In Vietnam there are three people died of suspected bird flu.
The virus has spread across the entire Thailand.
The health workers in Thailand conducted stringent surveillance measures.
第1题：
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
①The threat of a global outbreak (疾病大爆发) of bird flu makes it urgent for the international community to cooperate effectively. Wealthy countries will have to provide hundreds of millions of dollars for the testing and production of medicines necessary for treating patients suffering from bird flu. Developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia, where the bird flu virus (病毒) has spread since 1997, must work out special programs so that farmers will not hide signs of possible outbreaks. In addition, the way such farm birds as chickens and ducks are traditionally raised and marketed in the developing world should be changed; there should be more distance between the birds and their keepers. Countries should deal with the disease with joint effort. If one country is inadequately prepared, it will be a threat to every other country.
②The potential effects of a national outbreak of bird flu are enormous. Firstly, an outbreak may kill large numbers of people. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that an outbreak similar to the mild Hong Kong flu of 1968 could kill as many as 7.4 millions people. If it were as dangerous as the 1918 Spanish flu, which killed 50 million, the number would be much higher. Secondly, such an outbreak may cause great financial damage. The latest outbreak of bird flu, which began in December 2003, has cost Southeast Asia more than $10 billion and depressed its GDP(gross domestic product) by 1.5 percent. If a new outbreak of bird flu were to last for a whole year, $800 billion would be lost.
③Despite the 124 human cases and 63 deaths from bird flu since December 2003, the virus remains mainly a disease of animals. However, the more animals that die of the disease, the more chances it has of spreading to people. Large numbers of dead or dying birds mean that more people will be exposed to the virus and change into a virus with new characteristics. If the international community works together efficiently, man can surely prevent such a virus and possibly save millions of lives.
26. Faced with the threat of a global outbreak of bird flu, the international community should ________.
A. establish new markets
B. work together effectively
C. stop birds from flying to other countries
D. raise fewer chickens and ducks
第2题：
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. This influenza can cause death if not treated immediately.
B. The number of the influenza virus can grow very rapidly.
C. The people who got the disease recovered soon.
D. The London doctors did not take the virus seriously at first.
第3题：
IV. Reading Comprehension (60 points)
Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
Wild and farm birds often get a flu virus. Yet they usually are able to carry the virus without getting sick.
In 1997 six people in Hong Kong died of a different kind of bird flu virus. It is called the h-five-n-one virus. The Hong Kong government quickly ordered the killing of all farm birds there. That stopped the spread of h-five-n-one to people in Hong Kong.
Yet the virus bad already spread to other parts of Asia. It was found in 16 countries between 2003 and 2006.
The h-five-n-one virus first appeared in Africa. This raised many concerns about the spread of the disease. Scientists do not know exactly how bird flu came to Africa. At first, they thought wild birds were to blame. Now, officials with the U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization believe the main cause is trade in farm birds.
The bird flu virus is found in the waste and liquids of infected birds. The virus spreads when healthy birds or people touch sick birds or nay infected (被感染了的) part of sick birds. Right now, the virus is not spreading among person to person. But the virus could change and start spreading among people. Health officials believe that it is even more possible now that bird flu has spread in Africa, and that is why international organizations are working so hard to stop its spread.
The best way to stop the spread of bird flu is to kill all the chickens in an area where bird flu has been discovered. More than 145 000 chickens have been killed in Nigeria since bird fin was first found one year ago.
36. The passage focuses on ______.
A. wild and farm birds
B. a fin virus
C. bird flu
D. infected birds
36．答案为C 此题考查主题思想判断。注意文章中的第1段和最后一段，发现有wild and farm birds often get a flu virus，the best way to stop the spread of bird flu，注意下划线部分。主题思想一般位
于文章的第1段或最后一段，故选C为答案。
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第6题：
which of the following statements is not true about the british media?
A. They are mainly interested in making huge profits by publishing advertisements.
B. They supply people with news，keeping them informed of what is happening in the world.
C. They help shape British culture.
D. They provide entertainment.
第7题：
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Some companies in the United States moved to Sweden, Germany and Belgium.
B. Fresh air, spacious room and being away from others attract people to move to the suburbs.
C. People wouldn't pay tax when they moved out of cities.
D. The neighborhood should be maintained by old and poor people.
34．答案为B。根据第一段第一句，urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of fresh air，elbow room and privacy作出该项选择。
第8题：
H-live-n-one virus in the passage means ______.
A. farm birds
B. infected farm animals
C. people died in Hong Kong
D. a different kind of bird flu virus
37．答案为D 此题考查文章句意理解、细节定位。略读文章，发现在第2段中有a different kind of bird flu virus．It is called the h-five-n-one virus。注意其中的代词it，它代表a different kind of bird flu virus，故选D为答案。
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第10题：
Marley Dias is a black girl.
Marley Dias doesn't like reading.
Marley Dias wants to become an editor in the future.
Movies seldom represent black people in positive ways.