阅读下面两首宋诗,完成后面的题。澄迈驿通潮阁二首①苏轼倦客愁闻归路遥,眼明飞阁俯长桥。贪看白鹭横秋浦,不觉青林没晚潮。余生欲老海南村,帝遣巫阳招我魂②。杳杳天低鹘没处,青山一发是中原。【注】:①这两首七绝作于元符三年(1100年),诗人离儋州之前。澄迈,县名,在今海南岛;通潮阁,一名通明阁,在澄迈县西。②帝遣巫阳招我魂:帝,指上帝;巫阳,古代女巫名。这里诗人化用《楚辞·招魂》之意,借上帝以指朝廷,借招魂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.
1.What may the underlined words "the infant"
refer to?
A.The baby B.Karen C.Mary D.Michael
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.
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.
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.
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.