【正文】 D.C.B.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. There are really health benefits to a midday nap. We could all learn from this tradition. It39。s all changing. People are too busy making money or watching gossip shows on TV after lunch to care about taking a nap.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. 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. The siesta petition took place in a supermarket, with plenty of shoppers, screaming babies, talking voices, and footsteps to take the petitors39。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)。故選D。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,特別是第一段中的came up with the creative idea of an eco173。s success will inspire more kids and adults to e up with new ideas that create value while helping the environment可知,Jose的成功有望激勵(lì)更多的孩子和成人在幫助環(huán)境的同時(shí)創(chuàng)造價(jià)值,由此可知,Jose的生態(tài)銀行得到了高度的贊賞,故選B。bank is a brilliant way of linking economy and climate impact,both in thought and practice. The potential impact is amazing可知,生態(tài)銀行無(wú)論是在想法還是實(shí)際上都是一種將經(jīng)濟(jì)和氣候影響聯(lián)系起來(lái)的杰出方式,它的潛在影響是驚人的。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的Jose39。根據(jù)第三段中的At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not undertake this type of project可知,最初老師們都認(rèn)為這是個(gè)瘋狂的想法,一個(gè)小孩做不來(lái)的,再結(jié)合下文中的只有校長(zhǎng)和一個(gè)助手支持他可知,建立生態(tài)銀行之初,Jose面臨的最大的挑戰(zhàn)是缺少足夠的支持,故選A。通讀第二段內(nèi)容可知,本段主要介紹了如何成為生態(tài)銀行的客戶、客戶需要滿足的條件,銀行如何讓孩子們賺錢(qián)、以及如何取款等,也就是主要介紹了生態(tài)銀行是如何運(yùn)作的,故選D。根據(jù)第一段中的allows kids of all ages to bee economically independent and financially wise while helping the environment.可知,這家銀行讓所有年齡的孩子既能在經(jīng)濟(jì)上變得獨(dú)立和明智,也能對(duì)環(huán)境有所幫助,由此可知,成立生態(tài)銀行的目的是提高孩子們對(duì)金錢(qián)和環(huán)境的意識(shí),故選C。bank, Economical and Ecological【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,12歲的秘魯男孩成立一家生態(tài)銀行,讓所有年齡的孩子既能在經(jīng)濟(jì)上變得獨(dú)立和明智,也能對(duì)環(huán)境有所幫助,這家銀行得到了人們的高度贊賞。An Opportunity to Change the World.D.Persistence Paid OffB.The boy39。The judge thought poorly of the eco173。The eco173。The boy39。Lack of investment.D.Lack of enough support.B.bank works.（3）What challenge did Jose meet at the beginning when opening the eco173。The wisest way to deal with wasteD.bankB.To encourage children to buy whatever they want.（2）What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A.To raise children39。To educate children how to spend their allowances.B.s success will inspire more kids and adults to e up with new ideas that create value while helping the environment. As the boy says, Together we can change the world, we just need an opportunity.（1）For what purpose was the eco173。bank is a brilliant way of linking economy and climate impact, both in thought and practice. The potential impact is amazing, a judge said.s Climate Prize (CCP). Jose39。s persistence paid off. Today, the eco173。 At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not undertake this type of project, Jose recalls. They did not understand that we are not the future of the country but its present. Luckily, I had the support of the school principal and an assistant in my classroom.market rate for everything brought in by Bartselana Student Bank members. The funds received are placed in the individual39。s first cooperative bank for kids. Whoever wants to join has to bring in at least 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of solid waste (paper or plastic) and establish a savings goal. Once accepted, all bank partners are required to deposit at least one additional kilogram (2* 2 pounds) of recydables on a monthly basis and obey other requirements, such as attending financial education and environmental management workshops. The waste accumulated is sold to local recycling panies, who, thanks to some clever negotiation by Jose, pay a higher173。bank which allows kids of all ages to bee economically independent and financially wise while helping the environment.7．閱讀理解 所以這篇文章最好的題目是“為希望而設(shè)計(jì)”，故選A。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。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。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39?！庇纱丝芍珺allard的努力使得癌癥患者感覺(jué)好多了，故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。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。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。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。Battle against CancerC.Ambitious and creative.（4）Which can be a suitable title for the passage? A.Talented and energetic.C.s chemotherapy rooms got good fame.（3）Which words best describe Nancy Ballard? A.The cancer patients were feeling better.D.More hospitals will be built,B.The request of a nurse in San Francisco.（2）What oute does Ballard39。Her passion for room decoration.C.m gonna beat it.（1）What made Ballard decide to help decorate the chemotherapy rooms? A.m gonna beat it this time. I thought I wasn39。d done, she said, 39。 Ballard was so encouraged by the patients39。s rooms each.You don39。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.t have cancer herself, but she could sympathize with the patients. I couldn39。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. In 20