Tears slid down Ken's cheeks. Their newbom baby was removed from life supprt, taken back to her and her , Charlie. who held their baby. Austin was bom at 12:17 p.m. three months than he should have been. The length of a school ruler. he weighed one pound. nine ounces. Doctors tried that technology and medicine could offer at the baby, but Austin did not respond well. Austin's lung tissue (组织) had probably developing four weeks before. even still . his mother, because of an accident Zero chance of . It was time to let him go, and let him leave in his mother's arms － at peace and in no pain.
In the next few hours, Charlie's parents, and Ken's mother came to meet and say Austin. Charlie and Keri their eyes on the baby as he snuggled(依偎) into Keri's chest. The end, they believed. was ing . Nurse Melissa walked in every so often to check Austin's . If it was time for him t0 . his heart rate would begin to slow. After four hours, , Austin was still breathing. His heart thumped(跳动) at a healthy 120 beats per . He moved his head and wrapped his fingers and toes around the fingers of his . Four hours became five, then six. Austin and his parents remained still . Word about this baby had spread out. Everyone was talking about him. As the minutes and hours ticked away, Austin was going strong The tests showed a(n) level of carbon dioxide in his blood. which meant he was enough oxygen into his body. The clock passed midnight. Austin had the next day. Miracle. a life miracle!
【小题1】A．MelissaB．CharlieC．AustinD．Keri【小题2】A．husbandB．nurseC．doctorD．wife【小题3】A．soonerB．fasterC．laterD．earlier【小题4】A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing【小题5】A．youngB．tinyC．bigD．sick【小题6】A．startedB．stoppedC．delayedD．continued【小题7】A．insideB．outsideC．besideD．with【小题8】A．arrivalB．approvalC．deathD．survival【小题9】A．hello toB．sorry toC．goodbye toD．yes to【小题10】A．putB．focusedC．tookD．had【小题11】A．steadilyB．fastC．slowlyD．soon【小题12】A．heartbeatB．mouthC．blood D．temperature【小题13】A．washB．liveC．dieD．eat【小题14】A．howeverB．thereforeC．meanwhileD．otherwise【小题15】A．secondB．minuteC．hourD．day【小题16】A．friendsB．sistersC．relativesD．parents【小题17】A．cryingB．waitingC．sittingD．sleeping【小题18】A．unsatisfiedB．unacceptableC．normalD．excellent【小题19】A．losingB．gettingC．makingD．pouring【小题20】A．lived intoB．waked upC．waited forD．suffered fromC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文叙述的是：生命的奇迹：一个早产儿因先天不足几乎下了死亡通知书，然而却奇迹般的活过来了。
【小题1】C考查名词。根据后线索第二行Austin was born at 12:17 p.m,所以新生儿的名字是Austin,所以C正确。
【小题2】A考查语境理解。句义：这个新生儿被送回给她和她的丈夫。本句中的她指Ken，妈妈，后面当然是她的丈夫，所以A正确。
【小题3】D考查语境理解。句义：这个孩子比他本应该出生的时间提前了3个月。根据语境和本文讲述的新生儿的生命垂危，应该是早产儿，其它选项都不合适，所以D正确。
【小题4】C考查代词。句义：医生试了技术和药品能够提供的一切来救孩子。根据语境是医生尽力挽救所以做了能做的一切，所以是everything，所以C正确。
【小题5】B考查形容词。根据后面名词baby，又知道是早产儿，当然是极小了，A. young 年轻的 B. tiny 极小的 C. big 大的 D. sick不舒服的，所以B正确。
【小题6】B考查动词。句义Austin的肺部组织很可能在四周以前就停止了生长。.A. started开始 B. stopped 停止C. delayed推迟 D continued继续，根据语境所以B正确。
【小题7】A考查介词。句义甚至是在妈妈体内的时候。A. inside在内部 B. outside 在外边 C. beside 在旁边 D. with在一起，根据语境婴儿出生前当然是在妈妈的体内，所以A正确。
【小题8】D考查名词。句义：因为是生存的机率是零。. A. arrival 到达 B approval 批准，通过C. death 死亡 D. survival幸存，根据上文因为婴儿早产，肺部组织早已停止生长，所以是生存，所以D正确。
【小题9】C考查语境理解。句义：在以后的几个小时里，夫妻二人的父母过来见孩子最后一面，为孩子送行，所以当然是来跟孩子说再见，所以C正确。
【小题10】B考查动词。句义：当孩子依偎在妈妈的怀里时，夫妻二人双眼瞅着孩子。把握后面的关键词on，构成短语focus …on…把…集中于…,所以B正确。
【小题11】D考查副词。句义：他们认为，最后的时刻很快就要来了。A. steadily稳定地B. fast 快速地 C. slowly 满满地 D soon不久，很快（强调时间），所以D正确。
【小题12】A考查名词。句义：护士总是走过来检查孩子的心跳。A. heartbeat心跳 B. mouth 嘴 C. blood 血 D. temperature温度，根据上下文是确定孩子是否死亡，所以当然是查心跳，所以A正确。
【小题13】C考查动词。句义：如果孩子死亡，他的心跳会开始跳的减缓。根据后句心跳会减缓，所以是孩子死亡，所以C正确。
【小题14】A考查副词。句义：然而，孩子仍然在呼吸A. however然而 B. therefore 因此 C. meanwhile 同时 D. otherwise否则。根据语境和上下文，二者是转折关系，所以A正确。
【小题15】B考查名词。句义：他的心脏跳动的频率到了健康的水平：每分钟120次。根据常识和语境知道心率是按每分钟的跳动次数来衡量的，所以B正确。
【小题16】D考查语境理解。句义他动了动他的头，把他的手指在父母的指间缠绕。婴儿在母亲的怀里，在生命垂危的时刻当然是父母的双手握住孩子的双手，所以孩子的手指在父母指间缠绕，所以D正确。
【小题17】B考查动词。句义:五个小时，六个小时，父母还孩子一起等待奇迹的发生。A. crying 哭 B. waiting等C. sitting坐 D. sleeping睡，根据语境当然是把正确。
【小题18】C考查形容词。句义：测试显示，孩子的血液里的氧气的水平达到了正常水平。A. unsatisfied 不满意的 B. unacceptable 不可接受的 C. normal 正常的 D. excellent优秀的，根据语境当然是C正确。
【小题19】B考查动词。句义：这就意味着他的身体里已经获得了足够的氧气。A. losing 失去B. getting 得到 C. making 制做 D. pouring倾泻，倒，根据前面的正常值，所以B正确。
【小题20】A考查动词。句义：时间到了半夜，Austin活过来了。A. lived into活到了 B. waked up 醒来 C. waited for等待 D suffered from受…之苦，根据语境，当然是活到了第二天，出现了生命的奇迹，所以A正确。