Question

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. 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). He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her.

The pregnancy progressed       for Karen. In time, the labor pains came. Soon it was every five minutes ... every minute. But something serious        during delivery. Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in serious        . With siren(警报) howling in the night, the ambulance         the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.

       inched by. The little girl got worse. The doctors told the parents, “There is very little hope.” Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot. They had        a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral.

After two weeks in Intensive Care, it looked as if a funeral would come       the week was over. Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he said. Kids were never          in Intensive Care. But Karen made up her mind to take Michael        they liked it or not. If he didn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive.

She        him in an oversized suit and       him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse         him as a child, “Get that kid out of here now!” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually         lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse’s face, saying in a         tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!” Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside. He gazed at the tiny baby       the battle to live. And he began to sing.         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…”    the baby girl responded. The pulse rate began to         down and became steady.

“Keep on singing, Michael.” encouraged Karen. “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 as smooth as a kitten’s purr.

“Keep on singing, Michael.” “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping…” Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her.

Funeral plans were        . The next day — the very next day — the little girl was well enough to go home!

The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!

1.A. talked            B. sang          C. played        D. whispered

2.A. quietly           B. peacefully         C. hopefully          D. normally

3.A. arose           B. raised               C. rose               D. aroused

4.A. situation        B. place                   C. condition           D. position

5.A. took            B. sent                 C. carried     D. rushed

6.A. The years       B. The months          C. The weeks             D. The days

7.A. fixed up         B. made up     C. built up             D. set up

8.A. until            B. before     C. after              D. when

9.A. asked           B. allowed                 C. admitted       D. acquired

10.A. no matter             B. even if                 C. whether           D. as if

11.A. put          B. dressed    C. wore                 D. fit

12.A. marched             B. forced       C. hid                D. followed

13.A. required     B. replied              C. recognized         D. regarded

14.A. warm-hearted        B. well-managed       C. mild-mannered     D. cold-blooded

15.A. firm                  B. strong               C. hard       D. tough

16.A. losing                 B. lost                  C. to lose                 D. having lost

17.A. In                     B. On                  C. At            D. With

18.A. Finally                 B. Instantly             C. Patiently             D. Interestingly

19.A. calm                  B. quiet                C. slow          D. fast

20.A. erased        B. scratched           C. abandoned        D. switched

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A  

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：本文讲述了一个神奇的故事，一个小男孩在他妈妈怀孕时，就经常为妈妈肚子里的妹妹唱歌，但是很不幸，由于妈妈分娩时的并发症，妹妹出生时生命垂危，住在了重症监护室，医生下了病危通知书，小男孩想为妹妹唱歌，妈妈害怕以后小男孩见不到妹妹，就同意了他的请求。妹妹听了他的歌声后，奇迹般的活过来了。

1.B 上下文连串。联系上文,一个三岁的孩子是还不会什么正式语言的结合下文"I want to sing to her,故选B。唱儿歌给他的妹妹听。

2.D 词义辨析。A. quietly安静地；B peacefully 平静地；C hopefully怀有希望地；D normally正常地。结合下文可知凯伦的怀孕过程很正常，故选D。

3.A 词义辨析。arise不及物动词,出现、产生；rise不及物动词,升起升高；raise 及物动词，增加的意思。Arouse唤醒鼓励。根据题意，但是分娩过程中并发症产生了，故选A。      

4.C 名词辨析。B、D项容易排除。condition一般指个体的情况，situation指整体情况。结合题意，这里指的是婴儿个人的情况。

5.D 上下文连串。结合上文救护车响起警报，可知选D，rushed冲进最符合语境。救护车把婴儿送到重护病房。

6.D 词义辨析。结合上下文可知句意为日子一天天过去。选D。日子一天天过去了，小女孩变得更加严重了。

7.A 短语辨析。结合上下文，他们不可能在家建造一个房间，应该是提前准备了一个房间，故选A，固定、安排。

8.B 介词辨析，before在……之前。结合上下文可知句意为，看起来在本周结束前就要举行葬礼，选B。

9.B 动词辨析。admit的意思是“同意进入，允许进入”（常与to连用）；allow泛指“一般的同意，允许”ask 意思是要求,acquire意思是获得.结合上下文可知句意为:重症护理室一般是不许小孩进去的。故选B。

10.C 短语辨析。A 不论怎样 B即使/虽然 C是否 常和or连用 D好像.结合上文可知句意为,不管他们是否喜欢,她都要带米希尔进去。选C。

11.B 动词辨析。 A 放 B给……穿衣 C 穿着 D 适合结合句意可知选B,她给他穿了一件大好消毒服。

12.A 动词辨析。 A 使……前进 B 强迫、督促  C 藏 D 跟随。根据题意她让他进入重症护理病房。选A。

13.C 词义辨析。A 要求 B 回答 C 认出 D 看待。根据下文可知句意为，但是护士长认出了他是一个孩子。选C。

14.C 词义辨析。A 热心肠的 B管理得好的；  C 温柔的 D冷血的结合上下文可知句意为，这位一向温文尔雅的女士狠狠地盯住护士长的脸。选C。

15.A 词义辨析。A坚固的B强壮的 C困难的、努力地 D 坚韧的、结实的。根据题意，她的嘴抿成一条线。这里表示的是凯伦坚定地决心，故选A。

16.A 考查非谓语动词作状语。作状语时，动名词多表示正在发生的伴随的动作，过去分词表示发生过的被动的动作、不定式表示将要发生的具体的动作，现在分词的完成时态表示现在已经完成的动作。根据题意可知the battle to live为前面谓语的伴随动作，故选A。

17.A 介词辨析。A 在某个 范围内B 在某个表面  C 在一点 D 用某种具体工具。结合下文可知题意为，在一个三岁孩子来自纯净心灵的歌声里，米歇尔唱到：选A。

18.B 副词辨析。A最终 B马上 C 耐心地 D 有趣地。结合下文可知句意为，马上这个小女孩有了反映，故选B。

19.A 考查形容词作表语calm 平静的，一般指情绪动作等 quiet 安静的，指没有声音slow 慢的 fast快速的。结合上下文可知句意，脉搏变得平静而稳定了。故选A。

20.C 短语辨析。 A推迟、延期 B 放好、抛弃 C提供、建造  D 记下、抵制。结合上下文可知句意为，举行葬礼取消了。选B。

考点：考查记叙文