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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-technok>gy（生物技术）.Withthehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents,murderandwar.Today,sleadingkillers,suchasheartdisease,cancer,andagingitself,willbecomedistantmemories.Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges,theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcanhumanslive?Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Ce11s（细胞）arethebasicunitsofalllivingthings,anduntilrecently,scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells,suchasthoseofbraincells,wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween2050and2100,medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso,peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans（Themedicine,madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife,willbuildnewbraincells,heartcells,andsoon-inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.Itisexcitingtoimagingthattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistence,butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture.56. Accordingtothepassage,humandeathisnowmainlycausedby.A.diseasesandagingB.accidentsandwarC.accidentsandagingD.heartdiseaseandwar57. Intheauthor5sopinion,today'smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin.A. medicineB.theInternetC.braincellsD.humanorgan58.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause.A.heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromusB. humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeathC. thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforeverD. humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine59.WecanIeamfromthepassagethat.E. humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefutureF. humanshavetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnowG. muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlifeH. wehavealreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnewcellsBDanielleSteelAmerica,ssweetheartisoneofthehardestworkingwomaninthebookbusiness.Unlikeotherproductiveauthorswhowriteonebookatatime,shecanworkonuptofive.Herresearchsomebeforewritingtakesatleastthreeyears.Onceshehasfullystudiedhersubjects,readytodividedintoabook,shecanspendtwentyhoursnonstopatherdesk.DanielleSteelcomesfromNewYorkandwassenttoFranceorhereducation.Aftergraduation,heworkedinthepublicrelationsandadvertising,industries.1.atershestartedajobasawriterwhichshewasbestfitfor.Herachievementsareunbelievable:390millioncopiesofbooksinprint,nearlyfiftyNewYorkTimesbest-sellingnovels,andaseriesofuMaxandMartha,picturebooksforchildrentohelpthem.Dealwiththereal-lifeproblemofdeath,newbabiesandnewschools.Her1998bookaboutthedeathofherwasshottothetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest-sellinglistassoonasitcameout.Twenty-eightofherbookshavebeenmadeintofilm.SheislistedintheGuinnessBooksofWorldRecordsforoneofherhooksbeingtheTimesbest-sellerfor381weeksstraight.Notcontentwithabighouse,alovingfamily,andaviewoftheGoldenGateBridge,DanielleSteelconsidersherreaderstobethemostimportantresource（资源）andhaskeptintouchwiththembye-mail.Whilesheisoftencomparedtotheheroines（女主人公）ofherowninvention.Herlifeisundoubtedlymuchquieter.Butifshedoeshaveanythingincommonwiththem,itisherstrengthofwillandherinimitable（独特的）style.ThereisonlyoneDanielleSteel.60. DanielleSteelisdifferentfromotherwritersinthatA. shecanwriteseveralbooksatthesametimeB. sheoftendoessomeresearchbeforewritingabookC. sheisoneofthemostpopularAmericanwomenwritersD. shecankeepwritingforquitealongtimewithoutabreak61.Childrenwhohaveread“MaxandMartha,'picturebooksmayknowA. howtodealwithaffairsatschoolB. whattodoifMaxandMarthadieC. whattodowhennewbabiesarebornintotheirfamiliesD. howtosolvethedifficultproblemsintheirwritingclasses62.OneofDanielleSteeaachievementsisthatA. someTVplayswerebasedonherbooksB. herpicturebooksattractedalotofyoungmenC. oneofherbooksbecameabest-sellerin1998D. shewrotetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords63.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatDanielleSteelA.livesanexcitinglifeB.valuesherreadersalotCMostrainforestslieclosetotheequator（wheretheclimateisoftenmildandtherearelonghoursofsunshine.Thewarmthofthelandheatstheairabove,causingittoriseandtinydropsofwatertofallasrain.Therainfallcanreachatleast98inchesayear.Thiswet,Warmworldwithplentyofsunlightisperfectforplantstogrowsothetreesgrowfastwithgreenleavesalltheyearround,Thetreesthemselvesalsohaveaneffectontheclimate.Theygatherwaterfromthesoilandpassitoutintotheairthroughtheirleaves.Thewetairthenformsclouds,whichhangoverthetreetopslikesmoke.Thesecloudsprotecttheforestfromthedaytimeheatandnighttimecoldofnearbydeserts,keepingtemperaturesfitforplantgrowthRainforestsslightlyfartherawayfromtheequatorremainjustaswarm,buttheyhaveadryseasonofthreemonthsormornwhenlittlerainfalls.Treeleavesfallduringthisdryseasonandnewleavesgrowwhenthewetseasonormonsoon（雨季）begins.Thustheseareasarek