Like any good mother,when Karen found out that another baby was on the way,she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son,Michael,prepare for a new baby.Day after day,night after night,Michael sang to his mommy’s tummy(肚子).
Finally,Michael’s little sister was born.But she was in serious condition.With sirens (警报) howling in the night,the ambulance rushed the baby to St.Mary’s Hospital.The days inched by.The little girl became worse.The pediatric(儿科的) specialist told the parents to prepare for the worst.
Michael kept begging about singing to his sister,but kids are not allowed in pediatric department at St.Mary’s Hospital.Karen made up her mind to take Michael to see his sister.She dressed him in an oversized suit and marched him into the hospital.He looked like a walking laundry basket,but the head nurse recognized him as a child and shouted,“Get that kid out of here now!”Karen rose up strong,and the usually mild-mannered lady glared steel-eyed into the head nurse’s face.“He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!”
Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside.He gazed at the tiny baby losing the battle to live.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.”Instantly the baby girl responded.Her pulse rate became calm and steady.Her strained breathing became smoother.
“Keep on singing,Michael.”“The other night,dear,as I lay sleeping,I dreamed I help you in my arms…”Michael’s little sister relaxed as healing rest seemed to sweep over her.“Keep on singing,Michael.”Tears conquered the face of the nurse.“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.Please don’t take my sunshine away.”
The next day—the very next day—the little girl was well enough to go home!
1.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A.It’s Hard to Raise a Baby B.Mother’s Love
C. The Miracle of a Brother’s Song D.An Unforgettable Day
2.From Karen’s action in the first paragraph we know that .
A.mothers often pay much attention to their newly-born babies
B.it often takes some time for a child to accept his/her newly-born brother or sister.
C.it is good for children to learn to sing songs to babies
D.mothers often tell their children how to look after their younger brothers or sisters
3.The underlined word“strained”means“ ”.
A.unnatural B.exciting C.deep D.blocked
4.Which words can describe Michael?
A.Naughty and annoying. B.Strong and brave.
C.Active and careless. D.Concerned and determined.
One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face first into the mud. David her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom” , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked .
One day, David's teacher announced a homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
An idea David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
“ the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
“No, Mom, I make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the . Happily Susan cried out, “It !”
In July 1999, David was national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his cane is becoming well accepted.
1.A. Where B.while C.when D. then
2.A. fell B. touched C. lay D. dropped
3.A. stood by B. rushed to C. looked at D. ran around
4.A. Firmly B. Easily C. Quickly D. Shakily
5.A. slowly B. frequently C. freely D. heavily
6.A. hiding B. certainly C. possible D. waiting
7.A. method B. disease C. trouble D. hope
8.A. few B. little C. much D. more
9.A. useful B. strange C. common D. special
10.A. appearance B. invention C. experience D. experiment
11.A. reminded B. encouraged C. occurred D. hit
12.A. fastened B. stuck C. fixed D. tied
13.A. So B. And C. For D. But
14.A. might B. would C. did D. need
15.A. pen B. hand C. cane D. nail
16.A. watched B. supported C. noticed D. helped
17.A. street B. ice C. yard D. square
18.A. works B. operates C. succeeds D. helps
19.A. declared B. received C. won D. praised
20.A. more slowly B. more carefully C. more clearly D. faster
--- I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.
--- _______？Mary is interested.
A. Why bother B. Why not C. So what D. What for
We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style in a personal one.
A. rather than B. more than C. better than D. less than
--- Is this the first time you ___ Xiamen?
--- No. But the first time I ____ here, the city wasn’t so beautiful.
A. visited, come B. visited, have come C. have visited, came D. have visted, have come
_______ is known to us all that the old scientist, for _______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties.
A. It; whom B. As; whose C. As; whom D. It; whose
