一、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Do you laugh every day? Most people _1_Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day.That is _2_laughter.,( B )1.A.laugh Bdo Cdoes Ddone ( C )2.A.a lot Bmany Ca lot of Da few,In India，there are _3_laughter clubs.The people in these clubs get together every morning.First they stretch their hands above their heads.Then they pretend to laugh.Soon everyone is laughing naturally.People say they feel good after _4_together.,( B )3.A.hundred of Bhundreds of Chundred Dhundreds ( C )4.A.laugh Bto laugh Claughing Dlaughed,Scientists believe that laughter is good _5_you._6_？For one thing，laughter is _7_good exercise.When you laugh，you exercise many muscles in your body.,( A )5.A.for Bat Cwith Dto ( A )6.A.Why BWhat CHow DWhere ( D )7.A.a Ban Cthe D/,Scientists say that one hundred laughs is the same_8_ten minutes of running.When you laugh，you _9_breathe deeply.This makes you _10_,( A )8.A.as Blike Cfor Dof ( B )9.A.too Balso Ceither Das well ( A )10.A.relaxed Bto relax Crelaxing Drelax,Why do we laugh? That is a hard question _11_We know that people laugh _12_ in a group.They dont laugh very often when they are alone.Many scientists believe that we use laughter to make friends with_13_Laughter helps us feel part of a group.,( B )11.A.answered Bto answer Canswer Dfor answer ( B )12.A.less often Bmore often Cnever Dhardly ( B )13.A.another Bothers Cother Dthe other,In English，people say that laughter is the best _14_Some think that laughter helps sick people get _15_Do you think so too?,( C )14.A.magazine Bknowledge Cmedicine Dgift ( A )15.A.well Bgood Cbad Dworse,二、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A(2017十堰中考改编) I go to school the youth to learn the future.,( D )16.The Harvard University is famous for _ Asubjects and country Bprofessors(教授) and students Cpeople and wealth Dhistory，influence and wealth ( A )17.Which one is private of the four universities? AHarvard University. BUniversity of Oxford. CTsinghua University. DUniversity of Cambridge.,( B )18.Which of the following statements is NOT true? AHarvard University was set up in 1636. BThe University of Oxford is the oldest university in the world. CTsinghua University is located in Beijing now. DThe university of Cambridge is the sixth oldest university in Europe.,B(原创) Long long ago，there lived in Ireland a strong giant(巨人)by the name of Finn MacCool.Finn was taller than a tall tree and stronger than a dozen oxen(公牛)He was brave and kind，but he was also very proud.“I am the greatest giant of them all，” he would say.“There is no one who can beat me！” Across the sea in Scotland，there lived another giant.This one was called Angus.He was huge and strong，with an angry red face.Everyone was afraid of him.,One day，Angus was told of Finns words.When he heard that Finn thought he was the greatest giant of all，Angus was very angry.“I am the greatest giant，”he roared(吼叫)“Ill teach Finn a lesson he wont forget！” Angus walked angrily to the shore(岸边)He looked across at Ireland.Cupping his hands to his mouth，he roared，“Hey! Finn MacCool! Come and see what a real giant looks like，you great baby！” The breeze carried his words to Finn and when Finn heard them，he was angry too.Standing on the cliffs(悬崖) of County Antrim，he roared back，“All I see is a giant fool！”,At this，Angus shook his fist(拳头) in anger.“If I could only get across the sea to you，I would teach you a lesson youd never forget，” he shouted. “Thats easily done！” Finn replied.He tore a great rock from the cliffs and threw it into the waves it became the first step of a giant pathway(路) across the sea. Angus began to do the same，but as the giants drew closer to one another Finn began to worry.He was getting tired，and Angus looked very big and strong. So Finn hurried home to his wife，Oona.She was not as big or as strong as he was，but she was very clever.He told her all about Angus，and the path across the sea.,Oona sighed(叹气)“Finn，” she said，“ youre being a big baby.” “I am not being a baby！” Finn said. (To be continued ),( D )19.From the first paragraph，we know that Finn MacCool is all of the following EXCEPT _ Astrong Bbrave Cproud Dsmart ( B )20.What did Angus plan to do when he heard Finns words? AHe wanted to make friends with Finn. BHe decided to teach Finn a lesson. CHe was afraid of Finn. DHe wanted to kill Finn.,( C )21.Why did Finn throw a great rock into the sea? AHe was too angry to do anything else. BHe wanted to show his strong body. CHe wanted to make a pathway across the sea. DHe wanted to stop Angus from crossing the sea. ( C )22.What happened when the two giants got closer to each other? AAngus became worried. BAngus jumped into the sea. CFinn ran away. DFinn killed Angus.,C Time is short and unfortunately we are all getting older.There