第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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　　Nearly a thousand people laugh heartily together for jalf an hour every morning in a park in Shenzhen.The Guangzhou Daily took a closer look at those happy people.
　　They are members of a group named Laughing Club,and when they get together,all they do is laugh.
　　Zheng Lixin,the fouder of the club and regarded as the "laugh leader",told the paper that laughing does him a lot of good.He started after he read some advice in a book and tried giggling afer quarrelling with his wife to relax.
　　After laughing for a few days,Zhang found himself more outgoing and relaxed.Soon his wife joined him,bringing the family more laughter and less bickering.
　　When he got to know a kind of "laughing yoga(瑜珈)" is good for the health,Zhang went to Bomday to learn from locals and developed what he learned into more than 30 ways of laughing.
　　The "lion bellow"is to shout with the fingers outstretched(伸开) near the ears.There is the "open mouth laugh".The "bow-pulling laugh",the "welcoming laugh" and evenn the "quarrelling laugh",with different arm movements of laugh style.
　　The "laugh movement" swept over Shenzhen in a matter of months,attracting tens of thousands of people to join,and has been followed in nearby cities such as Guangzhou.
　　Every morning at the lakefront and at 8 p.m.on every Monday,Wednesday and Friday at the mountain peak square in Linadhua Mountain Park,club members gather to laugh and shout loudly.
　　56.From the first paragraph we know that________.
　　A.the Guangzhou Daily is the source of the information
　　B.those happy people come from the Guangzhou Daily
　　C.there is a Guangzhou Daily office near the Laughing Club
　　D.the Guangzhou Daily supported the laughing movement
　　57.Which of the underlined words has a meaning similar to "laughing""
　　A.B.C.D.
　　58.What is the "lion bellow"?
　　A.It's a kind of "laughing yoga".
　　B.It's a bombay style of laughing.
　　C.It's one of the 30 ways of laughing.
　　D.It's not among the 30 ways of laughing.
　　59.What's the idea expressed by the last two paragraphs?
　　A.The Laughing Club is getting larger.
　　B.The laugh movement is becoming popular.
　　C.The laughing is done only in parks.
　　D.Lianhua Mountain Park also has a lake in it.

　　The plan: turn Mars into a blue world with streams and green fields, and then fill it with creatures (生物) from the earth. This idea may sound like something from a science fiction (科幻小说), but it is actually being taken seriously by many researchers.

　　This suggested future for the “red planet” will be the main topic for discussion at an international conference hosted by NASA (美国宇航局) this week. Leading researchers as well as science fiction writers will attend the event. It comes as NASA is preparing a multi?billion?dollar Mars research programme. “Turning Mars into a little earth has long been a topic in science fiction,”said Dr Michael Meyer, NASA’s senior scientist for astrobiology (太空生物学). “Now, with scientists exploring the reality, we can ask what are the real possibilities of changing Mars.”

  Most scientists agree that Mars could be turned into a little earth, although much time and money would be needed to achieve this goal.

　　But many experts are shocked by the idea. “We are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed and now we are talking about ruining another planet,” said Paul Murdin, of the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK. Over the past months, scientists have become increasingly confident they will find Martian life forms. Europe and America’s robot explorers have found proof that water, mixed with soil, exists in large amounts on the planet.

  In addition, two different groups of scientists announced on March 28 that they had found signs of methane (甲烷) in the Martian atmosphere (大气). The gas is a waste product of living creatures and could be produced by microbes (微生物) living in the red planet’s soil.

　　But scientists such as Dr Lisa Pratt, a biologist at Indiana University, say that these microbes will be put in danger by the little earth project. “Before we have even discovered if there is life on Mars, we are talking about carrying out projects that would destroy all these native lifeforms, all the strange microbes that we hope to find buried in the soil,” said Dr Pratt. This view is shared by Monica Grady, a planetary scientist at the Natural History Museum, London. “We cannot risk starting a global experiment that would wipe out the precious information we are looking for.” she said， “This is just wrong.”

5. The passage is about________.

A. a plan turning Mars into a little earth

B. the necessity of changing Mars

C. Mars supporting life

D. finding water in the Mars

6. Which of the following is NOT the reason why some scientists are against the plan?

A. The project would wipe out all the native lifeforms on the Mars.

B. The project will cost too much money and work.

C. We would ruin Mars.

D. We are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed. 

7. We can infer from the passage that________.

A. water is a crucial factor for life

B. the project will have little effect on the native lifeforms supposed to live on the Mars

C. Monica Grady is in favour of carrying out the little earth project

D. the idea turning Mars into a little earth is nothing but a science fiction

8. Which of the following supports the conclusion of microbes living in the Mars’s soil?

A. Scientists found liquid water in the Mars.

B. Scientists found signs of methane in the Martian atmosphere.

C. Scientists found a lot of good soil on the Mars.

D. Scientists found some creatures living on the Mars.

People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hun??ted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or per??haps human beings have always wanted to tell stories accord??ing to pictures.

About 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet(字母表).

The Egyptians used to record information and to tell sto??ries by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was bur??ied. Some of these pictures are like modem comic-strip sto??ries. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic-strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.  

By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area a-round the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.

These days we can write down a story, or record informa??tion, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the streets, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pic??tures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.

6. Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because ________.

A. the hunters wanted to see the pictures  B. the painters were animal lovers

C. the painters wanted to show imagination D. the pictures were thought to be helpful

7.The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that ________.  

A. the former was easy to write         B. there were fewer signs in the former

C. the former was easy to pronounce    D. each sign stood for only one sound

8. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet.

B. The Egyptians liked to write comic-strip stories.

C. The Roman alphabet was developed from the Egyptian one.

D. The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyp??tians.

9. In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures　__________.

A. should be made comprehensible         B. should be made interesting

C. are of much use in our life             D. are disappearing from our life

Scientists have revealed（展示）the 10 commandments（法则）for a long and happy life. And the rules even allow for sunbathing, drinking alcohol and eating chocolate.

　 The first rule, as published in the New Scientist magazine, is to enjoy yourself.

　 Married

　 Second on the list is remaining sociable, with a happy marriage and good family life being essential for health.

　 Studies have shown that marriage can add as much as seven years to a man’s life and two years to a woman’s life.

　 A Drink

　 So called vices like wine, partying and chocolate provide the fourth rule, with countless studies showing that a little of what you fancy does you good rather than harm.

　 Work Your Brain

　 The fifth rule says that you should exercise your brain to stay active.

　 Last month scientists at Cambridge University said puzzles could help prevent a range of conditions, from depression to schizophrenia（精神分裂症）.

　 Knitting, doing crosswords or just walking also help.

　 See the Doctor

　 It’s simple really. If you’re sick, get treatment fast .

　 Eat Healthily

　 As is well-known, you are what you eat.

　 Scientists have recommended that the low-fat, high-fiber Mediterranean diet is a model for healthy eating and a long life.

　 High in fruit and vegetables, the diet also uses beans ,breads and cereals.

　 Small amounts of meat and moderate amounts of fish are also eaten.

　 Take Risks

　 Rule eight urges people to put more excitement into their lives.

　 Intellectual challenges, traveling, or learning a new language can all　　　 .

　 Embrace Technology

　 Rule nine advises those seeking a long life to embrace new technologies.

　 Be Happy

　 Rule ten is that you should smile and feel happier in life.

　 Research showed that older men with an optimistic（乐观的）attitude towards life were only half as likely to suffer from cardio-vascular disease（心血管疾病）as those whose world view was more negative.（悲观的）

1. What’s the best title of the passage ?(Please answer within 10 words.)

2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

　 Everybody knows that good health depends on a good diet.

3. Please fill in the blank in Rule 8 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

4. Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you ?Why ?(Please answer within 30 words .)

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

Eat a variety of foods ，especially fruits and vegetables. You may have a favorite food， but the best choice is to eat a variety. If you eat different foods，you are more likely to get the nutrients your body needs. Some foods, such as green vegetables, are more pleasing when you get older. Shoot for five servings of fruits and vegetables a day — two fruits and three vegetables.

　 Drink water and milk most often. When you’re really thirsty, cold water is the NO.1 choice. Kids need calcium to grow strong bones, and milk is a great source of this mineral. How much do kids need? About 800 milligrams each day if you’re 6 to 8 and 1,300 milligrams if you’re 9 to older .But try to limit sugary drinks, like sodas, juice cocktails, and fruit punches. They contain a lot of added sugar. Sugar just adds calories, not important nutrients.

Listen to your body.

      Whatever you eat, moderation6) is most important. What does it feel like to be full? When you're eating, notice how your body feels. Sometimes, people eat too much because they don't notice when they need to stop eating. ___________ can make you feel uncomfortable, and over a period of time, it can lead to unhealthy weight gain.  So remember to feed your body with the right amount of foods all the time. Avoid overeating, especially when you are eating with your friends, in which case it is most likely that overeating will happen.       

Limit screen time. What’s screen time? It’s the amount of time you spend watching TV, DVDs, and videos, playing handheld computer games, and using the computer. The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time available for active activities, like basketball, bike riding, and swimming. Try to spend more than 2 hours a day on screen time.

　 Get rid of bad habits.

Getting rid of bad habits like smoking and drinking alcohol is also an important way to keep healthy. Smoking and drinking alcohol injure one's health a great deal, and therefore should be given up. Unfortunately few people follow this advice. It is better to try and give up these things or at least do them less.

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1. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

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2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Eating as many as kinds of foods as possible can get the necessary nutrients.

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3. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

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4. Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)

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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

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