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 ICU(重癥室). Karen was so sad. She decided to say goodbye to the baby. Michael, however, kept asking 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 might be the last time he saw her alive.
Michael looked at his baby sister. After a moment, he began to sing. In the lovely voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.” Suddenly the baby girl seemed to be better. Her heart beat well little by little.
“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(呼吸) became smooth.
After a few days, the little girl was well enough to go home. The doctors called it a miracle(奇跡).
小題1:What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A．Michael didn’t like his little sister at all.
B．Michael didn’t want to accept his new sister.
C．Karen wished that the baby would be a boy.
D．Karen helped Michael prepare for the change.
小題2:What happened to Michael’s little sister after she was born?
A．She was very healthy.
B．She was seriously ill.
C．She was born to be blind.
D．She was crying all the time.
小題3:Why did Karen decide to take Michael to see the newborn baby?
A．The doctor asked her to do so.
B．She thought he might be able to save the baby.
C．She wanted to know what Michael would do for his sister.
D．She thought it might be his last chance to see his sister.
小題4:The writer tells us the story to show_____.
A．the power(力量) of scienceB．the miracle (奇跡) of doctors
C．the power of loveD．the miracle of a mother

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：本文告訴我們當(dāng)Karen知道她會再有一個孩子時，她盡她所能幫助三歲的兒子適應(yīng)這個變化。女孩子出生后病得很嚴(yán)重，哥哥就給妹妹唱歌，奇跡發(fā)生了，女孩康復(fù)出院了。短文告訴我們愛是可以創(chuàng)造奇跡的。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段我們可以獲悉什么？根據(jù)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.可知Karen helped Michael prepare for the change. 當(dāng)Karen知道她會再有一個孩子時，她盡她所能幫助三歲的兒子適應(yīng)這個變化(為這個變化做準(zhǔn)備)。故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。在她出生之后，Karen的妹妹發(fā)生了什么事？根據(jù)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 ICU(重癥室).可知他的小妹妹病得厲害。故選B。
小題3: 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Karen為什么決定帶Michael去看望新出生的孩子？根據(jù)Finally Karen decided to take Michael to his sister. This might be the last time he saw her alive.可知，她認(rèn)為這可能是他最后的機(jī)會看到妹妹了。故選D。
小題4:主旨大意題。作者給我們講這個故事為了表明愛的力量。通讀短文可知從女孩還沒出生開始，哥哥就給她唱歌。出生之后，女孩病的很嚴(yán)重，但媽媽哥哥沒有放棄，哥哥繼續(xù)給妹妹唱歌，奇跡發(fā)生了小女孩康復(fù)了，所以本文主旨是展示愛的力量。故選C。
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