【正文】 sleep. 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，有很多購物者、尖叫的嬰兒、說話的聲音和腳步聲，以分散競爭對手午飯后睡覺時的注意力。舉辦這項比賽是因為協(xié)會想要號召人們養(yǎng)成他們的傳統(tǒng)習慣。 （1）考查詞義猜測。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傳統(tǒng)，許多人覺得這項傳統(tǒng)正在被遺忘。過去，人們每天午飯后都會小睡一會兒。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。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“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.”令人驚訝的是，盡管在他們不習慣的沙發(fā)上，這些人中的任何一個會在這么繁忙的地方睡著。可知，比賽是在嘈雜的地方進行的。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“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. ”他們抱著枕頭或柔軟的玩具熊。他們也用睡眠面罩蒙住眼睛。無論如何要幫助他們快速入睡并保持睡眠。可知，當參賽者去睡時，他們可以用一些東西來幫助他們入睡。故選D。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段中的“The National Association of Friends of the Siesta wants to bring Spain back to their traditional roots. ”National Association of Friends of the Siesta希望讓西班牙回歸傳統(tǒng)?！笨芍?，舉辦這項比賽是因為協(xié)會想要號召人們養(yǎng)成他們的傳統(tǒng)習慣。故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，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。 Fifty years ago I had a young family of three boys. My husband Johnny and I left them with a friend while we made a rare trip to the cinema in Liverpool. It was dark and pouring with rain but with the headlights shining on the road we saw something ahead of us. Johnny pulled to a stop and I jumped out, ran to the grass edge and grabbed a small, wet, and frightened creature. I wrapped it safely in my woollen hat and insisted that my husband turn back and head for home. We thought it was a baby rabbit because it had long ears and was grayishbrown in colour. Once home, we filled a box with tornup newspaper and a warm towel. We named our new animal Bobsy as we had no idea of its sex. Sadly though, on the third day with us, it caught its back foot in a door and we quickly realised it was broken. We rushed to the vet (獸醫(yī)), who said, It39。s only a rabbit, I39。ll put it to sleep. Our response was a very determined, No way !We found another vet and told that she was a baby hare. We were told we should continue to keep her in her box for a week and her foot would heal. After her recovery, Bobsy learnt to use the kitty litter tray. She would b her long ears with her front paws. The local paper heard about this and came to our house to take her photo and write a story about her. We had her for seven wonderful years before we moved to New Zealand and we will never forget her.（1）Why did Johnny stop his car suddenly? A.He came across a friend.B.The headlights went out.C.His car broke down on the road.D.He noticed something in front of him.（2）What happened to the little animal on its third day? A.It slept on a door.B.It was stuck in a door.C.Its foot got seriously injured.D.It fell off from the top of a door.（3）Which best describes the family39。s attitude towards the rabbit? A.ConsiderateB.CruelC.HopelessD.Indifferent（4）What is the passage mainly intended to do? A.To tell the importance of protecting small animals.B.To remember unusual experiences with a small rabbit.C.To persuade people to give generously and receive thankfully.D.To make the rabbit widely known to local people by paper.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，50年前作者一家人與一只被撿來的小兔子的故事，作者一家人永遠不會忘記它。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的It was dark and pouring with rain but with the headlights shining on the road, we saw something ahead of us. Johnny pulled to a stop…可知，天很黑，下著雨，但前車燈照亮了馬路，我們看見前面有什么東西。約翰尼把車停了下來。所以約翰尼突然停車是因為他注意到車前面有東西。故選D。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的Sadly though, on the third day with us, it caught its back foot in a door and we quickly realised it was broken.可知，不過，不幸的是，在它與我們相處的第三天，它的后腳被門夾住了，我們很快意識到它的腳受傷了。所以這只小動物與我們相處的第三天時它的腳受了重傷。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的I wrapped it safely in my woollen hat… Once home, we filled a