【正文】 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。9．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C。通讀全文可知，文章敘述了Todd Brown撿到Hunter的錢包，將其寄還給Hunter的故事。故選A。根據倒數第三段中的Moved by the touching gesture, Hunter39。故選B。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。s wedding, he received a package in his mail. And guess what? There was his wallet! … It also had a handwritten note … Hunter, Found this on a Frontier flight from Omaha to Denver — row 12, seat F wedged between the seat and wall. Thought you might want it back. All the best. … Now, thanks to the astonishing power of social media, the post finally reached the man behind the note. The man was identified as Todd Brown可知，Todd Brown撿到了Hunter的錢包，然后將它通過郵遞的方式寄還給了Hunter。根據Just a week after Hunter39。體現了Todd Brown善良，拾金不昧的品質。D.Kindness.B.Friendship.D.C.B.s mom feel after receiving the package? A.D.C.B.The Frontier flight helped him get it back.（2）What things were found in the package? A.The police mailed it back.C.Todd Brown sent it back.s post reaches his colleague. Jeannie turned to Facebook again to thank Brown and his family for restoring her faith in humanity.s mom, Jeannie Shamatt, decided to write a post on Facebook giving a detailed description of the incident. She also urged everyone to share the post as she would like to meet and greet the person behind the act of kindness, personally.s wedding, he received a package in his mail. And guess what? There was his wallet! Surprisingly, the wallet was not the only thing that was inside the package. It also had a handwritten note for Hunter which turned out to be a bonus! The piece of paper read,Hunter, Found this on a Frontier flight from Omaha to Denver — row 12, seat F wedged between the seat and wall. Thought you might want it back. All the best.. I rounded your cash up to an even $100, so you could celebrate getting your wallet back. HAVE FUN!!! But wait. The story was far from over. Just a week after Hunter39。s wedding on a Las Vegasbound flight when he realized that he has misplaced his wallet, sometime during the journey. Hunter39。 And then there is Hunter Shamatt, who not only got back his wallet but with some added happiness that was tagged along!8．閱讀理解 根據文章內容為一枚象征著關愛的硬幣為中心，故選C。ll give that to my friend.可知作者要送給朋友一個錢包作為禮物，故選B。根據最后一段中的“I went home and remembered a little wallet I had that I39。根據第四段中的“so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins”可知作者的朋友把作者的一百美元放進了一個鉛筆盒里，故選B。根據第一段中的“This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it.”可知作者父親給她母親的一枚硬幣代表了父親對母親的愛和關心，故選C。沒想到，作者的善意帶來了回報。作者想起了自己一直放在錢包里的皇冠硬幣，它如同護身符一樣讓作者衣食無憂。D.A crown coinB.A hard lifes friend was not touched by her story.D.s friend would receive a wallet as a gift.C.The author became rich all of a sudden.B.D.In the pocket of her raincoat.B.s friend keep the $100 dollarbill? A.D.His pity and protection for her.C.s father mean to her mother? A.d never used and thought I39。t have a wallet so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins. She immediately felt better. I feel rich and thank you for being a good friend she said and we were both a bit teary. Last week she looked pale and unwell, very depressed and hopeless. I then thought about how the crown, a reminder of another39。 When I was married in 1970 my husband who had heard this story obtained a 1937 crown for me and I have always kept it in my wallet and I have always had enough for my needs.7．閱讀理解 可知這不是Brian第一次上班遲到了，故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據第三段中的“The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office.”可知房間里哄堂大笑，因此老板也是只能強忍住笑，走回他的辦公室。即可推測幽默在生活中是很重要的，故選B。根據第四段中的“Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh.”可知布萊恩保住了他 的根據第二段中的“Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job.”可知Brian上班遲到是因為遇到了交通阻塞，故選C。早起的鳥兒有蟲吃嗎?于是辦公室都爆發(fā)出了笑聲，他通過一點幽默化解了這次危機。我是布萊恩。當他在9：35分時走進辦公室，他的老板走向了他，突然，布萊恩強顏歡笑，伸出手來。t the first time that Brian came late for work.D.Brian was supposed to arrive at his office at 8: 30.C.tried to hold back（4）What can we learn from the text? A.C.tried to setIt can solve racial discriminations.（3）What does the underlined phrase clamped off in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.It is important in our lives.C.It is the early bird.D.he was seriously illC.he got up late Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying no, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it39。t the early bird get the worm?m Brian. I39。 Yes, the boss was, as Brian entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room (更衣室): everyone was hard at work. Brian39。s being late—serious illness at home—he decide