Everyone is talking about bird flu. Yes, it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick. It will be some months still before we have good medicine 1 bird flu. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything to prevent（预防）it now. So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their 2 . So it’s a good idea for people 3 living chickens.
“People 4 go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat, but now they have to change that habit（习惯）,” said Peter Cordingley, a WHO expert（专家）. But if you do touch a sick bird, remember 5 your hands carefully with soap right away . Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you 6 safe from bird flu. For example, do not buy or eat birds that 7 . Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的） meat. Also, don’t forget to open your windows often and exercise every day. 8 enough sleep is also very important for beating illness. If you feel sick, see a doctor as soon as possible. 9 , no one in China has bird flu. But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu. Try to stay away from people who have the flu, and always cover your mouth and nose when you 10 .
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A．houses B．droppings(粪便) C．eggs D．food
A．to stay out of B．to stay off C．to stay over D．to stay away from
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A．washes B．to wash C．washing D．washed
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A．Get B．Have C．Got D．Getting
A．In the past B．From then on C．Since then D．So far
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You may be surprised to learn how many animals actually have a memory. _______ your goldfish can show evidence (证据） of learning ability. If you have a pet fish, try this _______. Every day when you feed the fish, sprinkle (撒） the food only in the same location.
Keep a record of daily observations (观察）of the fish, taking down notes about the fish's swimming directions or behavior whenever you come to feed it. Before long, the fish should swim to the spot where you sprinkle the food whenever you approach (靠近） the tank. See how it reacts (反应） to your approaching the tank and take notes before, _______, and after your experiment.
In this example of animals' memory, we don't really know if your fish knows the fact that you are going to feed it. But it has showed its _______ ability to learn and to remember.
Bees _______ with each other in a way which shows an intelligent memory. When a bee finds a good location for gathering nectar (花蜜）, it will remember _______ to get to this location from its hive (蜂巢）. The bee then returns to the hive and passes along its memory by doing a complex dance to inform the others of where the food was found. It uses wings, legs, antennae (触角）and body to deliver the message. When the dance is over, other bees fly to this location to bring back food for the hive.
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The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the ________ and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can folded up so it is ________ to carry them.
However, the umbrella has not always been as ________ as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this ________. Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.
Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to ________ umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas ________ to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, ________ wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.
England was ________ the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very ________ and umbrella are very useful.
Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you ________ one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you’ll feel you are important people, too.
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A French student went to London for his holiday. He thought, “I know a little English. I think people can me.”
One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at the table. He wanted to ________a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him, and asked, “Can I help you?” “A cup of tea and…” he could not remember the ________ word for eggs. He looked ________ him, but nobody was eating eggs. Then he________a picture-book on the table next to him. There was a picture of a cock on ________ cover(封面). He ________the picture to the waiter. “What’s the English ________ this?” he asked. “A cock,” answered the waiter. “What do you call a cock’s wife?” he asked again. “A hen.” “And what do you call a hen’s children?” “ Chicks.” “And what do you call chicks ________ they’re born?” “Eggs.”
“Very well,” said the French student happily. “Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please.” And he sat down________ a smile on his face.
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The lion is called the king of all animals. Once it was also called as the king of the desert (沙漠). However, lions ________ live in any desert now. Their colour may ________ different from yellow to brown and males (雄性动物) can be from blond to black. The male lions ________ up to 190 kg and are about 1.20 metres tall while the females（雌性动物）weigh nearly 130 kg and are 1 metre tall. They ________ beautiful fur, strong legs with sharp claws and a long tail.
Panthera Leo (非洲狮) lives in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. ________ it feeds on many kinds of animals. When it’s ________ its food, it can reach the speed of 60 km per hour and jump even 12 metres. The lion likes to eat its food at once, ________ sometimes it has to hide the food because of hyenas (土狼). Hyenas are the only animals which kill lions for food.
The lion lives in small families ________20 to 30 members. In each family there is usually one ________ male with two or three females with small baby lions. ________, the lion population is in great danger mainly because of people’s hunting.
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完形填空
阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
The world is divided into two parts. One half of the world is rich and the________half is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people ________get enough to eat. When they are ill, none of the hospitals can ________them because they have no money. In the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. For example, a dog ________ a cat in North America eats better than a child in the poorer countries. The poor countries have some ________ problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow ________ on. People there have neither rich land nor enough water. The land can be made better,________ a lot of things must be done. The people must be taught and water must be found.
But rich countries have ________,too. There are not always good places to live in. Sometimes the air is not clean and the rivers are too ________ to swim in o r to drink. The roads and streets are full of people and buses. Cars and buses have to move ________ . There is too much noise. Something must be done about these problems. The air and the rivers must be cleaned and be kept clean. More houses have to be built. But these can’t be done easily.
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