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2012夏第二节：阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。 During the day, you spend a lot of time running, jumping, laughing, eating, and talking, which makes you tired. Sleep gives your body a chance to rest. But your mind and body are not completely at rest during sleep. They’re actually working hard to “recharge your batteries” so that you will wake up feeling good and ready to go. While you sleep, your brain sorts out all the things that happened during the day. It stores away the important events as memories. It also goes over things you were wondering or worrying about, and you may wake up with answers to some of your problems. You also grow while you sleep. During sleep a chemical called “human growth hormone” (荷尔蒙 is produced to help your body grow and repair itself. Sleep helps your body to save energy too. You use up a lot of energy during your daily activities. But when you sleep, your body temperature falls, and your “metabolism” (新陈代谢) slows down. You are still using some energy, but much less than when you are awake and active. Did you stay up past your bedtime? Did you get angry and impatient easily? Did you have trouble getting up the next morning? Maybe you had problems seeing clearly or your mind was in a fog. That was your body’s way of saying “I need sleep!”. Getting the right amount of sleep is very important. A lack of sleep can keep your body and mind from working properly. 按具体要求回答下面问题，在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息。 . What is the passage mainly about? (不多于个词)How does “human growth hormone” help a person while he sleeps? (不多于个词) What is the function of the last paragraph? (不多于个词)It’s a pumpkin-throwing contest! The rules of the competition are easy. First, the pumpkins must weigh at least eight pounds. Second, no explosives, or dangerous materials, are allowed. People come from all over the country to see the competition. Some of them take it very seriously. The people who compete in the event tend to have two things i