第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。 BEIJING (AFP) — Archeologists in China have uncovered more than 3，000 dinosaur footprints，state media reported，in an area said to be the world’s largest grouping of fossilized hones belonging to the ancient animals． The footprints，believed to be more than 100 million years old，were discovered after a three-month excavation(发掘、出土) at a gully in Zhucheng in the eastern province of Shandong，the Xinhua news agency reposed． The footprints range from 10 to 80 centimeters (4 to 32 inches) in length，and belonged to at least six different kinds of dinosaurs，including tyrannosaurs，the report said Saturday． Wang Haijun，a senior engineer at the Chinese Academy of Sciences，said the footprints faced the same direction．Xinhua said． This indicated a possible migration or a panic escape by plant-eating dinosaurs after an attack by predators(食肉动物)，Wang added． Archeologists have found dinosaur fossils at some 30 sites in Zhucheng，known as“dinosaur city．”The region has seen two major digs since 1964，and experts say the discovery of so many dinosaurs in such a dense area could provide clues on how the animals became extinct millions of years ago． Plans are being made to set up a fossil park in the area． 36．We can infer from the text that_____． A．most of the footprints are more than 32 centimeters long B．the footprints found belong to some predators C．the dinosaurs were running in all directions because of an attack D．the area is considered to be a perfect tour source 37．Which statement below is true according to the passage above? A．The number of the footprints found is more than 3000． B．The dinosaurs may live in an age 10，000，000 years ago． C．The discovery of fossils may open a new age． D．Archeologists still wish to find some more fossils． 38．The passage may be picked out from_____． A．a magazine    B．a science book   C．a newspaper    D．a students’ textbook