【正文】 really good detective novel.可知，Laura Mackie認為她的作品對觀眾有著持續(xù)的吸引力，人們總是渴望一本真正好的偵探小說。因此在Mackie看來，克里斯蒂的小說之所以會對觀眾產生持續(xù)的吸引力是因為人們渴望讀真正好的偵探小說。故選D。 （4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian police officer who starred in 30 of her ，Hercule Poirot是克里斯蒂30部作品中的男主角。故選B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。介紹人物類閱讀理解要專注人物的生平和成就，抓住文章細節(jié)，而且要理解全文，把握文章主旨。結合上下文合理概括，做有依據(jù)的推理。7．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。 In 2011, Nancy Ballard went for a routine checkup that turned into something extraordinary. In fact, she was carrying a painting of a plant she39。d done when she arrived at her doctor39。s San Francisco office. It would be great if we had artwork like that for our chemotherapy (化療) rooms, the nurse said. Ballard asked to see one. She was shocked by what she found. The walls were dull and bare, and the paint was chipping (剝落). It was a depressing room for a depressing routine—patients restricted to chemo drips for perhaps several hours, often with nothing to look at other than those sad walls. Ballard didn39。t have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients. I couldn39。t imagine how anyone could even think about getting healthy in a room like that, she says. As it happens, Ballard39。s physician, Stephen Hufford, was ill with cancer himself, so finding time to decorate the rooms was low on his todo list. So Ballard made it her mission to brighten up the place. She started by ing 20 local designers. I wrote, 39。You don39。t know me. But my heart hurts after seeing these rooms, she remembers. She then asked whether they would donate their time and money to transform just one of Dr. Hufford39。s rooms each. As it happened, six of them wrote back almost immediately. Six rooms got new paint, light fixtures, artwork, and furniture. Dr. Hufford was delighted. All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it, he said. He even noted that his own tone of voice was different in the rooms and that he was better able to connect with his patients. Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。 reactions that she created a nonprofit, Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo, to raise money and decorate more spaces. Since then, she has worked on 20 projects, including one in Pennsylvania. We were in Philadelphia for a ribbon cutting, and a woman was there on her third battle with cancer, says Ballard. When she saw what we39。d done, she said, 39。I39。m gonna beat it this time. I thought I wasn39。t going to, but now I know I39。m gonna beat it.（1）What made Ballard decide to help decorate the chemotherapy rooms? A.Her sympathy for cancer patients.B.Her passion for room decoration.C.The good relationship with Hufford.D.The request of a nurse in San Francisco.（2）What oute does Ballard39。s effort bring about? A.More hospitals will be built,B.Hufford cured more patients.C.The cancer patients were feeling better.D.Hufford39。s chemotherapy rooms got good fame.（3）Which words best describe Nancy Ballard? A.Loving and devoted.B.Talented and energetic.C.Rich and generous.D.Ambitious and creative.（4）Which can be a suitable title for the passage? A.Design for HopeB.Battle against CancerC.Donation for PatientsD.Decoration in Hospital【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文，Nancy Ballard出于對癌癥病人的同情，決定幫忙裝飾化療室。Ballard的努力，使得癌癥患者重新對生活充滿了希望。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Ballard didn39。t have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients.”Ballard本人并沒有患癌癥，但她同情病人。由此可知，Ballard對癌癥病人的同情，使她決定幫忙裝飾化療室，故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的‘All the patients feel relieved of the pain because of it,’ he said.”他說：“所有的病人都因此感到疼痛減輕了?！庇纱丝芍珺allard的努力使得癌癥患者感覺好多了，故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。 reactions that she created a nonprofit, Rooms That Rock 4 Chemo, to raise money and decorate more spaces.”病人的反應讓巴拉德深受鼓舞，她創(chuàng)建了一個非營利組織Rooms that Rock Chemo來籌集資金，并裝飾更多的空間。由此推斷出，Nancy Ballard是一個有愛心，有奉獻精神的人，故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。本文介紹了Nancy Ballard出于對癌癥病人的同情，決定幫忙裝飾化療室。Ballard的努力，使得癌癥患者重新對生活充滿了希望。所以這篇文章最好的題目是“為希望而設計”，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 The siesta petition took place in a supermarket, with plenty of shoppers, screaming babies, talking voices, and footsteps to take the petitors39。 attention away from their after lunch sleeps. Five bright blue sofas were laid out, and five petitors at a time were allowed to take a 20minute sleep. A doctor measured their pulse to time how long they actually spent on asleep. Competitors earned extra points for snoring (打鼾), sleeping in strange positions, or wearing silly pajamas (睡衣). The winners of each round advance to the next stage in the petition. It39。s amazing that any of those people would fall asleep in the middle of such a busy place, while on couches that they are not used to. Yet, many of them did. They hugged pillows or soft toy bears. They covered their eyes with sleep masks, too. Whatever it took to help them fall asleep fast and stay asleep. The siesta is a tradition in Spain that many feel is being forgotten. It used to be that people would take a brief nap after lunch every day. This would energize them, and keep them going for the rest of the day. Not to mention the health benefits of a good nap. But, that39。s all changing. People are too busy making money or watching gossip shows on TV after lunch to care about taking a nap. The National Association of Friends of the Siesta wants to bring Spain back to their traditional roots. They are doing this by having the siesta petition. They set up the petition to reward the best sleepers with money. Actually, they were paid to sleep. There are really health benefits to a midday nap. We could all learn from this tradition. It39。s a much better way to get more energy than drinking a cup of coffee. It is also believed that a nap, and in fact a good night39。s sleep, can help reduce heart disease. The more rested we are, the less stress we feel with daytoday life.（1）The underlined word siesta here probably means ________. A.oversleepB.night sleepC.a short sleep after supperD.a short sleep after lunch（2）In what situation did the peti