In 2004，the World Health Organization，WHO，warned of a possible outbreak of another serious disease which may be even more deadly than SARS．The WHO believes that it is likely that bird flu will spread to human beings in the next few years．If it does，up to seven millions people could die from the disease．
Diseases like bird flu are caused by viruses，that is，tiny things which change and become more dangerous over time．When a new type of a common virus changes，it may be able to get past the body’s immune(免疫的)system．If that happens，humans are in great danger until a cure or treatment becomes available．
There have always been viruses and people always get sick，of course，but as we saw with SARS，the situation is more difficult today．People travel more than ever before，which means that disease can spread quickly and across large areas——in fact the whole world．
Scientists are already working on drugs that will prevent or limit the effect of a new virus，but the process takes time．It is just as important to make sure that countries，especially poor countries，are prepared to deal with the disease. New disease usually affect poor areas the most，so we must help develop health care in all countries．
1.The situation is more serious today because ．
A．people travel more B．people don’t eat healthy food
C．there aren’t enough hospitals D．scientists can’t find a cure
2.From this passage we know ．
A．bird flu will surely spread to human beings in the next few years．
B．a virus changes and become less dangerous over time．
C．SARS is 1ikely to come again in some years．
D．poor areas usually suffers more from new diseases than rich areas．
3.The possible title of this passage is
A．The Work of WHO
B．Scientists Are Working Hard on Drugs for Diseases
C．What Is a Virus
D．Virus Changes and Causes New Diseases Over Time
From the earliest times，man has been interested in art．People have often worked together to collect and save the world's art treasures．
Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre in Paris，France．The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries．
The Louvre has not always been a museum．The first building was a fort（炮台）．In 1190，it was the king's castle with high walls and a round tower．It had a moat to prevent his enemies from walking in ．
Over the years，the number of buildings around the castle grew．By 1350，the castle was no longer needed as a fort．The Louvre became a palace home for French kings and queens．
During times of peace，new treasures were brought in．During days of war，many treasures were stolen，and the buildings were damaged．
When Francis I became king of France in 1515，he brought in artists from many countries．One of the artists was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy．Da Vinci's"Mona Lisa"is the best known painting in the museum today．
In 1793，the Louvre became a public museum，just as it is now．It is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy．
1.On the whole，this passage is mainly about____. ．
A．an art museum called the Louvre
B．an Italian artist named Leonardo da Vinci
C．a king of France named Francis I
D．the best known painting in Louvre
2.Why is it good for great art to be kept in public museums？
A．It helps people remember who the King of France is．
B．It keeps people out of the palaces．
C．It gives everyone a chance to enjoy good art．
D．It helps people to know who is the greatest artist．
3.From the passage we know that _____．
A．it is not possible for treasures to be stolen
B．old forts always make the best museums
C．great art should be shared with all the people
D．king Francis I of France brought in artists from an old fort
4.In the third paragraph the word"moat"probably means_____．
A．a high tower built in former times where soldiers watched out for enemies
B．a long and deep ditch（沟） dug round a castle and was usually filled with water
C．a cart pulled by horses on which soldiers fought
D．a long and high wall around castle
Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run!
In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.
Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”
Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.
Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”
1.What made Jean take part in sports?
A．She was brave.
B．She was competitive.
C．She was strong.
D．She was disabled.
2.What kind of education did she receive?
A．High school.
B．Junior middle school.
C．High education.
D．Primary school.
3.What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?
A．Work hard. B．Hope for the best.
C．Dream a lot. D．Have great wishes and work hard.
根据句意选择单词或短语，并用适当形式填空。(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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in general 2. content with. 3.badly off 4.overcome 5.pick out 6.star in 7.defend 8.in advance 9.come to life 10. at ease 11. unique 12. be famous for 13. turn one’s back to |
1.He isn’t a real friend. When Sally was in troulbe , he ______________her.
2.We will make every effort to our motherland
3.Before you make a speech, you should prepare for it ____________ and plan what to say.
4. Do you know who _____________ the film charlie chaplin
5.He was really ___________ when he was abroad studying for his degree.
6.Everybody is created equal and ___________.
7.She has got a good job and has got married , so she is rather ___________her life now.
8.When she _____________, she found herself lying in bed in a hospital.
9.She could easily __________________ her children from the crowd.
10. She was too nervous when she first came here. I could hardly put her ___________ at that time.
A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet 36 anything about the Chinese 37 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 38 given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 39 and she also found this type of tea rather 40 . However, since she had been given the tea , she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 41 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 42 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host 43 giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 44 , but it seemed to have no 45 . Her cup kept being 46 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her 47 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 48 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 49 culture, she felt it too 50 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!
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1.A. got |
B. learned |
C. taught |
D. remembered |
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2.A. culture |
B. language |
C. food |
D. habit |
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3.A. hardly |
B. certainly |
C. carefully |
D. immediately |
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4.A. tired |
B. happy |
C. thirsty |
D. interested |
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5.A. bitter |
B. sweet |
C. nice |
D. cold |
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6.A. in time |
B. slowly |
C. gradually |
D. quickly |
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7.A. take |
B. have |
C. like |
D. buy |
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8.A. practised |
B. insisted on |
C. stopped |
D. tried |
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9.A. some |
B. enough |
C. all |
D. a little |
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10.A. value |
B. end |
C. effect |
D. importance |
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11.A. filled |
B. moved |
C. changed |
D. emptied |
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12.A. talk |
B. visit |
C. party |
D. investigation |
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13.A. left |
B. drunk |
C. absorbed |
D. filled |
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14.A. modern |
B. ancient |
C. Western |
D. Eastern |
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15.A. impolite |
B. polite |
C. easy |
D. uneasy |
I was reading attentively in my own room ________ suddenly he knocked at the door.
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A.when |
B. while |
C.then |
D. as |
