26、 根据以下内容回答26-45题：
Let US take a look at the chief thing in the story—the human body itself．A human body appears to be rather soft and delicate，compared with that of a wild animal，but it is actually surprisingly strong．Indeed，its very softness and looseness are an advantage；it makes man good at moving about and falling about in safety．Man is the most skillful in movement of all living things of his own size，because he can do so many different things with his limbs．Man’s games show how he can control his own body．No other land creature can swim as skillfully as man；none has such varied grace；very few live as long as he；none is so strong in its natural resistance to disease．Therefore man has a great advantage in his battle against the risks of damage and death that threaten him．It is difficult to kill him as long as he is fed and in good health．Yet every day thousands of people die needlessly，even though man is naturally strong，because of those two killers，disease and starvation，with the battle．
Old age?No one can live forever，so one might’suppose that quite a large number of oldpeople would come to the end of their days every year．There is，however，another thing to re-member．During the time it has taken you to read this page，a considerable number of babies have been born somewhere in the wodd—one is born every one and a quarter seconds!Of these babies，one group can be expected to have a good long life of about seventy years，because they were lucky enough to be born in countries where living standards are high．
The deadliest of all killers are starvation and disease．We cannot be content until we have mastered them．To do so is one of the most important tasks of our times．
The softness and looseness of man’s body are an advantage because it__________ ．
A．makes him strong
B．makes him resistant to diseases
C．helps him to avoid injury
D．keeps him in good health


27、 The words“varied grace”refer to man’s__________ ．
A．softness and delicacy
B．ability to swim well
C．strength
D．ability to perform much different movement easily and skillfully


28、 Why is the word“different”in italics?
A．Because it is not important
B．To make it easier to read
C．To make it clear to see
D．For’emphasis


29、 The sentence that could be considered the topic sentence begins with__________ ．
A．Let US take a look
B．A human body appears to be
C．Indeed，it is very softness
D．Man iS the most skillful


30、What，according to the writer，is one of the most important tasks of our time?
A．To keep people from agin9．
B．To practice birth．contr01．
C．To make people still stronger．
D．To do away with starvation and disease．


31、根据以下内容回答31-50题：
In the United States，it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning.If you telephone him early in the day，while he is shaving or having breakfast，the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention．The same mean-ing is attached to telephone calls made after l l：00 P．m．If someone receives a call during sleeping hours，he assumes it's a matter of life ot death．The time chosen for the call communi-cares has its importance．
In social life，time plays a very important part ineveryday life．In the U．S．A．guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four davs before the party date．But it is not true in all countries．In other areas of the world，it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten．The meaning of time differs in dif-ferent Darts of the wodd．Thus，misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differentlv．Promptness is valued highly in American life．If people are not prompt，they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible．In the U．S．no one would think of keep-ing a business associate waiting for an hour，it would be too impolite．A person who is 5 mi-nutes late．he wm say a few words of explaination，though perhaps he will not complete the sentence
“The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11：00 P．m…”Here “attached”means
A．taken
B．drawn
C．given
D．shown


32、Supposing one wants to make a telephone call at dawn，this would mean__________ ．
A．the matter is important
B．the matter is somewhat important
C．the matter requires immediate attention
D．it is a matter of life and death


33、According to this passage，time plays an important role in__________ ．
A．everyday life
B．school life
C．communications
D．private life


34、The best title for this passage is__________ ．
A．The Voices of Time
B．The Importance of Time
C．The Importance of．an Announcement
D．Time and Tide Wait for No Man


35、According to the passage，the author of the article may agree to which of the following statements?
A．It is appropriate to send your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party date in U．S．A．
B．It may be appropriate to send your invitation to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in some cultures．
C．It is best for one to make telephone calls at night because it costs much less．
D．If one is less than 5 minutes late，he has to make a short apology．