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【题目】Karen had a son，Michael，and she would have another baby son.Michael was happy to be a brother.Everyday he sang a song to the baby.

Later Michael's little sister was born.But she wasn't in a good condition.The days passed by.The little girl got worse.The doctor told the parents there was very little hope.

Then Michael kept asking his parents to let him see his sister.“I want to sing to her，” he said.But kids are never allowed in ICU(重症监护室)．

Finally，Karen decided to take Michael to see his little sister.The nurse refused Michael at first.But Karen said if he didn't see his sister，he would never see her alive.

Michael looked at his weak sister.After a moment，he began to sing，“You're my sunshine，my only sunshine.You make me happy when skies are grey.”

The baby girl seemed to respond(回应)．The pulse rate(脉搏) and breathing began to calm down.

“Keep on singing，Michael，” Karen encouraged his son.

“You never know，dear，how much I love you.Please don't take my sunshine away…”

Day by day，Michael kept singing.Several months later，the little girl was well enough to go home.

All the doctors and nurses called it a miracle(奇迹)—a miracle of brother's love.

【1】How did Michael feel about his sister's coming?

A. Nervous. B. Shocked.

C. Glad. D. Worried.

【2】The nurse didn't allow Michael to see his sister because ________.

A. Michael was too small to take care of himself

B. kids weren't allowed in ICU

C. his sister didn't want to see Michael at all

D. his sister was sleeping then

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Michael's sister got worse and worse at last.

B. Singing songs is a good way to save people's life.

C. The doctors didn't try their best.

D. Never give up hope for people you love.

【4】The best title for the passage is “________”．

A. Love of a Brother

B. The Power of Singing

C. A Beautiful Song

D. A Strong Baby

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 B

【3】 D

【4】 A

【解析】

这篇文章讲的是迈克尔刚出生的小妹妹十分虚弱，但是迈克尔一直坚持给她唱歌，然后奇迹就发生了，小妹妹身体越来越好，最后出院回家了，歌颂了哥哥的爱，告诉读者永远不要放弃对你所爱的人的希望。

【1】句意：关于他妹妹的到来，迈克尔感觉怎么样？A.紧张的。B.震惊的。C.高兴的。D.担心的。原文“Michael was happy to be a brother.”（迈克尔很高兴成为一名哥哥。）说明迈克尔对自己即将降临的妹妹是很开心的，故选C。

【2】句意：护士不允许迈克尔见他的妹妹，因为孩子不被允许进入ICU。A.迈克尔太小，无法照顾自己。B.孩子不被允许进入ICU。C.他的妹妹根本不想见到迈克尔。D.他的妹妹当时正在睡觉。原文“kids are never allowed in ICU”（孩子不被允许进入ICU）说明了护士不让迈克尔见他的妹妹的原因，故选B。

【3】句意：我们可以从这篇文章中学到什么？A.迈克尔的妹妹最后变得越来越糟。B.唱歌是拯救人们生命的好方法。C.医生没有尽力。D.永远不要放弃对你所爱的人的希望。原文“Day by day，Michael kept singing.Several months later，the little girl was well enough to go home.”（迈克尔日复一日地唱歌。几个月后，这个小女孩已经足够回家了。）说明迈克尔一直没有放弃对妹妹的希望，一直给她唱歌，最后出现了奇迹，说明远不要放弃对你所爱的人的希望，故选D。

【4】句意：这篇文章的最佳标题是“哥哥的爱”。A.哥哥的爱；B.歌唱的力量；C.一首美丽的歌；D.一个坚强的婴儿。这篇文章讲的是迈克尔刚出生的小妹妹十分虚弱，但是迈克尔一直坚持给她唱歌，然后奇迹就发生了，小妹妹身体越来越好，最后出院回家了，歌颂了“哥哥的爱”，所以最佳的标题可以是“哥哥的爱”，故选A。

这篇阅读出现了推断类题目，推断题定义：在理解原文字面意思的基础上，通过对语篇逻辑关系的分析和细节的暗示，做出一定的判断和推理，从而得到文章的深层意义及隐含意义的过程。出现特征：在考题中经常出现的词有infer， imply， indicate， conclude， learn from， probably， most likely， prove /according to等。