【正文】 e 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(duì)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(duì)生活充滿了希望。 （1）考查細(xì)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(méi)有患癌癥，但她同情病人。由此可知，Ballard對(duì)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(xì)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(shuō)：“所有的病人都因此感到疼痛減輕了。”由此可知，Ballard的努力使得癌癥患者感覺(jué)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(yīng)讓巴拉德深受鼓舞，她創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)非營(yíng)利組織Rooms that Rock Chemo來(lái)籌集資金，并裝飾更多的空間。由此推斷出，Nancy Ballard是一個(gè)有愛(ài)心，有奉獻(xiàn)精神的人，故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。本文介紹了Nancy Ballard出于對(duì)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(duì)生活充滿了希望。所以這篇文章最好的題目是“為希望而設(shè)計(jì)”，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 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 petition take place? A.In a noisy place.B.In a quiet place.C.In a fortable place.D.In a familiar place.（3）When the petitors went to sleep, they could ________. A.have their own bedsB.use nothing to cover their eyesC.have doctors to help themD.use something to help them sleep（4）The petition is held because the Association wants to ________. A.know if people still know the traditional habitB.call on people to have their traditional habitC.do some research on how people sleepD.give people money in this way【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了一次“午睡比賽”。午睡比賽在一家超市舉行，有很多購(gòu)物者、尖叫的嬰兒、說(shuō)話的聲音和腳步聲，以分散競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手午飯后睡覺(jué)時(shí)的注意力。舉辦這項(xiàng)比賽是因?yàn)閰f(xié)會(huì)想要號(hào)召人們養(yǎng)成他們的傳統(tǒng)習(xí)慣。 （1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第四段中的“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. ”午睡是西班牙的一項(xiàng)傳統(tǒng)，許多人覺(jué)得這項(xiàng)傳統(tǒng)正在被遺忘。過(guò)去，人們每天午飯后都會(huì)小睡一會(huì)兒。由此可知第一段中的劃線詞的意思是“午飯后的短睡”。故選D。 （