【正文】 a short sleep 。a short sleep after suppernight sleepoversleeps 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。 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. 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。 It39。 attention away from their after lunch sleeps. 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （5）考查主旨大意。s face.可知，他暈倒的原因是他被常春藤嚇到了。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由此可知，他不聽老人的勸告是因為他太貪婪，想種更多的莊稼。ll bee wealthier. He39。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二、三、四段他們的對話可知，杰克警告他們這個故事很嚇人，但經(jīng)不住他們的請求還是告訴他們了，故杰克講這個故事并不是為了嚇?biāo)麄?，而是為了滿足他們的好奇心。故選D。一個著實恐怖的笑話！ （1）考查詞義猜測。他受到大地的報應(yīng)——被沼澤植物拖入水中而亡。故事的主人公丹尼斯貪婪成性，亂砍亂伐。He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）D（4）B（5）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，在黑沉沉的夜晚，三個朋友馬丁，湯姆和杰克來到了一片陰濕恐怖的沼澤地。No sweat, no sweet.C.The weather became extremely cold.（5）What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis? A.He was scared by a plant.C.He saw Dennis39。He was too busy to listen to others.D.The old man envied him.B.To warn them of the danger of the place.D.To frighten them.B.D.instructionB.couraget … Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted (暈倒). The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Tom39。 The land hit back—just as the old man warned, Jack shrugged. Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found. Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.s just jealous!39。If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I39。Silly fool,39。 warned one old man. 39。 39。t warn you, said Jack, and he began this tale. Ok, but don39。 Of course! cried out Tom. If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn39。 Are you sure you want to hear it? It39。s dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp. The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis39。7．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。故選D。結(jié)合文章中提到的Do you have room for a turkey?可知，短文是圍繞著“你有地方放一只火雞嗎？”而展開的。 （4）考查主旨大意。所以Lesley為什么給作者打電話是因為她不想浪費食物。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。所以第2段下劃線的句子表明他們?nèi)狈κ澄镅a給。根據(jù)第二段中的 We had lots of room in our freezer, and in fact, too much.和最后一段中的Inside were all expensive foods we never bought but often longed to try可知，我們冰箱的空間很多，事實是太多的空間。故選B。我的腦子里飛快地掠過那些可能需要幫助的親戚。 （1）考查推理判斷。A Friend on Speaking TermsD.Who Is My Angel?B.Because she didn39。Because something awful had happened.C.Their freezer was too small to fill much food in.（3）Why did Lesley call up the writer? A.Their freezer was not frequently used.C.Angry.（2）What does the author indicate by the underlined sentence in Para. 2? A.C.Anxious. For helping them out? We opened our freezer door. Inside were all expensive foods we never bought but often longed to try. We were struggling to buy groceries, yet it was not something we shared with anyone. However, our needs were met in an unexpected way by that call.（1）How did the writer feel when she heard the phone ringing? A. Minutes later came a huge freezer truck. Lesley stepped down and explained the lease (租約) of the grocery store her husband serviced had run out and that they had to empty all the freezers that night. Thinking it was a shame to throw away all this good food, they decided to drop off food to anyone she could think of. Noticing our freezer was pretty empty, Lesley asked to fill it up. Our home was their last stop and anything left would have to be put in our freezer. An hour later, everything finished, I asked her, When will you e back for all this? Lesley laughed, We don39。 Linda, this is Lesley. I didn39。 結(jié)合上下文合理概括，做有依據(jù)的推理。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。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D。根據(jù)第三段中Her work has continuing appeal for viewers, said director Laura Mackie. There is always a desire for a really good detective novel.可知，Laura Mackie認(rèn)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。故選C。只有《圣經(jīng)》和莎士比亞的作品比她賣得多。s bestknown mystery (神秘)writer. Only the Bible and Shakespeare39。根據(jù)第二段中In her 50year writing profession, Christie39。故選D。s bestknown mystery (神秘)writer.(在克里斯蒂50年的寫作生涯中，她的謀殺故事使她成為世界上最著名的神秘作家。根據(jù)第二段中In her 50year writing profession, Christie39。He is the writer who wrote a biography of Christie.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文主要介紹以寫謀殺故事而成為世界著名推理小說家的Agatha Christie以及她的作品。He is a real police officer.He is the hero in many of Christie39。s coworker.Because people are longing to read really good detective novels.（4）What is Hercule Poirot? A.Because she has a good knowledge of weapons.C.s novels have continuous appeal for viewers? A.has had all her novels turned into films（3）From Mackie39。has been a teacher at a police academyC.joined the Army in World War ID.C.B. Poirot is a tidy little man with a funnylooking moustache, an eggsha