摘要:46.A.husband B.brother C.child D.father

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  I lie there, listening to my four brothers.James, the youngest, laughs in his sleep.His dreams are comical.Sometimes he wakes himself up laughing, but he never remembers the joke.The light comes in through the window.A bird begins its song.

  “How can you live in that place, all together like olives(橄榄)in a jar?”This is Max talking.He’s an only child.He knows only space and light and science.But we don’t complain.No one gets lonely.The window can’t hurt us with all that body heart.

  A month ago, six relatives came.I didn’t even know their names.I slept in the bathtub with a towel for a sheet.In the summer, when my distant cousins arrived, I slept in the yard, in an old tent.The air was cool, and the tent full of holes, so I could see the stars.They stayed a month, like a traveling circus, all shouts and action and fighting until the sun went down.When they left, it felt like a storm passing over the hills.I returned to my bed, my sleepless nights, and James’ laughter.

  The bird sings louder now.It’s finding its voice.

  My mother is a window.She’s raising us alone.You could say I’m the man of the house.That’s why I take care of the boys.She cleans all day in a rich man’s apartment, comes home and carries on cleaning.There’s always one of us with blood on his knees or a face full of dirt.If she had six pairs of hands, it wouldn’t be enough.I work after school, with my friend Max and his father-in-law.We move furniture from house to house:tables, chairs, pianos as big as cars.They say I’m a good worker.I take after my mother.

  Suddenly the light hits me in the face and someone says,“Get up, sleepyhead.”The bird’s song is lost in the sound of running water and yawns and bodies moving.James laughs.A new day begins.

(1)

Who told the story?

[  ]

A.

Max

B.

The mother

C.

James

D.

The biggest brother

(2)

Why did“I”sleep in the bathtub with a towel for a sheet?

[  ]

A.

Because he loved sleeping in the bathtub.

B.

Because he did not like his own bed.

C.

Because his own bed was taken by others.

D.

Because he did not want to sleep with James.

(3)

Which of the following is NOT true about“mother”?

[  ]

A.

She is very busy.

B.

She takes care of her husband and kids.

C.

She has five boys.

D.

She earns her living by doing cleaning.

(4)

What is the writer’s feeling about his family?

[  ]

A.

He does not like his family because it is too poor.

B.

He does not like James, for his laughter in dream always wakes him up at midnight.

C.

He wishes he could be born as the only child in a rich family.

D.

He loves his family and is happy to help his mother.

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  The girl died two hours later. The elder brother took a bag of gold from his pocket and offered it to me.

  

  “Please excuse me.” I said. “At this moment, no.”

  

  The two brothers looked at each other. I bowed to them and left without another word.

  

  Early the next morning the bag of gold was left at my house. I had decided to write to the Minister telling him about this matter. Just as I had finished my letter I was told that a young lady wished to see me. In some way she had discovered the main facts of the story. Her husband was the younger brother. She did not know that the girl was dead, but hoped to help in some way. I told her all I knew. When I went with her to the door I saw in her carriage a boy aged about three.

  

  “For my child's sake (缘故), Doctor,” she said,“I want to do all I can for this cruelly wronged family. If I do not, this will become a curse (灾祸) to him. I have a feeling that he may be forced to pay for these wrong someday, if nothing is done. I have some jewels; I shall order him on my deathbed give them to this family which his father has wronged.”

  

  She had referred to her husband's name, thinking that I knew it, but I made no change in the letter and posted it myself that day.

  

  

(1)Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

[  ]

A.The young lady was the younger brother's wife.

B.The three-year-old boy was the younger brother's son.

C.When the young lady visited “me”, the letter to the Minister had been written.

D.“I” accepted the bag of gold from the elder brother's hand.

(2)“His father” in the sentence “…which his father has wronged”referred to ________.

[  ]

A.the peasant boy's father

B.the father whose daughter died

C.the young lady's husband

D.the elder brother's tenant

(3)What the young lady told the writer suggested that ________.

[  ]

A.kindness was her motive (动机) for visiting “me” the next morning

B.she acted from selfish motives

C.she really meant to help the wronged family

D.she hated her husband to the bone and wanted him to answer for the wronged family

(4)The young lady had a feeling that ________.

[  ]

A.her three-year-old child would suffer from a curse

B.her husband might be punished for his wrong doing

C.she would be forced to give her jewels to the wronged family

D.the wrongs done by her husband were not to be answered for

(5)“I” in the passage, a just man, ________.

[  ]

A.took pity on the lady and would do everything for her

B.agreed to do something for the wronged family

C.didn't help the lady out of pity

D.thought what the lady said was reasonable and that her husband should be showed mercy to

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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. 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 Mommy's stomach.
In time, the labor pains come. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With alarm in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric (儿科的) specialist tells the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.”
Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby, but 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 Intensive Care.
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 suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts, "Get that kid out of here now. No children are allowed. Never disturb patients here.” The mother rises up strongly and said," He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"
Karen leads Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings:" You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray......" Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate begins to calm down and becomes steady.
“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."
The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home! Woman's Day magazine called it "the miracle of a brother's song". The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of Gods love!
Never give up on the people you love.
【小题1】What may the underlined words "the infant" refer to?

A.The babyB.KarenC.MaryD.Michael
【小题2】What do we know about the little sister after she was born?
A.She was driven to St. Mary's shop.
B.A doctor came to see her in her house.
C.She was very thin and couldn't speak.
D.She was in great danger.
【小题3】Why did Karen firmly let little Michael see his sister in ICU?
A.Because he could make his sister alive.
B.Because his sister would be sent to a far hospital.
C.Because his sister was going to die soon.
D.Because his father wanted to take him away.
【小题4】What do we know about the head nurse?
A.The head nurse was careful.B.The head nurse was rude.
C.The head nurse was responsible.D.The head nurse had no sympathy.
【小题5】What is the general idea of the text?
A.A boy' s singing saved his sister' s life.
B.The little girl is well enough to go home.
C.Michael's little sister is born with a serious disease.
D.No children are allowed to enter the intensive care unit.

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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. 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 Mommy's stomach.
In time, the labor pains come. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With alarm in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric (儿科的) specialist tells the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.”
Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby, but 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 Intensive Care. 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 suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts, "Get that kid out of here now. No children are allowed. Never disturb patients here.” The mother rises up strongly and said," He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"
Karen leads Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings:" You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray…" Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate begins to calm down and becomes steady.
“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."
The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home! Woman's Day magazine called it "the miracle of a brother's song". The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of Gods love!
Never give up on the people you love.
【小题1】What may the underlined words "the infant" refer to?

A.The babyB.KarenC.MaryD.Michael
【小题2】What do we know about the little sister after she was born?
A.She was driven to St. Mary's shop.B.A doctor came to see her in her house.
C.She was very thin and couldn't speak. D.She was in great danger.
【小题3】Why did Karen firmly let little Michael see his sister in ICU?
A.Because he could make his sister alive.
B.Because his sister would be sent to a far hospital.
C.Because his sister was going to die soon.
D.Because his father wanted to take him away.
【小题4】What do we know about the head nurse?
A.The head nurse was careful.B.The head nurse was rude.
C.The head nurse was responsible.D.The head nurse had no sympathy.
【小题5】What is the general idea of the text?
A.A boy’s singing saved his sister’s life.
B.The little girl is well enough to go home.
C.Michael's little sister is born with a serious disease.
D.No children are allowed to enter the intensive care unit.

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