Like any good mother, when Karen finds 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 sibling. 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 tummy.

The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushes the in?fant to the intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital.

The little girl gets worse. The doctor tells the parents, "There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.  Karen and her husband have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby―now they plan a funeral.

Michael keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister. "I want to sing to her," he says. But kids are never allowed in ICU. However, 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 scrub suit and marches him into ICU. The head nurse recognizes him as a child and bellows, "Get that kid out of here now！" The mother, the usually mild-mannered lady glares steel-eyed into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line, "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister ！" Ka?ren tows Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine; you make me happy when skies are gray. ，， Instantly the ba?by girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.

"You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away. ，， The ragged? strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr.

Keep on singing, Michael. Tears conquer the face of the bossy head nurse as well as Karen.

Funeral plans are scrapped. The next day―the very next day — the little girl is well enough to go home ！

NEVER GIVE UP THE ONE WE LOVE!

1. How did Michael feel when he knew that he was go?ing to have a sister?

A. Indifferent.       B. Worried.

C. Expectant.      D. Disappointed.

2. The doctor recommended the family .

A. get ready for the worst result

B. wait for the hope in the near future

C. prepare much more money for the infant

D. prepare for another chance in other hospitals

3. The underlined word in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by " ".

A.points B. yells

C.whispers  D. ignores

4. What happened when Michael sang to his little sister?

A. The little baby responded to his song and woke up immediately.

B. The baby heard the song and burst into tears.

C. The baby's physical signs disappeared eventually.

D. The baby recovered from the dangerous state of coma gradually.

【文章大意】本文主要講述了美國(guó)一個(gè)三歲小男孩通過(guò)真情演唱，奇跡般地挽救了病危中的妹妹的故事。

C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的句子"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 tummy."可知Michael得知要有個(gè)妹妹的時(shí)候，他很期待，故選C項(xiàng)。

A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段的"The little girl gets worse. The doctor tells the parents, ' There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst."'可知這個(gè)小孩幸存的可能性很小，醫(yī)生要他們做最壞的打算，故A正確。

B 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章.第四段的"Get that kid out of here now!"可知護(hù)士大聲叫喊（yell)，故選B項(xiàng)。

D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章的句子"Instantly the baby girl re?sponds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady."可知Mi-chad對(duì)妹妹唱歌后，妹妹逐漸好起來(lái)了，故D正確。

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