Tiredness, coughing, a runny nose and a sore throat—among all sicknesses there is probably none more common than the flu, which we all get now and then.

However, bird flu is a completely different story.
Ten years ago, the H5N1 bird flu swept across 15 countries, including China, with sufferers reporting chest pain, difficulty breathing, fever and severe coughing. More than 600 people were infected, and about 60 percent died. Now another type of bird flu hit Shanghai and three neighboring provinces, and this time the virus is called H7N9. By the afternoon of April 11, the new virus had taken nine lives out of 35 infected, according to Xinhua News Agency.
The“H”and“N”in the virus’ name refers to two kinds of proteins on the surface of the virus. Any change of the numbers of the two proteins indicates a new mutation(變異). Most of the mutations only affect birds, such as chickens and pigeons, and don’t normally spread to humans. But once they do, the results can be disastrous.
“Any time an animal influenza virus crosses to humans, it is a cause for concern, ”Malik Peiris, virologist(病毒學(xué)家)at the University of Hong Kong, told Nature magazine. Take the SARS epidemic(傳染病)10 years ago as an example. The virus behind the disease is thought to have jumped to humans from animals. The virus was a complete“stranger”to human bodies, which hadn’t developed an immunity against it.
But there is something more about the new H7N9 bird flu. Unlike the H5N1 bird flu, which causes severe sickness in birds, the H7N9 has been evolving under the radar(悄悄地)since it travels between birds without causing noticeable illness. That makes it difficult to keep track of the disease.
The good news is that there’s so far no sign that the virus is spreading from person to person. But since there is no vaccine for the disease yet, the World Health Organization recommends that you wash your hands after meeting with sick people and before and after you eat or prepare food, and they also suggest avoiding contact with birds or their eggs.
小題1:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A．The H5N1 bird flu turned out to have something to do with the SARS epidemic.
B．More than 600 people across the world died from the H5N1 bird flu ten years ago.
C．Most of the mutations of the proteins in the bird flu virus are harmful to both birds and humans.
D．The name, H7N9 bird flu, shows that there have been new mutations of the proteins in the virus.
小題2:With the example of the SARS epidemic in Paragraph 5, the author intends to　　　.
A．introduce where the SARS virus came from
B．inform us of the harmful effects of the SARS epidemic ten years ago
C．show the horrible effects an animal influenza virus can have once it spreads to humans
D．compare the differences between the SARS epidemic and the H7N9 bird flu
小題3:What makes the H7N9 bird flu more frightening than the H5N1 bird flu according to the text?
A．It can cause severe sickness in birds.
B．It can spread from person to person.
C．It affects a greater number of birds.
D．It doesn’t sicken birds and thus can spread unnoticed.
小題4:What are people advised to do to protect themselves against the H7N9 bird flu?
a. To get vaccinated for the disease.
b. To keep away from birds and their eggs.
c. To stop eating chickens and ducks.
d. To avoid meeting with sick people.
e. To wash hands thoroughly and regularly.
A．a(chǎn), b　　　B．c, d
C．b, e　　　D．a(chǎn), e

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C
新一波禽流感疫情來襲, 你該如何應(yīng)對?
小題1:選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A項文中沒有提及, B項提到的600多人是感染the H5N1 bird flu的人數(shù), 死亡人數(shù)為這一人數(shù)的60%, 也就是不到400人; 由第四段的“Most of the mutations only affect birds, such as chickens and pigeons, and don’t normally spread to humans. ”可以推知C項不對; 由第四段的“Any change of the numbers of the two proteins indicates a new mutation. ”可推知D項正確。
小題2:選C。推理判斷題。這里列舉SARS的例子是為了說明本段首句談到的“Any time an animal influenza virus crosses to humans, it is a cause for concern”, 而本段又是進(jìn)一步說明上一段最后一句話“But once they do, the results can be disastrous. ”, 所以C項為正確答案。
小題3:選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段可知, H7N9禽流感與H5N1禽流感不同的是它不會在禽類間導(dǎo)致明顯的疫情, 這使得它的傳播不容易被及時發(fā)現(xiàn), 故答案為D。
小題4:選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段可知, 專家建議人們勤洗手, 盡量避免接觸禽類以及禽類下的蛋, 所以C項為正確答案。最后一段提到了現(xiàn)在還沒有針對H7N9禽流感的疫苗, 故a不對。c, d文中沒有提及。
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