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四、阅读理解
36、 回答36-55题
You know that pearls grow inside oysters, but would you ever think to look for diamonds inside an ostrich ? Well, a hunter once shot an ostrich and discovered, to his great surprise, that the big bird had swallowed a bunch of diamonds．How could such a strange thing happen?
Like many other birds, the ostrich swallows small stones that stay inside its " gizzard．" The gizzard is a bird's second stomach．It is where the food is ground up．The small stones help to grind up the food so it can be digested．They do the chewing, because birds don't have teeth．In the case of the ostrich with the diamonds, the bird simply had expensive taste in rocks．He used the diamonds to help digest his dinner．Diamonds and stones aren't all that an ostrich will swallow．If there are no stones around, it willeat just about anything．Sadly for ostriches in zoos this can be a fatal habit．The tendency to swallow anything it sees has caused the death of many an ostrich．Cruel or careless people often throw things into the bird's living space．They throw keys, coins, even large objects such as horseshoes．The ostrich swallows them without hesitation．Coins can be the worst．Inside the ostrich they wear down to a razor sharp edge．They will cut open the bird's gizzard from the inside．One young zoo ostrich died with 484 coins, weighing more than eight pounds, in its gizzard．

Ostriches eat stones because they don't have________
A．enough food
B．bird seed
C．teeth
D．diamonds


37、 The ostrich is not smart enough to________
A．digest its own food
B．eat only diamonds
C．avoid eating harmful objects
D．escape from the zoo


38、 The phrase "they do the chewing" makes the rocks seem as though they are________
A．important
B．alive
C．dangerous
D．uncomfortable


39、 "Fatal" is another word for________
A．foolish
B．careless
C．deadly
D．cruel

40、回答40-59题
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded every year for a novel written by a writer from the　Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and it aims to represent the very best in contemporary　fiction．The prize was originally called the Booker-McConnell Prize, which was the name of the　company that sponsored it, though it was better-known as simply the "Booker Prize"．In 2002, the Man Group became the sponsor and they chose the new name, keeping "Booker"．Publishers can submit books for consideration for the prize, but the judges can also ask for books to be submitted they think should be included．Firstly, the Advisory Committee give advice if there have been any changes to the rules for the prize and selects the people who will judge the books．The judging panel changes every year and usually a person is only a judge once．Great efforts are made to ensure that the judging panel is balanced in terms of gender and professions within the industry, so that a writer, a critic, an editor and an academic are chosen along with a well-known person from wider society．However, when the panel of judges has been finalized, they are left to make their own decisions without any further involvement or interference from the prize sponsor．The Man Booker judges include critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent quality of the prize and its influence is such that the winner will almostcertainly see the sales increase
considerably, in addition to the ￡ 50,000 that comes with the prize．

The Man group________
A．was forced to keep the name "Booker"
B．decided to include the name "Booker"
C．decided to keep the name "Booker-McConnell"
D．decided to use only the name "Booker"


41、 Who advises on changes to the rules?
A．The sponsors．
B．The judging panel．
C．The advisory panel．
D．Publishers．


42、
The judging panel ________
A．doesn't include women
B．includes only women
C．in only chosen from representatives of the industry
D．includes someone from outside the industry


43、
The consistent quality of the prize________
A．is guaranteed by the prize money
B．is guaranteed by the gender of the judges
C．is guaranteed by the make-up of the panel of judges
D．is guaranteed by the increase in sales of the winner

44、回答44-63题
People need to be active to be healthy．Our modern lifestyle and all the conveniences we've　become used to have made us keep a long time sitting, such as sitting around in front of the TV or the computer, riding in the car for even a short trip to the store and using elevators instead of stairs．That's dangerous for our health．Physical inactivity is as dangerous to our health as smoking!
Add up your activities during the day in periods of at least 10 minutes each．Start slowly ．．．and　build up．If you're already doing some light activities move up to more moderate ones．A little is good, but more is better if you want to achieve health benefits．Scientists say accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity every day to stay healthy or improve your health．Time needed depends on effort -- as you progress to moderate activities, you can cut down to thirty minutes, four days a week．Physical activity doesn't have to be very hard to improve your health．This goal can be reached by building physical activities into your daily routine．Just add up in periods of at least ten minutes each throughout the day．After three months of regular physical activity, you will notice a difference --people often say getting started is the hardest part．

Nowadays people________
A．are less active than in the past
B．are more active than in the past
C．are as active as they used to be
D．are as inactive as they used to be


45、 Time needed for physical activity depends on________
A．health
B．effort
C．money
D．creation

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