we know about the newborn baby?
A. She was in bad condition when she was born.
B. She liked singing songs with his brother.
C. She was treated badly by the doctors.
D. She looked more like her mother.
3.Why did Karen decide to take Michael to see the newborn baby?
A. The doctor asked her to let him in.
B. She thought he might be able to save the baby.
C. She thought it might be his last chance to see his sister.
D. She wanted to know what Michael would do for his sister.
4.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?
A. 跳动 B. 回应 C. 吟唱 D. 答复
5.What might have brought about the miracle according to the article?
A. The beautiful song.
B. The great power of love.
C. The kind doctors and nurses.
D. The brother’s pure-hearted voice.
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
As people become older, they are more likely to judge (判断) things around them in the wrong way. They start to judge them only through their eyes, rather than their __________.
My granddaughter, Hanna, loves to buy things on sale with her mother. She always tells other people _________ that she has found a lovely shirt on sale. Unlike her, many adults ________the fact that they buy things on sale.
One day, I went shopping with Hanna’s grandfather, Bill, and Hanna. __________ we had parked our car, Bill jumped out to go into the store. Hanna and I waited for him in the car.
“I like that truck,” Hanna said, suddenly. Then I_________ that there was an old truck behind our car, with a lot of clothes on it. Many people were standing___________it. We got out of the car to have a look. However, I found that the clothes were of bad _________; they were not very nice, and they were not even clean.
___________, I asked Hanna, “Dear, why do you like it?”
“I just do,” she answered.
Then I looked at my car. It was also _________, because of the rain from the day before. I wondered what people might think of me because of my dirty car.
We adults often judge other people other things for certain reasons. _________ children don’t need those strange reasons. They just judge using their hearts.
1.A. noses B. ears C. hearts D. mouths
2.A. quietly B. suddenly C. truly D. proudly
3.A. hide B. change C. prove D. discover
4.A. Before B. While C. After D. Since
5.A. believed B. noticed C. thought D. decided
6.A. on B. in C. around D. under
7.A. quality B. fashion C. memory D. habit
8.A. Worried B. Excited C. Wounded D. Surprised
9.A. old B. dirty C. cheap D. bad
10.A. And B. So C. But D. Or
--- What did you do in your class meeting yesterday?
--- We talked about ____________.
A.where we would have our weekend picnic
B.when we will go for a picnic
C.what activity would we have during class break
D.who gave a speech for our class in the school meeting
--- Look! Mary is sleeping.
--- Why not ________ the TV and close the door for her?
A.to turn off B. turn off
C. turned off D. turning off
---Beijing is not the first city in China to fine eaters on the subway.
---Yes. People ______ eat on the subway in Hong Kong are punished up to 2,000 Hong Kong dollars.
A. who B. which C. what D. whom
The artist is full of _________, so his painting is hard to understand.
A.strength B. information
C. power D. imagination
