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. 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 ICU, it looked as if a funeral would come _______ the week was over. Michael, however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he said. Kids were never _______ in ICU. 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. withdrawing    C. quitting    D. exiting

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

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

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

20.A. delayed    B. banned    C. abandoned    D. abolished

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】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述的是一位母亲怀孕以后让她的儿子经常给肚里的小妹妹唱歌，小女孩出生以后情况很不好，医生都宣布小女孩病危了，但是小男孩坚持要给妹妹唱歌，结果出人意料，小女孩听到三岁哥哥的歌声后竟然奇迹般地活了下来，是哥哥的歌声挽救了她的生命。短文告诉我们爱是可以创造奇迹的。

1.考查动词。A. talked谈论；B. sang唱歌；C. played玩耍；D. whispered低语。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"，迈克尔不停地唱歌给妈妈肚子里的妹妹听。故选B。

2.考查副词。A. quietly安静；B. peacefully和平；C. hopefully有希望地；D. normally通常。结合下文可知，凯伦的怀孕过程很正常，故选D。

3.考查动词。A. arose（问题）出现；B. raised举起，提高；C. rose上升；D. aroused唤醒。根据题意，但是分娩过程中并发症产生了，故选A。

4.考查名词。A. situation情况；B. place地方；C. condition条件，情况；D. position位置。考查condition和situation的区别。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，迈克尔的小妹妹出生了，但是她的情况很糟糕。故选C。

5.考查动词。A. took带走；B. sent寄送；C. carried携带；D. rushed冲过去。结合上文报警后，救护车响起警报，向新生儿重症监护室冲去。 rushed“冲进”，最符合语境。故选D。

6.考查名词。A. The years这些年；B. The months这些月；C. The weeks这几周；D. The days 这些日子。结合上下文可知，这里表示日子一天天过去。故选D。

7.考查动词短语。A. fixed up固定、安排；B. made up组成；C. built up增强；D. set up建立。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，他们在家里固定了一个特殊的房间迎接新宝贝。故选A。

8.考查连词。A. until直到；B. before以前；C. after以后；D. when 当……时候。结合上下文可知，这里是说“但是现在看起来在本周结束前就要举行葬礼”，故选B。

9.考查动词。A. asked询问；B. allowed允许；C. admitted承认；D. acquired 获得。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.考查连词。A. no matter无论；B. even if即使；C. whether是否；D. as if好像。结合上文可知，句意为“不管他们是否喜欢，她都要带迈克尔进去，如果现在他看不到他的妹妹，他可能永远不会看到她活着。”故选C。

11.考查动词。A. put放置；B. dressed给……穿衣；C. wore 穿着；D. fit合适。句意：妈妈给迈克尔穿了一件好大的消毒服。故选B。

12.考查动词。A. marched行进；B. forced强迫；C. hid隐藏；D. followed跟随。根据题意，妈妈给迈克尔穿了一件好大的消毒服，把他带进ICU病房。故选A。

13.考查动词。A. required要求；B. replied回复；C. recognized认出；D. regarded看作，看待。但是护士长还是认出了他是一个孩子。故选C。

14.考查形容词。A. warm-hearted热心的；B. well-managed管理有方的；C. mild-mannered举止谦和的，温和的；D. cold-blooded冷血的。这位一向温文尔雅的女士狠狠地盯住护士长的脸。故选C。

15.考查形容词。A. firm坚定的；B. strong强壮的；C. hard困难的、努力地；D. tough坚韧的、艰难的。根据题意，曾经温顺的凯伦这时坚定地对护士长说迈克尔不给妹妹唱歌是不会离开的。这里表示的是凯伦坚定地决心。故选A。

16.考查动词。A. losing失去；B. withdrawing撤退；C. quitting退出；D. exiting退出。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，根据题意可知，迈克尔看着娇小虚弱的妹妹失去了活下来的抗争。the battle to live为前面谓语的伴随动作，故选A。

17.考查介词。A. In在……里；B. On在……上面；C. At 在小地点；D. Under在下面。结合下文可知为，在一个三岁孩子来自纯净心灵的歌声里，迈克尔唱到：你是我的阳光。故选A。

18.考查副词。A. Finally最后；B. Instantly马上；C. Patiently耐心地；D. Interestingly有趣地。结合下文可知，马上这个小女孩有了反应。故选B。

19.考查形容词。A. calm平静的，一般指情绪动作等；B. quiet安静的；C. slow缓慢的；D. die去世。结合上下文可知句意，妹妹的脉搏变得平静而稳定了。故选A。

20.考查动词。A. delayed推迟，延期；B. banned禁止；C. abandoned放弃；D. abolished废除。结合上下文可知，举行葬礼的计划被取消了，因为接下来的日子里，妹妹在一天一天康复。故选C。

【名师点睛】

浅谈完形填空

1.上下文对照，考查学生捕捉关键词的能力。解完型填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要阅读下句或者若干句才能明白。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。比如第15小题，考查形容词。A. firm 坚定的； B. strong 强壮的； C. hard困难的、努力地； D. tough坚韧的、艰难的。根据题意，曾经温顺的凯伦这时坚定地对护士长说迈克尔不给妹妹唱歌是不会离开的。这里表示的是凯伦坚定地决心。故选A。

2.设置语境，考查学生的分析推理能力。旨在考查学生在选项都符合语法及句子结构的情况下能否利用前后语境去推断出正确答案。考查动词。11小题，考查动词A. put 放置； B. dressed给……穿衣； C. wore 穿着； D. fit合适。结合句意：妈妈给迈克尔穿了一件好大的消毒服。故选B。 12小题考查动词。A. marched 行进； B. forced 强迫； C. hid 隐藏； D. followed 跟随。根据题意妈妈让迈克尔进入重症护理病房，他走进ICU病房时，看起来就像一个行走的洗衣篮。故选A。根据11小题“穿上“，可知12小题的答案“向某处走去“。