About H1N1
2009 H1N1 viruses are not spread by food. You cannot get infected with H1N1 virus from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.
Spread of H1N1 virus is thought to occur in the same way that seasonal flu does, Viruses are transmitted mainly through droplets（小滴）from coughing or sneezing of an infected person. Keeping a safe distance is recommended. Studies have also shown that flu virus can survive on object surfaces for 2 to 8 hours. Sometimes viruses can be spread when a person touches something like the surface of a desk that is polluted with droplets, and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth before washing their hands.
The symptoms of H1N1 flu virus in people include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose and body aches. Severe illnesses and death have occurred as a result of illness associated with this virus.
Protect-Yourself Tips
1．CDC recommends a yearly seasonal flu vaccine as the first and most important step in protecting against seasonal influenza.
2．If you get seasonal or novel H1N1 flu, anti-viral drugs can treat the flu.
3．For treatment, anti-viral drugs work best if started within the first 2 days of symptoms.
4．Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
5．Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.
6．Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
7．Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
8．If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities.
9．Follow public health advice, and avoid crowds.
10．Be prepared in case you get sick and need to stay home for a week or so; a supply of OTC medicines, tissues and other related items might could be useful and help avoid the need to make trips out in public.
To stay well during flu season, click 2009 H1N1 Flu （Swine Flu） and You for other helpful advice and information.
1.In order to keep fit during flu season, we should keep in mind that
A．pork is not a medium of spreading and we can eat it however it is prepared
B．touching objects polluted by virus is the major cause of getting infected
C．droplets of an infected person definitely get people infected
D．the period of the virus staying alive on the surfaces can be up to eight hours
2.What should you do if you get H1N1 flu according to the passage?
A．Take a H1N1 flu vaccine immediately.
B．Use antiviral drugs quickly.
C．Stay home for at least 24 hours.
D．Prepare some OTC medicines.
3.Where will you probably read this passage?
A．In a daily-life newspaper. B．In a popular magazine.
C．On a disease-prevention website. D．In a medical handbook.
4.The abbreviation CDC most possibly stands for .
A．Centers for Disease Control B．Citizens' Defense Corps
C．Control Data Corp D．Civil Defense Council
“Sam” the koala, the most famous survivor of Australia's worst-ever wildfires, is healing well thanks to the efforts of caretakers at a rescue—and she even has a new boyfriend, “Bob”
Sam, who captured hearts around the world after she was photographed drinking from a firefighter's water bottle, has also won the affection of "Bob", another koala whose paws were scorched, caretaker Lynn Raymond said Thursday.
Neither koala is likely to be healthy enough for release for at least four months, and both are being comforted by caretakers for their scorched paws every few hours.
Global interest in the fate of Sam has been intense since a photograph of firefighter David Tree offering her a bottle of water in a burned-out forest was splashed across the Internet, in newspapers and on television broadcasts. The telephone at the shelter has rung continually with callers eager for update on the creature's condition.
“It's crazy,” Raymond said with a laugh. "（But） everybody has been absolutely wonderful."
Sam was found moving on scorched paws by a fire patrol Sunday. Tree then held out a bottle of water for her to drink, which she eagerly accepted, holding Tree's hand as he poured water into her mouth.
After suffering second-and-third-degree burns to her paws, Sam has been sharing a cage with Bob, who took an immediate interest in her when she arrived on Sunday.
Both Sam and Bob were given painkillers when they first arrived, but they're off the drugs now. The two are still receiving antibiotics（抗生素）and have their bandages changed regularly to avoid infections.
The koalas are likely to be in the shelter at least four months, depending on how quickly their burns heal.
1.What is Sam well-known for?
A．Her falling in love with Bob. B．Her taking part in fighting the fire.
C．Her saving a firefighter. D．Her drinking a firefighter's water.
2.How do people show their concern about Sam?
A．They call the shelter to learn about her latest condition.
B．They take care of her via the media.
C．They donate bottles of water or money for her.
D．They send many photos of her to the Internet.
3.From the passage we know that Bob and Sam .
A．are taking some drugs other than painkillers
B．are still under treatment
C．have completely healed from the treatment
D．are free of infections
A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,” the sign said.
“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.
An old woman was standing at her door.
“You boy! Come here this minute!”
Slowly the boy 1onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she 2out her hand and wrapped（缠住）her 3old fingers around his arm.
“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me 4to my bed. What’s your name?”
“Joseph,” he said.
The old woman on the bed tried to 5up, raising herself on her elbow（肘）. Water 6from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 7.
“I’m dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a 8for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”
Joseph looked down at the 9, and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”
“I want my silver ring to 10to my daughter.”
Joseph bent his small body over the table and 11the pencil slowly across the paper.
“There’s my Bible（圣经）,” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a 12Christian burial（基督葬礼）with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last 13of a poor old woman.”
The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.
“Here. Bring it here so I can 14it.”
Joseph found the Bible, and, 15the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.
“ 16me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”
He ran out of the house.
A cold wind blew through the 17window, but the old woman on the bed 18nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 19on the paper were some childish letters. They 20the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”
1.A．rushed B．struggled C．hurried D．stepped
2.A．reached B．let C．pushed D．pointed
3.A．firm B．smooth C．dry D．fresh
4.A．back B．up C．away D．ahead
5.A．sit B．get C．stand D．wake
6.A．fell B．burnt C．burst D．ran
7.A．ill B．sick C．unpleasant D．funny
8.A．letter B．note C．will D．message
9.A．table B．pen C．paper D．woman
10.A．send B．go C．belong D．come
11.A．moved B．drew C．used D．pulled
12.A．great B．merry C．splendid D．real
13.A．hope B．chance C．opinion D．wish
14.A．sign B．read C．remember D．copy
15.A．setting B．hiding C．placing D．laying
16.A．Hold B．Leave C．Excuse D．Pardon
17.A．large B．open C．small D．pretty
18.A．did B．saw C．felt D．knew
19.A．Described B．Printed C．Recorded D．Written
20.A．formed B．spelled C．organized D．repeated
--- Do you think Bob will attend the meeting this afternoon? --- ______．
A．I hope not B．I don’t hope so C．I don’t think it D．I hope he would
The committee asked for these suggestions to be ______ on paper, so that they might study them further．
A．brought down B．handed down C．laid down D．put down
He is always ready to help others, seldom, ______, refusing them when they turn to him．
A．if never B．if ever C．if not D．if any
