Module 3
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2016·河南安阳一中高三三模)
In a room at Texas C ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hildren Cancer Center in Houston, eight－year－old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴) above her to fight her bone cancer. Over her bald head, she wore a pink hat that matched her clothes. But the third grader's cheery dressing didn't mask her pain and weary eyes.
Then a visitor showed ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) up. “Do you want to write a song？” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic keyboard, a microphone and speakers. Simran stared. “Have you ever written a poem？” Anita Kruse continued. “Well, yes，” Simran said.
Within minutes, Simra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n was reading her poem into the microphone “Some bird soaring through the sky，” she said softly. “Imagination in its head...” Anita Kruse added piano music, a few warbling (鸣，唱) birds, and finally the girl's voice. Thirty minutes later, she presented Simran with a CD of her first recorded song.
That was the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )beginning of Anita Kruse's project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. As a composer and pianist who had performed at the hospital, Kruse said that the idea of how she could help “came in one flash”．
The effect on the k ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ids has been great. One teenage girl, curling (蜷缩) in pain in her wheelchair, stood unaided to dance to a hip－hop song she had written. A 12－year－old boy with Hodgkin's disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It.
“My time with the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses，” says Anita Kruse. “But they also make you happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their CD with their families.”
Simran is now an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )active sixth grader and cancer－free. From time to time, she and her mother listen to her song, Always Remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them a shining moment in the dark hour.
语篇解读：文章主要介绍了49岁的Anita ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Kruse进行的一项名为Purple Songs Can Fly的帮助患病的病人的计划，文章中还列举了一些事例来证明这一计划的有效性。
1．Simran Jatar lay in bed in hospital because ________.
A．most of her hair had fallen out
B．she was receiving treatment for cancer
C．she felt depressed and quit from school
D．she was suffering from a pain in her back
答案：B 细节理解题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文章第一段第一句“In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight－year－old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴) above her to fight her bone cancer.”可知她患有骨癌，正在接受治疗。故B正确。
2．What do we know about Anita Kruse's project
A．It helps young patients record songs.
B．It is supported by singers and patients.
C．It aims to replace the medical treatment.
D．It offers patients chances to realize their dreams.
答案：A 细节理解题。根 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )据文章第四段第一句“That was the beginning of Anita Kruse's project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs.”可知Anita Kruse这个计划就是让那些年轻的病人写诗和录制歌曲。故A正确。
3．What does the case of a 12－year－old boy suggest
A．Most children are naturally fond of music.
B．He was brave enough to put up performance.
C．The project has positive effect on young patients.
D．Singing is the best way to treat some illnesses.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章第五段第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一句“The effect on the kids has been great.”这一计划对孩子的影响是巨大的，接下来就列举了2例子，说明作者正是想用这个例子来证明这个计划的有效性。故C正确。
4．What is probably the best title for the passage
A．Purple Songs Can Fly
B．Singing Can Improve Health
C．A Shining Moment in Life
D．A Kind Woman－Anita Kruse
答案：A 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了4 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )9岁的Anita Kruse进行的一项名为Purple Songs Can Fly的帮助患病的病人的计划，文章中还列举了一些事例来证明这一计划的有效性。故A正确。
B
(2015·河南开封市高三模拟)
My wife and I hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store. I don't think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have. They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet.
One of the clerks, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Charlie, was always wearing his glasses but he didn't one day. I asked him about it and he said they'd been out of order and that he couldn't afford a new pair. His family needed money. It was obvious that he was having a difficult time.
We wanted to help ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) him, so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan. We had his secretary contact him, asking him to come in for an eye exam for free. We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them. Although Charlie questioned what was going on, the doctor just told him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses. When we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
It was so wonderfu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l to see Charlie in his new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about. I'm sure that upon hearing his story, ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many.
语篇解读：本文是关于爱的故事。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )作者夫妇发现百货店的员工Charlie的眼镜坏了，因为没钱而无法配眼镜，作者夫妇悄悄为他配上了新眼镜，这种爱感动了Charlie，而他也在传播着这份爱。送人玫瑰，手有余香。
5．Why didn't the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day
A．It was very warm and fine.
B．His old glasses were broken.
C．His glasses were missing.
D．He forgot to wear his glasses.
答案：B 细节理解题。 根据题干关键词 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day”找到文章第二段的“he said they'd been out of order and that he couldn't afford a new pair”与B项对应。故选B。
6．From the passage, we can infer that ________.
A．Charlie was a young man with skills
B．Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses
C．Charlie didn't support his family with enough money
D．Charlie entirely accepted the money for the new glasses
答案：C 判断推理题。 根据文章第二段第三 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )句的“His family needed money. It was obvious that he was having a difficult time”推断是Charlie没有足够的钱养活家人。故选C。
7．The underlin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed word “waived” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A．gave up B．took up
C．cut down D．put off
答案：A 词义猜测题。gave up“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )放弃”；took up“开始做某事，从事”；cut down“砍下，缩减”；put off“推迟”。根据文章第三段最后一句话中的“the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses和前文的the doctor was touched by our idea”推断应是医生被作者夫妇的主意所感动，免去了检查费并且眼镜的价格只收一半。故选A。
8．Which of the following could be the best title for the passage
A．The Wonderful Feeling of Helping others
B．Customers' Gift to an Employee
C．A Friendly Clerk—Charlie
D．A New Pair of Glasses
答案：B 主旨大意题。The Wond ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )erful Feeling of Helping others“帮助别人的美妙感觉”；Customers' Gift to an Employee“顾客给雇工的礼物”；A Friendly Clerk—Charlie“一个友好的员工—Charlie”；A New Pair of Glasses“一副新眼镜”。通读全文，并根据文章最后一段中的关键词gift判断选B。
Ⅱ.完形填空
It was Mother's Day ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five－year－old son, Tenyson. As we were __1__， we realized that only minutes earlier an __2__ woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground.__3__ was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. __4__， a lot of people stopped to help out.
__5__ we were walking ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )towards the scene, Tenyson became very__6__ about what had happened to the elderly couple. He __7__ to me, “Mom, it's not much fun falling over in front of __8__.” Seeing that there was a flower stall(摊位)at the front of the supermarket, he added, “Why shouldn't we __9__ the lady a flower It will make her feel better.” I was __10__ that he'd come up with this __11__ idea. So we went over and told the flower seller __12__ we wanted. “Just take it，” she replied. “I __13__ take your money for such a wonderful __14__.”
By now medical sta ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ff had arrived, and were __15__ the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman's husband and I told him it was __16__ my son. At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, “You have a __17__ son. Happy Mother's Day to you.”
The man bent down a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. __18__ being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with __19__ in her eyes and gave him a little __20__.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。在母亲节与五岁的儿子购物时，偶遇了一个事故，一位女士摔倒而受伤，儿子想买花来安慰受伤的老人。
1．A.leaving B．driving
C．moving D．stopping
答案：A 由上下句意可知我们要离开时，有人受伤了。leave“离开”，符合句意。drive“驾驶”；move“移动”；stop“停止”。
2．A.injured B．awkward
C．honest D．elderly
答案：D 由下文the elderly people提示可知D项正确。
3．A.Her husband B．My son
C．The crowd D．The seller
答案：A 由下文可知是一对老夫妇，因此陪在身边的应该是她的丈夫。
4．A.Specifically B．Particularly
C．Interestingly D．Fortunately
答案：D 由下一句话可知，老人摔倒后， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )很多人停下来帮忙，故选“幸运的”是(fortunately)；specially“专门地”；particular“尤其、特别地”；interestingly“有趣的是”。
5．A.If B．Since
C．While D．Unless
答案：C 句意：正当我们向事故地 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )点走去时，while“当……时候”，符合上下句意。if“如果”；since“从……以来”；unless“除非”。
6．A.guilty B．curious
C．angry D．worried
答案：D 由上文可知孩子想安慰老人， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )故他担心老人。be worried about“对……担心”；guilty“内疚”；curious“好奇的”；angry“生气的”。
7．A.complained B．said
C．lied D．responded
答案：B 从后面的引号可知是孩子说的话，故say正确。complain“抱怨”；lie“说谎”；respond“回答”。
8．A.no one B．someone
C．everyone D．anyone
答案：C 由上下句意可知老人在超市门口 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )摔倒，故在公共场合，在所有人面前。everyone“每个人、所有人”；no one“没人”；someone“某人”；anyone“任何人”。
9．A.lend B．bring
C．leave D．buy
答案：D 由上文there ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) was a flower stall“有一个卖花的摊位”可知去买花。buy“买”；lend“借”；bring“带来”；leave“离开”。
10．A.amazed B．shocked
C．puzzled D．concerned
答案：A 对于五岁的孩子 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )提出这样一个想法，母亲感到惊讶。amazed“感到惊讶的”；shocked“震惊的”；puzzled“迷惑的”；concerned“担心的”。
11．A.wise B．sweet
C．innocent D．crazy
答案：B sweet“甜的，悦耳的”；w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ise“明智的”；innocent“无辜的”；crazy“疯狂的”，结合语境可知“悦耳的”最合适。
12．A.which B．when
C．what D．whether
答案：C what引导宾语从句，且在从句中充当宾语。
13．A.must not B．can't
C．may not D．needn't
答案：B 由下文可知孩子买花是一件wond ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )erful的事情，故店主是不会收钱的。can't“不能，做不到”；must not“表示禁止”；may not“或许不”；needn't“没有必要”。
14．A.scene B．habit
C．flower D．deed
答案：D 由上下文可知小孩买花是善举，故用deed“行为，行动”；scene“场景”；habit“习惯”；flower“花朵”。
15．A.checking with B．looking after
C．operating on D．praying for
答案：B 由前一句可知医疗队已经到达，可推 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )知在照看老人。look after“照料”； check with“与……相符”；operate on“动手术”；pray for“祈祷”。
16．A.from B．to
C．with D．about
答案：A 由句意可知花是儿子送的。from表示出处，“来自”。
17．A.respectful B．cheerful
C．successful D．wonderful
答案：D 由老人表示感谢可 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )知老人是赞扬儿子，故用wonderful“极好的”；respectful“尊重的”；cheerful“快乐的”；successful“成功的”。
18．A.Out of B．Regardless of
C．Thanks to D．As to
答案：B 由句意可知老人不顾自 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )己的重伤，依然充满爱意的看着孩子。regardless of“不管，不顾”；out of“出于”；thanks to“幸亏”；as to“关于”。
19．A.love B．hope
C．pity D．pain
答案：A 由上文可知老人被孩子的行为感动了，故充满爱意最合适。love“爱”；hope“希望”；pity“可惜”；pain“痛苦”。
20．A.idea B．money
C．smile D．comfort
答案：C and连接应为并列的含义，由 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )前面的love可推知smile微笑正确。idea“想法”；money“钱”；comfort“安慰”。
Ⅲ.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
MondaySunny
We were playing o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n the playground while Lily fell down and hurt her leg badly.We were all worried about her.One of the boy carried her on the back to the clinic immediate.
It was turned ou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t that her right leg was broken and he had to stay in the hospital.In the following days，we went to visit her with flowers and fruits.Seeing her lying in bed with the leg wrapping in bandages，we felt sorry for her and hoped that she will recover soon.Last week，when we heard that she returned home，we brought our notes but helped her make up the classes she had missed.Seeing this，she was moved to tears.It is our friendship that cheer us up when we are in trouble.
答案：
MondaySunny
We were playing on ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the playground Lily fell down and hurt her leg badly.We were all worried about her.One of the carried her on the back to the clinic .
It was turned out ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) that her right leg was broken and had to stay in the hospital.In the following days，we went to visit her with flowers and fruits.Seeing her lying in bed with the leg in bandages，we felt sorry for her and hoped that she recover soon.Last week，when we heard that she returned home，we brought our notes helped her make up the classes she had missed.Seeing this，she was moved to tears.It is our friendship that us up when we are in trouble.Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the Cinema
I. 单项填空
1．He often________his daughter of the danger of making friends online.
A．realizes B．warns
C．persuades D．remembers
答案 B [句意：他经常提醒女儿网上交 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )友的危险。warn sb of sth “警告某人某事”；persuade sb (not) to do sth “说服某人(不)做某事”。]
2．We can't________on the ground to sleep.We have to squat.
A．lie B．lay C．stay D．wait
答案 A [考查动词辨析。lie“躺，说谎” ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )；lay“放，下蛋”；stay“暂住，逗留”；wait“等待”。句意：我们不能躺在地上睡觉，我们只能蹲着。]
3．He couldn't________the fact that the money was found in his house.
A．answer for B．leave for
C．account for D．care for
答案 C [句意：他不能解释在 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )他房子里找到钱的事实。answer for“对……负责”；leave for“动身前往”；care for“关心，照顾，喜欢”，皆不符合题意。account for“解释，说明”。]
4．Don't________any excuse for your failing in the exam this time.We won't believe you.
A．put up B．show up
C．make up D．keep up
答案 C [句意：不要为这次 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )考试不及格编造借口。我们不会相信的。由句意可知要用make up表示“编造(借口)”。put up“举起，支起”；show up“出现”；keep up“保持”。]
5．________to carry out ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the plan in time, they will make careful preparations.
A．Determine B．Having been determined
C．Determined D．Being determined
答案 C [句意：决心要及时实施计划，他们 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )会做周密的准备。determined“有决心的”，为形容词，表示主语的状态。determine为动词，A、B、D三项皆为其动词用法，故都排除。]
6．—Will you go to Hangzhou for a holiday this summer
—No, I won't.________，I have no money.Besides，it's too hot.
A．To start with B．As a result
C．On the contrary D．In other words
答案 A [to start with意为“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )首先，第一”。as a result意为“因此”；on the contrary意为“相反地”；in other words意为“换句话说”。句意：“今年夏天你去杭州度假吗？”“不去。首先，我没钱，此外天太热。”根据句中besides的提示可知选A。]
7．I found Jane________at the desk，________her homework carefully.
A．seated；doing B．sitting；does
C．be seated；does D．sit；do
答案 A [句意：我发现简坐在 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )桌旁认真地做她的家庭作业。seat与其逻辑主语Jane之间是被动关系，故用seated作宾补；doing her homework carefully是现在分词短语作伴随状语。]
8．The film Pandamen___ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )_____2030, when the world is under threat of two people who are trying to control people's minds.
A．is set in B．set in
C．sets in D．is setting in
答案 A [句意：电影《熊 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )猫人》以2030年为背景，当时世界面临两个人的威胁，他们试图控制人们的思想。be set in“以……为背景”，符合句子结构。]
9．Mr. Wang，__ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )______to experience different cultures, set off for Africa last week.
A．to determine B．determining
C．determined D．being determined
答案 C [句意：下决心去体验不同文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )化的王先生上周已经起程去了非洲。be determined to do sth“下决心做某事”；此处用过去分词短语作定语，修饰主语Mr. Wang。]
10．The story is so descriptive—I feel as if I ________there.
A．would be B．were
C．am D．have been
答案 B [考查虚拟语气。根据句意“这个 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )故事如此生动，我感觉好像身临其境一样”可知，空处是对现在事实的虚拟，故谓语动词用were，答案选B项。]
11．I found Jane________at the desk，________her homework carefully.
A．seated；doing B．sitting；does
C．be seated；does D．sit；do
答案 A 句意为：我发现简坐在桌旁 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )认真地做家庭作业。seat与其逻辑主语Jane之间是被动关系，故用seated作宾补；doing her homework carefully是现在分词短语作伴随状语。
12．Mr Chen devote ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d himself entirely to teaching and it earned him a good________in his field.
A．reputation B．expectation
C．impression D．knowledge
答案 A 由前一分句“陈先 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )生全身心地投入教学”可知，“这使他在这一领域中赢得了好名声(reputation)”。expectation期望；impression印象；knowledge知识。
13．After finding ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) out what had caused the mistake，Bob was________that the same mistake would not be repeated.
A．determined B．frightened
C．interested D．disappointed
答案 A 由题意“弄清楚是什么引起那 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )个错误后，鲍勃决心不再犯同样的错误”可知，determined符合语境。frightened害怕的；interested感兴趣的；disappointed失望的。
14．My friend told ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )me that many factories in his city________to close down because of increasing costs.
A．have been forced B．have forced
C．had been forced D．had forced
答案 C factories与force之间为被动关系，且force表示的动作发生在主句谓语动词told所表示的动作之前，故选C项。
15．—Can I speak to Mr Wang，please
—________.I’ll call him to the phone.
A．Get a move on B．Hang on a minute
C．That’s a good point D．I don’t get it
答案 B 由问句及答语中的I’ll ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) call him to the phone可知，答话人将去找王先生接电话，故Hang on a minute(稍等一下)符合语境。Get a move on快点儿；That’s a good point你说得对；I don’t get it我不明白。
II. 阅读理解
The ancient South ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )American Nasca civilization may have caused its own demise by clear cutting huge swaths of forest, a new study has found.
The Nasca are bes ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t known for leaving behind large Nazca Lines carved into the surface of the vast, empty desert plain that lies between the Peruvian towns of Nazca and Palpa.Though the Lines have caused many interpretations, including the suggestion that they were created by aliens, most scholars now think they were sacred pathways that Nasca people followed during their ancient ceremonies.
The civiliza ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tion disappeared mysteriously around 1，500 years ago, after apparently prospering during the first half of the first millennium A．D. in the valleys of south coastal Peru.Scientists have previously suggested a massive El Nino event caused the Nasca's demise, but new research suggests that deforestation may have also played an important role.David Beresford Jones from the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the U．K.'s Cambridge University gathered plant remains in the lower Ica Valley.Based on this evidence and plant samples collected by co researcher Alex Chepstow Lusty of the French Institute of Andean Studies in Lima, the scientists found that the Nasca cleared huge areas of forest to make way for agriculture.The native huarango tree, which once covered what is now a desert area, was gradually replaced by crops such as cotton and maize.
This tree was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a crucial part of the desert's fragile ecosystem, serving to enhance soil fertility and moisture and help hold the Nasca's narrow, vulnerable irrigation channels in place.
Eventually, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )people cut down so many trees that they reached a tipping point at which the arid ecosystem was damaged, the researchers found.At this point a major El Nino event likely occurred.Without the huarango cover, when El Nino did strike, the river down cut into its floodplain, Nasca irrigation systems were damaged and the area became unworkable for agriculture.
Notes：
①swath n．狭长的条或片 ②alien n．外星人 ③deforestation n．滥伐 ④arid adj.干旱的
1．The underlined ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )word “demise”in the first paragraph can be best replaced by________．
A．disappearance B．distribution
C．expansion D．realization
2．Most scholars no ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )w believe the Nasca carved the Nazca Lines to________．
A．protect themselves against aliens
B．direct their daily activities
C．make a record of their life
D．make pathways for them to follow during their ancient rituals
3．The huarango tree was important to the Nasca because________．
A．it was the only plant growing in the desert area
B．in provided building materials to the Nasca
C．it acted as a protection to the arid ecosystem
D．it grew side by side with crops of the Nasca
4．What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．The Nasca irrigation system was too vulnerable.
B．The El Nino effect was more serious without the huarango cover.
C．It's the big flood that killed the Nasca people.
D．Deforestation caused an El Nino event to happen.
5．We can conclude from the passage that________．
A．the Nasca destroyed their own civilization to a large extent
B．the arid ecosystem caused the Nasca civilization to disappear
C．scientist are not quite sure why the Nasca civilization disappeared
D．El Nino was the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) only cause of the disappearance of the Nasca civilization
【语篇解读】 对于南美洲古代Nasca文明为什么会消失，人们有种种推测，但最新的研究发现，滥伐森林也是导致其灭亡的重要原因。
1．A [词义理解题。从后文可判断，文章探讨的是古代Nasca文明消失的原因，文章第一段点明，其灭亡是因为纳斯卡人对森林的滥砍滥伐。]
2．D [细节理解题。从文章第二段最后一句可知，纳斯卡人在空旷的沙地上画一些大而长的线，作为他们宗教活动的路线图。]
3．C [细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段可知，这种树对当时的地质环境非常重要，具有保护生态系统的作用。]
4．B [推理判断题。文章最后一段提到，没有植被了，当厄尔尼诺爆发的时候，洪水就会泛滥，这说明植被的重要性。]
5．A [推理判断题。从文章第一段以及最后一段都可获得答案，纳斯卡人滥砍森林，自己毁灭了当时的文明。]
III. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
There is an English ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) saying：“__1__”Until recently, few people took the saying seriously.Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body.__2__
Tests were carri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed out to study the effects of laughter on the body.People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles.It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise.__3__If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body.In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs.The group that tolerated (忍耐)the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program.__4__
__5__They have found ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
A．Laughter can prolong one's life.
B．As a result of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients' condition by encouraging them to laugh.
C．The reason why ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.
D．It increas ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing；it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.
E．Although laug ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hter helps cure the disease, doctors still cannot put this theory into clinic practice.
F．Laughter is the best medicine.
G．They have found that laughter really can improve people's health.
【语篇解读】 笑是世界上最好的良药，笑的好处如此之多以致我们没有理由拒绝大笑，那么就快乐地迎接每一天吧。
1．F [通读下文可知文章说的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )是笑对一个人的好处多多。尤其后面提出这是站在医学的角度来说的，所以选择F项。A项表述正确，但是没有全面概括本文的中心。]
2．G [上一句话的begun t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o look into laughter and the effects和本项的have found that laughter really can improve people's health吻合，也引出了下一段的论证结果。]
3．D [上一句话的similar ef ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )fects to physical exercise的表现就是本项提到的increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing；it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet。]
4．C [上一句话的tolera ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ted(忍耐)the pain和本项的reduce pain seems to be吻合，说明上一句是结果，紧接着给出的就是对这个结果的解释。]
5．B [本项的hold laught ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er clinics in which they help to improve their patients' condition和下一句话的their patients吻合。]
IV. 短文改错
There was a man Ted who loved his wife deeply.He wanted to buy a present for his wife.So he went to the town and looked around some jewellery .Because of—— his wife had always wanted a diamond necklace，he decided to buy her this time.Going into a store，he asked the saleswoman show him a diamond necklace.“How much is it？” he asked.“Two thousand dollars，” replied the saleswoman.It was expensive for him that he asked for cheaper one.The saleswoman passed him one cost one thousand dollars.“Anything cheaper？” the man.So he was shown one costing five hundred dollars.But it was still too expensive for him.“Anything really cheaper？” asked the man.The saleswoman gave him a mirror.“It’s ten dollars.I guess it’s enough.” said the saleswoman.
