1、语言朋友(39)完形填空Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her threeyear 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 _1_to his sister in Mommys tummy
2、(肚子)He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her.The pregnancy progressed_2_for Karen.In time, the labor pains came.Soon it was every five minutes .every minute.But something serious_3_ during delivery.Finally, Michaels little sister was born.But she was in serious _4
3、_ .With siren(警报) howling in the night, the ambulance_5_the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St.Marys Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee._6_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
4、 a burial plot.They had _7_ a special room in their home for the new baby now they planned a funeral.After two weeks in Intensive Care, it looked as if a funeral would come _8_ the week was over.Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her，” he said.Kids were n
5、ever_9_in Intensive Care.But Karen made up her mind to take Michael _10_they liked it or not.If he didnt see his sister now, he may never see her alive.She_11_him in an oversized suit and _12_him into ICU.He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse_13_ him as a child, “Get that kid o
6、ut of here now！” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually _14_lady glared steeleyed right into the head nurses face, saying in a_15_tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister！”Karen towed Michael to his sisters bedside.He gazed at the tiny baby _16_ the battle to live.
7、And he began to sing._17_ the pure hearted voice of a 3yearold, Michael sang：“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey.”_18_ the baby girl responded. The pulse rate began to _19_down and became steady.“Keep on singing, Michael.” encouraged Karen.“You never know, d
8、ear, how much I love you.Please dont take my sunshine away.”As Michael sang to his sister, the babys breath became as smooth as a kittens purr.“Keep on singing, Michael.” “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping.” Michaels little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her.Funera
9、l plans were _20_ .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 Gods love! 解题导语：本文通过一个神奇的故事告诉人们：永远不要轻易放弃你爱的人，你的爱会给予他们无穷的力量。1A.talkedBsang Cplayed Dwhispered解析：根据下文“I want to sing to her”可知选B。答案：B2A.q
10、uietly BpeacefullyChopefully Dnormally解析：quietly“安静地”；peacefully“平静地”；hopefully “怀有希望地”；normally“正常地”。根据下文可知凯伦的怀孕过程很正常，故选D。答案：D3A.arose Braised Crose Daroused解析：arise为不及物动词，“出现，产生”；rise为不及物动词，“升起， 升高”；raise 为及物动词，“举起， 饲养”。arouse“唤醒，鼓励”。根据下文新生儿状况不好可知，分娩过程中产生了并发症。故选A。答案：A4A.situation BplaceCcondition
11、Dposition解析：condition一般指个体的情况；situation指整体情况。这里指的是婴儿个人的情况。故选C。答案：C5A.took Bsent Ccarried Drushed解析：结合上文救护车响起警报可知，应选rushed“冲进”更符合语境。答案：D6A.The years BThe months CThe weeks DThe days解析：句意：日子一天天过去，小女孩变得更加严重了。答案：D7A.fixed up Bmade upCbuilt up Dset up解析：fix sth. up “把准备好”。答案：A8A.until Bbefore Cafter Dwhe
12、n解析：根据上文小女孩的情况一天比一天差可知，此处指看起来在本周结束前就要举行葬礼。答案：B9A.asked Ballowed Cadmitted Dacquired解析：根据常识可知，重症护理室一般是不许小孩进去的。 admit“同意进入，允许进入”，常与to连用；allow泛指一般的同意、允许。故选B。答案：B10A.no matter Beven ifCwhether Das if 解析：whether “是否”， 常和or not连用。答案：C11A.put Bdressed Cwore Dfit解析：dress sb.“给穿衣”。答案：B12A.marched Bforced Chi
13、d Dfollowed解析：根据文意可知，此处是指进入重症护理病房。march “使前进”。答案：A13A.required BrepliedCrecognized Dregarded解析：根据下文“Get that kid out of here now！”可知护士长认出了他是一个孩子。答案：C14A.warmhearted BwellmanagedCmildmannered Dcoldblooded解析：根据本句的“glared steel eyed right into the head nurses face”及此处的对比意味可知选mildmannered“温柔的”。句意：这位一向温文
14、尔雅的女士狠狠地盯住护士长的脸。答案：C15A.firm Bstrong Chard Dtough解析：firm“坚固的，坚定的”。句意：凯伦用坚定的声音说道。答案：A16A.losing BlostCto lose Dhaving lost解析：此处用现在分词作宾补， 表示正在发生的动作。答案：A17A.In BOn CAt DWith解析：句意：米歇尔用一个3岁孩子纯净的声音唱道。in a. voice“用一种的声音”。答案：A18A.Finally BInstantlyCPatiently DInterestingly解析：根据下文小女孩的反应可知应选B。答案：B19A.calm Bqu
15、iet Cslow Dfast解析：calm“平静的”，一般指情绪、动作等。句意：脉搏变得平静而稳定了。其他三项不符合语境。答案：A20A.erased Bscratched Cabandoned Dswitched解析：erase“擦除”；scratch“抓伤”；abandon“抛弃，取消”；switch“开关”。此处指葬礼取消了，故选C。答案：C七选五Using a Mobile Phone to Improve Mother and Child HealthPeople around the world are working to expand the uses for mobile
16、technology in health care.In the world, there are six billion mobile phone users in a population of seven billion people._21_Africa has widespread adoption.Three or four years ago the penetration rates were 20 percent or 30 percent, and now theyre getting upwards of 60 percent in some countries._22_
17、Earlier research has been to look at mobile technologies and HIV and AIDS.And so we have some great evidence on the effectiveness of mobiles.During the first week of December, 2012, more than 4，000 people from 50 countries met for the fourth annual mHealth Summit.It brought together experts from wha
18、t the organizers call the mHealth ecosystem.In 2011 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton started a public/private partnership called the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action, or MAMA.There are about 800 women a day and about three million babies a year die from pregnancy and childbirthrelated causes._2
19、3_The messages cover pregnancy and the first year of a babys life.These health messages may also be sent to a pregnant womans husband and motherin law._24_Messages can be text or voicemail.You can have a pregnant woman in Bangladesh registered into a system that provides messages that help her know
20、what to do and when to do certain things.Simple text messages can be important sources of information to people without Internet access._25_ They have to be able to read through thousands of entries that come back to them on Google, for example, and then figure out what that information means to the
21、m.And thats not something that someone in a poor and uneducated kind of situation can do.AThey have no access to the relevant information.BThat way they too can understand what needs to be done.CMillions of messages about baby care are received every day.DA lot of work has been done to use mobile technology for health.EAnd the most rapidly growing markets are those in developing countries.FThe program sends messages to women to educate them about their health.GBesides, online users may sometimes not understand all the information available.答案：2125EDFBG