题文
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. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
小题1:根据Finally, Michael's little sister is born终于迈克尔的小妹妹出生了，故选A。
小题2:根据But she is in serious condition，故选D。
小题3:根据If he doesn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive，故选C
小题4:根据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.”这句可以看出，护士长很负责，故选C
小题5:根据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!以及全文内容
可知这篇文章的大意是一个小男孩的歌声救了他妹妹的命，故选A
点评：本文讲述了一个神奇的故事，一个小男孩在他妈妈怀孕时，就经常为妈妈肚子里的妹妹唱歌，但是很不幸，由于妈妈分娩时的并发症，妹妹出生时生命垂危，住在了重症监护室，医生下了病危通知书，小男孩想为妹妹唱歌，妈妈害怕以后小男孩见不到妹妹，就同意了他的请求。妹妹听了他的歌声后，奇迹般的活过来了。读这篇文章，关键在于理解，理解了文章内容后，所有的问题迎刃而解。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Like any good mother.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
