In total, 841 people, _______ China's first astronaut Yang Liwei and shooting gold medalist Xu Haifeng, will carry the torch ______ turn in Beijing after the relay finishes its leg in the   quake-battered Sichuan Province.

A．included; in               B．included; by            C．including; by            D．including; in

　　New York China's Yao Ming leads Lakers center Sharquill O'Neal in voting for the National Basketball Association All-star Game to be played on February 9 in Atlanta．

　　After the first two rounds of fan voting, the Houston rookie (新秀) leads all centers with 841,393 votes, more than 158,000 votes over O'Neal．

　　Yao, the first overall pick in last year's NBA entry draft, also ranks fourth overall in the latest reports released on Thursday．

　　O'Neal, of the three-time NBA championship Lakers, missed the first 12 games of the season while recovering from toe surgery．

　　Yao, who has had a shining rookie season so far, may have also benefited from new voting procedures．This season marks the first time that fans can go online and vote in Chinese．

　　Carter, Toronto Raptors forward, has been sidelined for most of the season with a left knee strain but has 871, 189 votes．He is second overall in the fan ball voting, trailing only Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who has 958,695．

(Agencies via Xinhua)

1．This message is probably taken from________．

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2．O'Neal has got about ________ votes．

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3．The way to vote for All-star Game players ________．

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A．remains the same as before

B．changes because of Yao Ming

C．changes because of China

D．changes because of O'Neal

4．How many NBA stars are mentioned in the passage?

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Scientists already have suggested that eating chocolate may make you happy．Now they say men who indulge (沉溺) in chocolate may live longer．A study of 7,841 Harvard male graduates found that chocolate and candy eaters—regardless of how voracious (贪婪) their appetite for candies—live almost a year longer than those who never eat any candies.

    The researchers said they don’t know why this is．They guess, however, that antioxidants present in chocolate may have a health benefit．Scientists have．found that chocolate contains phenols before．The scientists stress their findings are preliminary (初步的), and other experts warn that the research does not prove the results can be attributed to (归功于) the antioxidants．In the study, those who ate a “moderate” amount of sweets—allowing themselves only one to three candy bars a month—got the most desirable effect, having a 36 percent lower risk of death compared with non-candy eaters．Although they got a worse effect than the moderates, the more ardent (激烈的) sweets eaters still live longer than those who had given up candy in their lives, with a 16 percent decreased risk of death.

1．According to the passage, some scientists found________ from the study mentioned in the passage.

A．the more candies a man eats the longer he may live

B．those who ate a moderate amount of candies had a lower risk of death than the non-eaters

C．antioxidants in chocolate had a health benefit to men

D．phenols is contained in chocolate

2．What is not mentioned in the passage?

A．why scientists carried out the study

B．the result of the study

C．the number of people studied by the scientists

D．whether it is beneficial for men to eat chocolates

3．According to the passage, scientists are certain that ________.

A．eating more chocolates can make man live longer

B．it’s wise of men to eat candies rather than refuse to eat them

C．phenols is beneficial to man’s health

D．chocolate contains antioxidants

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Quick Reference Index (索引) 

56. Where can you find information on elephants?

       A. On Pages 517-528                   B. On Pages 529-615  

C. On Pages 616-619                   D. On Pages 493-496

57. If you want to know more about Chinese film star Jackie Chen, where should you begin

your search?

       A. POSTAL INFORMATION on pages 1033-1039

       B. ACTORS & ACTRESSES on pages 385-399

       C. ENVIRONMENT on pages 80-101 

       D. NATIONAL PARKS on pages 747-749 

58. One who likes surfing can find the information about how to surf on pages ________. 

       A. 142-144                 B. 841-873           C. 884-978           D. 517-528 

59. If you are interested in Thomas Edison, you may search __________.  

       A. DISCOVERIES & INVENTIONS        B. ART   

C. POPULATION                                     D. EDUCATION

    The researchers said they don’t know why this is．They guess, however, that antioxidants present in chocolate may have a health benefit．Scientists have．found that chocolate contains phenols before．The scientists stress their findings are preliminary (初步的), and other experts warn that the research does not prove the results can be attributed to (归功于) the antioxidants．In the study, those who ate a “moderate” amount of sweets—allowing themselves only one to three candy bars a month—got the most desirable effect, having a 36 percent lower risk of death compared with non-candy eaters．Although they got a worse effect than the moderates, the more ardent (激烈的) sweets eaters still live longer than those who had given up candy in their lives, with a 16 percent decreased risk of death.

1．According to the passage, some scientists found________ from the study mentioned in the passage.

A．the more candies a man eats the longer he may live

B．those who ate a moderate amount of candies had a lower risk of death than the non-eaters

C．antioxidants in chocolate had a health benefit to men

D．phenols is contained in chocolate

2．What is not mentioned in the passage?

A．why scientists carried out the study

B．the result of the study

C．the number of people studied by the scientists

D．whether it is beneficial for men to eat chocolates

3．According to the passage, scientists are certain that ________.

A．eating more chocolates can make man live longer

B．it’s wise of men to eat candies rather than refuse to eat them

C．phenols is beneficial to man’s health

D．chocolate contains antioxidants