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1、2007年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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。AWhatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion,youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technokgy(生物技术).Withthehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongti
2、me.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents,murderandwar.Today,sleadingkillers,suchasheartdisease,cancer,andagingitself,willbecomedistantmemories.Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges,theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcanhumanslive?
3、Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Ce11s(细胞)arethebasicunitsofalllivingthings,anduntilrecently,scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells,suchasthoseofbraincells,wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween
4、2050and2100,medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso,peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans(Themedicine,madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife,willbuildnewbraincells,heartcells,andsoon-inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.Itisexcitingtoimaging
5、thattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistence,butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture.56. Accordingtothepassage,humandeathisnowmainlycausedby.A.diseasesandagingB.accidentsandwarC.accidentsandagingD.heartdiseaseandwar57. Intheauthor5sop
6、inion,todaysmostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin.A. medicineB.theInternetC.braincellsD.humanorgan58.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause.A.heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromusB. humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeathC. thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforeverD. humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine59.WecanI
7、eamfromthepassagethat.E. humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefutureF. humanshavetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnowG. muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlifeH. wehavealreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnewcellsBDanielleSteelAmerica,ssweetheartisoneofthehardestworkingwomaninthebo
8、okbusiness.Unlikeotherproductiveauthorswhowriteonebookatatime,shecanworkonuptofive.Herresearchsomebeforewritingtakesatleastthreeyears.Onceshehasfullystudiedhersubjects,readytodividedintoabook,shecanspendtwentyhoursnonstopatherdesk.DanielleSteelcomesfromNewYorkandwassenttoFranceorhereducation.Aftergr
9、aduation,heworkedinthepublicrelationsandadvertising,industries.1.atershestartedajobasawriterwhichshewasbestfitfor.Herachievementsareunbelievable:390millioncopiesofbooksinprint,nearlyfiftyNewYorkTimesbest-sellingnovels,andaseriesofuMaxandMartha,picturebooksforchildrentohelpthem.Dealwiththereal-lifepr
10、oblemofdeath,newbabiesandnewschools.Her1998bookaboutthedeathofherwasshottothetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest-sellinglistassoonasitcameout.Twenty-eightofherbookshavebeenmadeintofilm.SheislistedintheGuinnessBooksofWorldRecordsforoneofherhooksbeingtheTimesbest-sellerfor381weeksstraight.Notcontentwithabighouse
11、,alovingfamily,andaviewoftheGoldenGateBridge,DanielleSteelconsidersherreaderstobethemostimportantresource(资源)andhaskeptintouchwiththembye-mail.Whilesheisoftencomparedtotheheroines(女主人公)ofherowninvention.Herlifeisundoubtedlymuchquieter.Butifshedoeshaveanythingincommonwiththem,itisherstrengthofwilland
12、herinimitable(独特的)style.ThereisonlyoneDanielleSteel.60. DanielleSteelisdifferentfromotherwritersinthatA. shecanwriteseveralbooksatthesametimeB. sheoftendoessomeresearchbeforewritingabookC. sheisoneofthemostpopularAmericanwomenwritersD. shecankeepwritingforquitealongtimewithoutabreak61.Childrenwhohav
13、eread“MaxandMartha,picturebooksmayknowA. howtodealwithaffairsatschoolB. whattodoifMaxandMarthadieC. whattodowhennewbabiesarebornintotheirfamiliesD. howtosolvethedifficultproblemsintheirwritingclasses62.OneofDanielleSteeaachievementsisthatA. someTVplayswerebasedonherbooksB. herpicturebooksattractedal
14、otofyoungmenC. oneofherbooksbecameabest-sellerin1998D. shewrotetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords63.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatDanielleSteelA.livesanexcitinglifeB.valuesherreadersalotCMostrainforestslieclosetotheequator(wheretheclimateisoftenmildandtherearelonghoursofsunshine.Thewarmthofthelandheatsthea
15、irabove,causingittoriseandtinydropsofwatertofallasrain.Therainfallcanreachatleast98inchesayear.Thiswet,Warmworldwithplentyofsunlightisperfectforplantstogrowsothetreesgrowfastwithgreenleavesalltheyearround,Thetreesthemselvesalsohaveaneffectontheclimate.Theygatherwaterfromthesoilandpassitoutintotheair
16、throughtheirleaves.Thewetairthenformsclouds,whichhangoverthetreetopslikesmoke.Thesecloudsprotecttheforestfromthedaytimeheatandnighttimecoldofnearbydeserts,keepingtemperaturesfitforplantgrowthRainforestsslightlyfartherawayfromtheequatorremainjustaswarm,buttheyhaveadryseasonofthreemonthsormornwhenlittlerainfalls.Treeleavesfallduringthisdryseasonandnewleavesgrowwhenthewetseasonormonsoon(雨季)begins.Thustheseareasarek